Popular History Movies - Page 241
Storm: Letter of Fire
2017
star 6.4The film is set in 1521 Antwerp, in a Europe ravaged by religious wars, and during the early years of the Reformation. It tells the story of the twelve year old, Falko Voeten – a printer’s son. When Falko’s father, Klaas Voeten, a printer of forbidden literature, is caught by the Inquisition for printing a letter written by Maarten Luther; Falko is unwittingly propelled into helping his father and into searching for the letter. Threatened by the Inquisition but aided by Marieke, a Catholic orphan girl from the underground sewers, Falko is faced with a race against time if he is to save his father from being executed for heresy.Forward March, Time!
1977
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973
star 6.7How the Italian Fascist Party managed to turn the physical elimination of a political enemy into a test of strength fundamental for the ascent into the totalitarian regime.Osamede
2025
Osamede
2025
star 6In the Benin Empire of 1897, an orphan girl discovers she holds the power of the sacred Aruosa stone. As the Oba faces British conquest and betrayal from within, she must embrace her destiny to save the kingdom.Sappho
2025
Sappho
2025
Inspired by fragments of poems by Sappho (Island of Lesbos, 600 BC), the first female author known to the Western World. The narrative alludes to Sappho’s poetic expressions and the multiple readings of her figure throughout history.Souvenirs of Death
1948
Souvenirs of Death
1948
star 7.3This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on the battlefield by Germans during WWII makes its way into the hands of an American gangster.Heneral Luna
2015
Heneral Luna
2015
star 7.8A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.Los héroes del sitio de Zaragoza
1905
star 3.3A short drama featuring three fictitious scenes of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814).Draug
2018
Draug
2018
star 4.7In the 11th century a missionary goes missing somewhere in the huge forests bordering the northern parts of Sweden. Among the rescue party chosen to find him is Nanna, a young woman on her first real mission and her first return to the part of the country where she was born. But what they will find deep inside those woods is something else entirely. Something dark. Something ancient. Something evil.Berenshtein
2021
Berenshtein
2021
star 7.1The unbelievable story of Leonid Bernshtein, a young Jewish soldier who rose to become the leader and led the operation to destroy the secret facility of the notorious Nazi V2 ballistic missiles.Darkest Russia
1917
Darkest Russia
1917
Ilda Barosky, a Jewess whose father was killed by Russian soldiers, is a violin student in love with Alexis Nazimoff, son of the Russian aristocracy. Alexis' father arranges a marriage of convenience between Alexis and Olga Karischeff, the daughter of the ambitious minister of police and attempts to shame Ilda at the betrothal celebration. Defiant, Ilda is whipped before the entire assembly. Alexis rushes in to rescue her and terminates his engagement to Olga. In retaliation, Karischeff sentences both Ilda and Alexis to ten years in Siberia as his last official act. The couple attempt to escape their Siberian captivity, are caught and face a firing squad until Count Nazimoff, who has assumed Karischeff's position as minister of police, arrives with a pardon. The couple return home, and the penitent count finally grants them his blessings.14 Bis
2006
The Peanut Man
2024
The Peanut Man
2024
Torn between his love for Sarah and his mission to save farmlands, George Washington Carver risks losing everything over his work. Facing racism and doubt, Carver works to unlock the secrets of the peanut that could transform agriculture.Don Bosco
1988
Don Bosco
1988
star 6.5This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin.Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
star 6.5Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.The UFO Incident
1975
The UFO Incident
1975
star 6.6In the early 1960s, an interracial couple undergo hypnosis, which unlocks memories of a forgotten event on a lonely road. Soon they believe they were abducted by extraterrestrials.Sul Tetto del Mondo - Walter Bonatti e Rossana Podestà
2021
star 8The extraordinary, complex, nuanced, restless, and rebellious personality of Walter Bonatti is recounted in a docufiction that traces the life of the greatest mountaineer of all time, without neglecting his overwhelming love story with movie star Rossana Podestà.Hlas pro římského krále
2016
star 7.2Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czech history, King Charles IV.Eight Hundred Heroes
1975
Eight Hundred Heroes
1975
star 6.8As battle rages in Shanghai, a single battalion of soldiers led by Xie Jinyuan is ordered to hold back the Japanese forces at the Sihang warehouse. Girl scouts risk their lives to deliver food and medicine to the defenders.Abraham Lincoln
1930
Abraham Lincoln
1930
star 5.5A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.
