Popular History Movies - Page 337
The Journalist Was Never There
2025
Paris, 1942. For two years, the City of Light has lived under the shadow of the Swastika. While his countrymen resist, one gifted French journalist finds himself seduced by the enemy. Driven by a twisted admiration for the occupiers' chauvinistic leader, he lends his pen to the Reich, crafting the most silver-tongued propaganda of the era. But when he finally stares truth in the face, his conviction is about to collide with a devastating reality.Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
star 7.5The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.Le rose di Danzica
1979
Le rose di Danzica
1979
star 8The plagued climate of the era is realized in the encounter and later in the friendship between the general Konrad Von Der Berg, who refused to command a ruthless suppression of opponents and from whose diary the story is drawn, and Eric Von Lehner Baron, who has orders to escort Von Der Berg to a prison camp.A Prominent Patient
2017
A Prominent Patient
2017
star 6.1In 1939, Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk flees to the United States to escape his recent past: Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and he is now a man with no nation; because, as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, he failed to win the support of the British and could not avert the fall of his country and the outbreak of the World War II.Wings of a Serf
1926
Wings of a Serf
1926
star 5This SovKino production was a major early experiment in Soviet historical film about the oprichnina period of Muscovite history, combining the costumed drama and Gothic thrills of the genre with historical materialist commentary on the dialectical collision of scientific progress and patriarchal religious tyranny under Tsar Ivan the Terrible. It follows a self-taught inventor from the serf class Nikishka, whose efforts to build a flying machine incite accusations of witchcraft. Nikishka and his beloved Fima are persecuted by the feudal lord Kurlyatev, who took their village in a petty land squabble. They’re rescued when Kurlyatev’s lands are taken by the Tsar in his autocratic campaign against the feudal system. Ivan puts Nikishka to work in his linen mill, where the young serf is coveted by Tsarina Maria Temryukovna, who the Tsar’s been ignoring in favor of his cupbearer Feodor. A series of harrowing intrigues wind a bloody dance through bedchamber, feast hall, cathedral and dungeon.The Scarlet Letter
1927
The Scarlet Letter
1927
star 7.1In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill
2017
star 8.5Winston Churchill, one of the most revered men of the twentieth century. Adolf Hitler, one of the most hated leaders in contemporary history. Between 1940 and 1945, these two enormously contradictory personalities faced each other in both politics and war. A clash of giants whose story begins in the trenches of the World War I and ends with the debacle of the World War II.The Last Family
2016
The Last Family
2016
star 7.1Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz and the couple's aging mothers. His daily painting to classical music eventually pays off and he makes a name for himself in contemporary art. Good Catholic woman Zofia tries to hold the family together, but troubled son Tomasz proves to be a handful with his violent outbursts and suicidal threats. Their relief is brief when he starts dating women and becomes a radio presenter and movie translator, and the concerned parents must be on constant watch to prevent their son from hurting himself. But Beksiński never believed that family life would always be sunshine and rainbows. As he tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, the 28-year Beksiński saga unfolds through paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals...The Sword and the Rose
1953
star 6.4Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. In return for her consent to the marriage with France, Henry agrees to let her choose her second husband. When King Louis of France dies, Mary is kidnaped by the Duke of Buckingham. He tries to force her to marry him but she is rescued by her love in an exciting battle on the beach.Brunel: Building a Great Britain
2020
Examining the story of the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the man who designed the world's fastest railway, longest suspension bridge and largest ship. Over 150 years on from his death, this film goes back in time to explore the extraordinary stories behind Brunel's greatest creations, including the Great Western Railway and the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The film also explores the wider story of what kind of Britain Brunel's genius was able to flourish in.Diamanto
1961
Diamanto
1961
star 7Liakos is a poor shepherd boy who is in love with the beautiful village girl Diamanto, who reciprocates his feelings, but her mother does not want the brother of her husband's murderer as her son-in-law. When one day a wealthy local landowner, Lampis, asks for Diamanto's hand in marriage, her mother rushes to give her to him, unaware that Lampis is taking revenge on Liakos, whom Maro loves and with whom he himself is in love.New World
1978
New World
1978
star 5.7Towards the end of the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors living in the New World faced a serious problem: the evangelization of the indigenous people, who did not understand or accept Christianity due to their unshakable faith in their own religion. The court of the Inquisition cracks down on heretics and the natives prepare for a general uprising ...Der Tag danach
1965
Der Tag danach
1965
At the end of January 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf is found dead. The Court tries to hush up the affair.Atatürk, Father of Modern Turkey
2023
star 8Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.The Empress Dowager of the Liao Dynasty
1995
star 9A historical biographical film focuses on the political career of the Khitan politician Xiao Yanyan (Empress Dowager Xiao), narrating her journey from entering the palace at age 16 to assist Emperor Jingzong of Liao in handling state affairs, to continuing to consolidate power and implement reforms after Emperor Shengzong of Liao succeeded to the throne. The plot covers events such as political marriages, appointing Han Derang to control military power, and quelling clan rebellions, showcasing the historical facts of how she promoted the economic development and ethnic integration of the Liao dynasty through military and political measures.Vijayaratha
2019
Vijayaratha
2019
Vijayaratha is a suspense thriller which follows a guy on a race against time to save a life, even as the world around him starts falling apart. Directed by Ajay Surya, the film stars Vasanth Kalyan and Arpitha Gowda in central roles.
