Popular History Movies - Page 349
Mitt Lys i Mørket
2014
Mitt Lys i Mørket
2014
When a lonely vagabond meets a young girl, an unexpected friendship develops that will have major consequences for both of them. "My Light in the Darkness" is set in a poetic rural landscape at the end of the 19th century and tells a universal tale that is just as relevant today.Saving Egypt's Oldest Pyramid
2013
star 7Ravaged by looters, earthquakes and erosion, the Step Pyramid of Saqqara is falling apart. Can experts win the race to save this precious pyramid and preserve its treasures?Nameless Stars
1959
Nameless Stars
1959
star 5.2The son of a freedom fighter, Sang-hun is a member of an anti-Japanese resistance group called "Seongjinhoe," composed of students who share a dedication to the cause of liberation. Their spiritual guide is a teacher named Song Un-in. One day, Yeong-ae, whose brother is a detective in the Japanese police force charged with monitoring independence movements, joins their group. Following a series of sporadic incidents, the students gather one night to resolve on an uprising, but are discovered by the police. Young-ae is wrongfully accused of betraying their plans, but she risks her life in order to allow the group members to escape. The morning after, the students of Gwangju rise up against the Japanese government.Serbia on the East
1970
Serbia on the East
1970
star 8The last months in the life of a Serbian philosopher and socialist activist Svetozar Marković and his exile by the government of the Serbian Princedom.Mysteries of Egypt
1998
Mysteries of Egypt
1998
star 5.8Filmed in IMAX, a young girl questions her grandfather about the alleged curse of King Tutankhamen. His response takes us up to the source of the nourishing river Nile, to the Great Pyramids of Giza, to the Valley of the Kings.The Last Judgement
1979
The Last Judgement
1979
star 7.5Most of the Liang family are murdered by Ling Guixing and the surviving son Liang Tianlai (Ng Wai-Kwok) wows to bring him to justice. Fighting against corruption in several courts, his only main witness is beggar Afeng but as Ling has people around him willing to bribe and murder, soon Liang is left alone. All up until he meets what seems like the last upstanding official...Rome's Lost Empire
2012
Rome's Lost Empire
2012
star 9Dan Snow attempts to use the latest satellite technology to reveal the secrets of the Roman Empire, identifying lost cities, amphitheatres and forts.Oldemors reise
2025
Oldemors reise
2025
Familiar Phantoms
2023
Familiar Phantoms
2023
Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.Romance of the Three Kingdoms II: Tensho's Heroes
1986
star 7The sequel to 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' (1985)Knights Of The Quest
2001
Knights Of The Quest
2001
star 4.9In 1271, the Seventh Crusade has failed. During their retreat, the troops transport the remains of King Louis IX, the Holy King, across the peninsula. A world has ended, and five young people with nothing in common set out to find the location of the Holy Shroud, stolen by traitors at the French court. Their journey will take them from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines to Thebes, where the sacred relic is hidden.Peter the Great
1910
Dawn Lights The Truth
1979
One month before the Fall of Saigon, a city in Central Highland plunges into chaos, as its disillusioned citizens prepare to witness what was once a glorious and beautiful time collapse before their own eyes.The Tavern Knight
1920
Day of Triumph
1954
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
star 6.1Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.Blackbird
2016
Blackbird
2016
In the late 1800s, two Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), were kidnapped from their Pacific island home and forced to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland. In a world where exploitation of Pacific Islanders for cheap labour is legislated and conditions for islanders are akin to slavery, Rosa struggles to keep an eye on her spirited young brother as he journeys into adulthood.The Age of the Earth
1980
The Age of the Earth
1980
star 6Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.Escape to Gossau
2013
Escape to Gossau
2013
1944. Nazi Germany is on the verge of total defeat. Hidden in a secret SS headquarters a senior SS General awaits an American special forces guide who parachutes in to lead him away to America in return for vital information about entrenched German positions and forces. Some SS colleagues, unaware of the General's treachery, detain the American and get shot in the head during the negotiations.
