Popular History Movies - Page 355
Van Diemen's Land
2009
Van Diemen's Land
2009
star 5.3The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen’s Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth.Psalms
2003
Reel Injun
2010
Reel Injun
2010
star 7The evolution of the depiction of the various Native American peoples in cinema, from the silent era to the present day: how their image on the screen has changed the way to understand their history and culture.Unsinkable
2024
Unsinkable
2024
star 6.1The true story of rushed investigations, political interference, and the grasp for corporate accountability woven amongst heart wrenching flashbacks of the Titanic disaster as it unfolded.Banal o Makasalanan?
1955
Banal o Makasalanan?
1955
star 6Salome, a seductive and alluring daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter to King Herodes, discovers faith and Christianity through her love for a Roman centurion named Cornelius.Khun Pan
2016
Khun Pan
2016
star 6.5This is a story about a police officer named Khun Phan in WWII. He is off on an undercover mission to take down a governor at an island which everyone there is considered as bandits.Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her personal life. This documentary brings viewers close to the real Doris Day through the eyes of her friends and family members and with the help of film footage, newsreels and photographs. What surfaces is a complex picture of an equally complicated woman who faced problems far more formidable than her cinematic image revealed.December 7th
1943
December 7th
1943
star 5.8"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.Paper Daughter
2026
Paper Daughter
2026
A young Chinese woman grapples with the guilt of using the identity of a deceased girl to immigrate to the United States via Angel Island in 1926.Outside Us
2024
Outside Us
2024
As Percival Lowell, an optimistic astronomer, fervently believes he has discovered extraterrestrial structures across various planets, he races against skepticism and scientific scrutiny to try and validate his groundbreaking discovery.Baku's People
1938
Baku's People
1938
star 9.2The film is about the revolution which began bacause of dissemination of Bolshevik ideas among workers.The Spy
2013
The Spy
2013
star 5.4Vera von Schalburg is a German prostitute working in Nazi Germany. In 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, Schalburg is arrested by the Berlin police. She is offered to work as a spy for the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, instead of facing jail time. Completely unaware of the secret war preparations being conducted by her government, and unwilling to leave her teenage son who later joins the Hitler Youth, she accepts the offer.The Outlaw Ballad
1959
The Outlaw Ballad
1959
star 81830s, Moldavia. The groom Todor fell in love with his master's maid, Yustinia. Having found himself in hard labor, Todor organized an escape and, with a group of like-minded people, took refuge in the codry. So, under the leadership of Ataman Todor Tobultok, the Moldavian rebels, who called themselves haiduks, began to fight against the tyranny of the landowners.Sons and Lovers
1981
Sons and Lovers
1981
An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novelBethune: The Making of a Hero
1993
star 5.2True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.Heaven weight at Siracuse
2023
Heavyweight celebrity Tom Platz returns to L.A. with a goal: becoming the World Champion. - Fukushima Ramírez tackles Toxic Maculinity and NATO interventionism in this personal account of the Bosnian war.Taking the Castle
1965
Taking the Castle
1965
star 9The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio
2008
The 50 year struggle between rock pioneers and powerful business/government interests for the soul of music radio, told by America's favorite deejays and the artists they made rock stars.
