Popular History Movies - Page 443
The All Golden
2023
The All Golden
2023
star 4.5A laid-up polyamorous bicycle courier discovers that her older, scholarly boyfriend has been keeping a sinister secret in his closet.Tarzan's testicles
2017
Tarzan's testicles
2017
star 7A research center in Sukhumi, the capital of today’s Abkhazia. Legend has it that it was built at the end of the 1920s to create a hybrid between man and monkey. The hypothetical creature never saw the light of day, but people and primates, like sad relics of the past, live together in the derelict wings of the medical institute to this very day. [KVIFF]Sir Arne's Treasure
1919
Sir Arne's Treasure
1919
star 7.1Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.I Shall Never See You Again, Oh My Beloved Kampuchea
1991
Directed and scripted by the late His Majesty King Sihanouk, filmed in North Korea in 1991. It depicts the Vietnamese annexation of Kampuchea Krom through the eyes of a Khmer Princess and a classical dancer living in the Vietnamese palace.The Maples
1980
Maritime Kvinner
2010
Maritime Kvinner
2010
In this film, Hanne Krogh meets some of the women of the sea. From the Viking woman to the world's first and only submarine captain who is Norwegian.Joan the Woman
1916
Joan the Woman
1916
star 5.6A WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.Cain's Tears
1980
Cain's Tears
1980
star 10The satirical short movie about traitors of Soviet Ukraine who mask their betray for "wishing for Ukraine's independence" through the history since 1918 up to modern times. Was considered lost, but was found in Latvian film fund in the year 2025.In Broad Daylight
1981
In Broad Daylight
1981
star 6.4Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman. The young student murders a Russian spy and is afterwards arrested by the police. Much to his surprise he is released after a session with the traitor-judge, hinting at some leaks in the organisation. Student reports his suspicions back to the organisation, but in response is given a new hit mission.The Thread
2026
The Thread
2026
In the cold landscape of World War I, a simple Dutch farmer living near the border struggles with moral dilemmas. Only the Dodendraad, a deadly electric fence, separates his peaceful life in neutral Netherlands from occupied Belgium.Alien Bases: Reptilians, Greys and Black Programs
2023
For Millennia, a secret world of otherwordly entities have existed, thrived and conspired against us from within Earth's depths. Concealed in global cave systems, mountain bunkers, Antarctic caverns and constructs deep beneath the oceans, these malevolent beings have spawned a new race of Alien-human hybrids and have been using thought control to manipulate humanity. They are indestructible, unwavering and are fulfilling their objective to extract us. Earth is no longer ours and maybe it never was.Hans Warns: My 20th Century
1999
star 10German director Gordian Maugg creates this curious documentary/reenactment of the life of Hans Warn, adventuring sailor-turned-photographer. Born in Bremen in 1899, the young Hans signs on to the good ship Herbert in 1914, but not before he persuades his mother to buy him a camera. What starts as a hobby soon develops into a passion. Soon Hans is documenting his life on the high seas and his ship's six-month capture during World War I. Later, Hans marries the girl next door, Wilma, but their family life is sporadic because of his seafaring career. Maugg uses a wide palette of cinematic tricks and devices to recall the early years of the century, including sepia tinting, decorative intertitles, distressed footage, and other idioms of early silent documentaries.Darrow
1991
Darrow
1991
star 5.4The life and career of Clarence Darrow, the noted American lawyer and civil libertarian.Wine of Morning
1955
Wine of Morning
1955
star 6.7A story of bloodshed and shipwreck, of intrigue and murder, of love and redemption. The film traces the life of Joel, a promising young man who turns outlaw to free his people from Roman tyranny. As "Barabbas," Joel becomes the murderer and robber chosen by the mob to be released in place of Christ.Truck Wars
2018
Truck Wars
2018
star 8Pickup trucks are essential to the American way of life; manufacturers compete to outsmart, outmaneuver and outlast each other; experts, designers and historians weigh in on the most influential innovations in the truck world over the past 120 years.The Widow from Valencia
2010
star 3Tv movie adaptation of "The Widow from Valencia",a play written by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. It was written circa 1600 as a result of Lope's visit to the city with his new patron, the future Count of Lemos. They were there for the marriage of the King Philip III with Margaret of Austria.Finding Oscar
2016
Finding Oscar
2016
star 7.7Thirty years after a forgotten massacre that occurred during the Guatemalan civil war, a forensic scientist and prosecutor search for Oscar, a young boy who survived the horror.Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
1969
star 8The film documents the trade union battle of the workers of the Apollon printing house in Rome, occupied for a few months after the management decided to fire all the personnel and sell the land on which the factory was standing. In the form of a docu-fiction, the events of the long occupation are reconstructed, which began on June 4, 1967 and ended in December 1968. The workers play themselves and various other roles, but they are also co-authors of the film, which is not a simple chronicle of events, but an analytical reading of the reality of the factory, the story of the conquest of instruments of struggle and democracy, with the indication of strategies of attack on the bosses' power. The narrative voice of Gian Maria Volonté gives continuity to the story and comments on the events.Black Codes
2024
Black Codes
2024
star 10On November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Iran was captured by students. In an action, America blocks Iran's money in global banks and forms the first economic sanction against Iran. The students are trying to return the property of their country by taking the embassy ambassadors hostage. America is planning a military attack to free its people, but this operation will fail in the Tabas desert. In the end, America will return only some of the money to release its ambassadors by setting up a contract.
