Popular History Movies - Page 453
Thrown into Canada
2022
Thrown into Canada
2022
This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled all South Asians from the country. Their story of struggle and hope became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.And Their Sister Lybid
1982
star 8There were three brothers, Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv, who founded Kyiv. The city swelled, craftsmen worked, builders created day-to-day the beautiful and places on the slopes. And brothers had beautyful sister Lybyd to get together with the rest of the townspeople to celebrate Midsummer. But no one thought that the upcoming feast will be irrigated with blood. The animation was created for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.Yakuza Princess of Edo
1961
Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo’s father, the grinder Yasujiro, was asked to sharpen a sword called Kongomaru, which was planned to be presented to the shogun Iemitsu, but he died due to a yakuza attack. In addition, the sword was stolen, and Ochiyo’s sister was also kidnapped.Karski & The Lords of Humanity
2015
star 6The film tells the story of a member of the Polish underground who acted as a courier during World War II and whose most prominent mission was to inform the Allied powers of Nazi crimes against the Jews of Europe in an effort to prevent the Holocaust.Beyond
1997
Beyond
1997
Beyond is a mysterious virtual world. In a playful spirit of philosophical inquiry, it explores the paradoxes of technology, desire and the paranormal posed since the birth of mechanical reproduction. One might call it an investigation of the "dream life" of technology, from around 1850 to 1940.Fight Like Angels
2019
Fight Like Angels
2019
star 6A group of scouts decides to resist Benito Mussolini's order to close all associations not affiliated with the fascist regime. The young people continue to meet secretly in Val Codera, eventually supporting the Resistance.The Battle of France
1964
The Battle of France
1964
star 8.5A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day
2016
star 6.7Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, off the west coast of Denmark. It re-creates the events of the battle and examines why the number of British warships that sank was so much higher than the number of German ships that were lost. Shown to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the battle.The Other Prince William
2015
For the first time on camera Zsuzsi Starkloff tells the story of her forbidden relationship with Prince William of Gloucester, in a film rebuilding the lost legacy of the royal family's forgotten star.Baler
2008
Baler
2008
star 6.5In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.To My Wife
2012
To My Wife
2012
A young actress got into a car accident and crossed over to an era 100 years from now and met her lover then. The title was based from a famous letter written by Lin Juemin, an early Qing Dynasty revolutionary, to his wife before his death.De Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017
star 7Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was statesman of action and has been compared to a monarch. This film depicts the general’s personality through the great events of his presidential term, at a time when the world was undergoing considerable changes.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.Clarissa & the King's Cookbook
2008
star 6.5Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King Richard II from recipes created by the king's master chefs. How did this ancient manuscript influence the way people eat today? On her culinary journey through medieval history she reawakens recipes that have lain dormant for centuries and discovers dishes that are still prepared now.The Last Supper
1949
It's Dangerous to Put Out to Sea
1976
star 8The film is about special sea expedition which put out to sea to deliver oil to Russia at the cost of their lifes.Our Teacher Jabish
1969
Our Teacher Jabish
1969
star 5.5Events are happening in WW2. Jabish is a teacher at primary school. His complaining wife drives him mad about not bribing. Then she makes him to cook a soap for making the money. Also other processes are shown in the course of the war.Goldman
2011
Goldman
2011
star 5.3As a veteran of the Latin-American guerilla wars, Pierre Goldman became a mythical figure of the French protest movement of the '60s.Sons of Liberty
1939
Sons of Liberty
1939
star 6.3Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.
