Popular History Movies - Page 469
The Maples
1980
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
1937
star 5.5A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.The Snake Princess
1940
The Snake Princess
1940
star 8When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister behind. While running from both the authorities and the assassins, Sentarô meets with the beautiful travelling-actress Oshima who takes him under her protection.Sunstroke
2014
Sunstroke
2014
star 4.8In a Crimean filtration camp, after the evacuation of the White Army, an unnamed captain is haunted by memories of a brief romance as he tries to understand how the Russian Empire fell apart and who is to blame.Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark
2019
star 10The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing new life as it undergoes restoration and adaptation to a modern use.A Failure at Fifty
1940
A Failure at Fifty
1940
star 5.5The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.1871
1990
Action directe, nos années de plomb
2024
star 6.5Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1994
The one who hurriedly ascended the castle upon hearing news of Shogun Tsunayoshi's illness was Saotome Mondonosuke. However, instead of an illness, he was prompted to consider a marriage proposal with Yaehime, a daughter of the Date clan. Yet, this was merely a pretext, as he was requested to investigate the truth behind the rumors of rebellion within the Date clan. Mondonosuke, who took on this task to stave off boredom, accompanied by his retainer Kinai, departed for Mutsu, following the procession of Yaehime returning to her home province. However, remnants of the Toyotomi faction, already plotting the overthrow of the shogunate, had gathered under Kii Koya Bunzaemon…Nihon no aozora
2007
Nihon no aozora
2007
Shonk Sardari Da
2023
Shonk Sardari Da
2023
star 10Based on the real life of Kamal Grewal and his father, family and work, and based on real life incidents of disputed properties.Ghost
2016
Ghost
2016
Based on a true story, Ghost is a re-imagining of convict William Buckley's first contact with the indigenous Australians.Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor
1972
star 4Ottone and Savio work hard to keep each other out of trouble with the Roman Centurions while scraping together food and drink with various scams. Emperor Nero's wife, the beautiful Poppea, takes an interest in Ottone, who after a short stint as a gladiator gets a region to manage and an army of his own to command, all the while assisted by his best friend and partner in crime Savio.Viking Warrior Women
2019
Viking Warrior Women
2019
star 7.4Drama-led documentary following the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who, driven by revenge, becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings.Phantom
2004
Noam Chomsky: Knowledge and Power
2015
star 10An in-depth look at the work and views of the man described as 'one of the greatest minds in human history'. He first emerged through his pioneering work in linguistics in the 1950s but later became a political activist and a critic of US foreign policy in Vietnam, its neo-liberal capitalism, and mainstream media. Consisting primarily of interviews with Chomsky and other writers, academics, philosophers, social commentators and broadcasters, this film explores the breadth, originality and importance of his work; and the alternative narratives he has advanced at some of the most critical periods in recent history.Wöhlunds Rache
1986
Wöhlunds Rache
1986
In the Middle Ages: Wöhlund is a blacksmith and can forge a shield with special magical powers.
