Popular History Movies - Page 492
Rumble Festival
1960
My boy, look at the stars
2012
star 8February 28 is Deniz Gezmiş's birthday… He would have been 75 years old today; but it only lived for 25 years, and in those 25 years, it had an impact that spanned 75 years. When you have a 25-year-old son, one feels better, what was done to him...The Rape of Europa
2007
The Rape of Europa
2007
star 7.4World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest theft in history: lives, families, communities, property, culture and heritage were all stolen. The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.Nurnberg
2023
Nurnberg
2023
star 5.41945. The International Military Tribunal begins its work in Nuremberg. A huge number of people from all over the world come to the trial, which will later be called the Trial of the Century: the city is crowded with journalists, lawyers, translators, witnesses and many participants and employees of the process.Sweet Friend of Long Forgotten Years
1996
star 7Maria, the wife of a successful official from St. Petersburg, met with a provincial engineer. A chance meeting of spiritually close people becomes the beginning of the history of Sizzling passion, which ended tragically.Chrisye
2017
Chrisye
2017
star 6In this biopic, Christian Rahadi – aka Chrisye – overcomes early failures, family strife and anxiety to become one of Indonesia's legendary musicians.Luther
1968
Luther
1968
An epic drama of the 16th Century Catholic monk Martin Luther who started the Reformation.Zhukovsky
1950
Zhukovsky
1950
star 7.6A biographical film about the fate of the great Russian mechanic and creator of aerodynamics Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky.The Relief of Lucknow
1912
star 7.5The story of the siege and eventual relief of British soldiers garrisoned at Lucknow during the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Only a fragment of the original film remains.Iran Is My Land
1999
Iran Is My Land
1999
star 7.7Sohrab, a provincial young writer, is lost in the desert on the way to Tehran to get a publication license for his book on old Persian poetry, but the trip involves some bizarre events.“The Ambassadors,” the hidden side of the world
2025
A Renaissance masterpiece painted by Hans Holbein the Younger, “The Ambassadors” is teeming with details and hidden messages. By deciphering the enigmas of the canvas, this documentary recounts a troubled era in which advances in knowledge were intertwined with brutal political and religious upheavals.WWI's Secret Shame: Shell Shock
2018
From shell shock in WWI to PTSD today many of those who made it home from war were left mentally scarred and traumatised. Historian Dan Snow explores the on-going mental health crisis in veterans.Ravens and Crows Will Peck Us to Pieces
2000
The year 1863 the end of the January Uprising - against the Russians, its phase of collapse. One of the last insurgents, Andrzej Winrych, disguises himself as a peasant and smuggles weapons. However, he is noticed by a Russian patrol. The witness of the unfolding tragedy is a Polish peasant.The Demon
1972
The Demon
1972
star 6.3Two brothers, who are both hunters and live with their mother, go to the mountains to set traps for deer. Suddenly, a demon grabs the younger brother. The older brother shoots an arrow, severing the demon's arm, which they plan to take home. But they make a grisly discovery on the journey home.Orwell Rolls in His Grave
2003
star 7.5Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.KOK ZHIEK
2024
KOK ZHIEK
2024
KOK ZHIEK - is a visual poem about the silence of the steppe, where songs once echoed. It is the story of a people who were nearly erased — yet their memory still whispers through the winds of the endless plains.Heritage Minutes: Superman
1991
star 10Toronto cartoonist Joe Shuster describes the comic book hero he created.Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter
2004
star 8In order to murder Tokugawa Ieyasu to overthrow his reign, Sarutobi Sasuke put a group of young men under a cruel and deadly form of trainment to become ninjas. At the same time, two brothers hired by Tokugawa try to find the localization of their hideout, and a spy hides among the students. Part 1 of a 4 part series about Sarutobi Sasuke.Kumamoto Stories
2002
Kumamoto Stories
2002
star 6.5Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, Onna Kunishuu Ikki.
