Popular History Movies - Page 284
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
1990
Dirk de Villiers -An English woman dares to defy the might of the British Empire and champions the cause of the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, battling to alleviate the suffering of women and children in concentration camps. - Veronica Lang, Terence Alexander, Jenny RunacreMusical Touken Ranbu: Paraiso of the Silent Sea
2021
star 10Six Touken Danshi go on a mission to the Shimabara Rebellion.Stella Polaris
1993
Stella Polaris
1993
star 4Knut Erik Jensen's personal visual poem, an Elegy for a culture that no longer exists. Stella Polaris is a personal document in fiction form of a bygone era and culture in the northernmost part of Norway. At the same time described the current Finnmark in the scene from our own time. The story is narrated by a woman's eyes, both as children in the busy fishing village and as an adult in the present. She returns to the birthplace and remember how life was before the fishing village was closed. Love story between her and her childhood friend is central to the action. 'Stella Polaris' is in the form of associative told with an unconventional dramaturgy.Sons of the Stone-Hearted Man
1965
star 6.2Based on the novel of Mór Jókai. During the Hungarian independence war 1848-49 mother and her three sons trying to leave the road precisely designated by their conservative, stone-hearted father. The way-seeking and rivalry of brothers, Jókai's masterpiece, the cast, delightful scenes give an unforgettable experience.Blizzard Ronin
1939
Blizzard Ronin
1939
The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.Sangre en Castilla
1950
Sangre en Castilla
1950
During the war against Napoleon the brave Therese of Pinorrey is erected as Alcaldesa in Castilla, SpainSatan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
star 6.6The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.Righetto
2019
Righetto
2019
The true story of a boy hero during the last fighting before the fall of the Roman Republic before the 1849 birth of the Italian Republic.The Pioneer
2021
The Pioneer
2021
star 6.5The story of Li Dazhao's revolutionary deeds from 1912 to 1927, and the story of the benevolent and revolutionary pioneers who were led by him to devote themselves to the great cause of MarxismTaj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story!
2005
The story of Shah Jahan...the love of his life...the life of his love...and his monument to love, the Taj Mahal.Torture Chronicles Continues: 100 Years
1977
star 2Another rare Wakamatsu for y'all.....this time from his late 70s shintoho roughies/torture era. A sort of sequel to Torture Chronicles: 100 Years of Torture Inquisition, and much along the same lines as that and Female Rape and Torture as far as plot and production values goes. The contionue of 100 Years of Torture: The HistoryRhodes of Africa
1936
Rhodes of Africa
1936
star 6Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks
2008
star 6.8The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publishing of twelve satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed that was commissioned for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, provides the incendiary framework for Daniel Leconte's provocative documentary, It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks.Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1995
This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to Verdi’s setting of this story of searing conflict between public duty and private grief. Plácido Domingo is Gabriele Adorno, sworn enemy of the doge of Genoa, Simon Boccanegra (Vladimir Chernov). Gabriele is in love with the beautiful Amelia (Kiri Te Kanawa at her most affecting) who turns out to be none other than the long-lost daughter the doge. James Levine’s authoritative conducting of the Met orchestra and chorus reveals the dark power of Verdi’s score. Performed January 26th, 1995.The Spirit Game
2013
The Spirit Game
2013
star 5In the mid-nineteenth century, three sisters astonished the world with their ability to talk to the dead. But what began as a clever prank to gain fortune and fame, soon spiraled beyond anything they could have ever predicted. Based on the true story of The Fox Sisters.
