Popular History Movies - Page 294
Hans Staden
1999
Hans Staden
1999
star 6On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to survive he tries to convince the Indians that he is not Portuguese (their enemies) but a friend of the French (their allies), and that his God would be very angry if they were to eat him.Dağlar Bulutlu Efem
1962
Dağlar Bulutlu Efem
1962
During the final years of the Ottoman Empire, occupying forces raided villages and oppressed the people. Nationalist fighters Süleyman Ağa and his friends organized themselves and planned to launch a resistance against the enemy. They wanted Mehmet, Süleyman Ağa's son in Istanbul, to lead the organization. For this reason, Mehmet returned to his homeland years later. However, Mehmet would not act according to the plans made by the nationalist fighters.November Days
1991
November Days
1991
star 5.7Marcel Ophüls interviews various important Eastern European figures for their thoughts on the reunification of Germany and the fall of Communism.Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1983
After three consecutive days of heavy rain, the water level at Sumida River rises and the newly built Eitai Bridge collapses just two years after its completion. Among the 20 victims is Okou, the lover of Yokichi, a member of the theatrical entertainment district controlled by Samon Kamiyama. A body of a bridge carpenter is also found in the debris causing Samon to suspect the construction, which prompts him to launch an investigation. The superintendent, Horitome Tamba rules that the bridge collapse is due to a natural disaster and cleared the wrongdoing of master carpenter Jinbe, who was responsible for building the bridge. Yotaro, who is filled with grief and anger surrenders his jitte and joins forces with his former gambling buddies Juzaburo and Onami to abduct Tamb’s Daughter O-Sono to extract revenge…Le Cid
2021
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
2009
star 7.3The story of Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian poet who was captured by the Nazis, while trying to rescue Jews in WWII.August
2025
August
2025
star 10The history of the military operation "Bagration", which took place in August 1944.Il leone di vetro
2014
Marek Edelman… And There Was Love in the Ghetto
2019
star 6Shortly before his death, Marek Edelman (1919-2009), former commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943) against the Nazi occupation, wonders about several basic themes of human existence in relation to the Shoah: how was it possible to enjoy love, tenderness, passion and lust while the whole world was crumbling and burning around.The Monroe Doctrine
1939
The Monroe Doctrine
1939
star 6.7The story of President Monroe's response to attempts by Spain to interfere in South America.Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
2023
star 4.1"Don Juan woman", according to the expression of Balzac. A princess, a great seductress. Of a diabolical intelligence. This woman, who has had many lovers— almost all the male characters of the "Comédie Humaine“— will finally find love. The real one. The great one.Castles in the Sky
2014
Castles in the Sky
2014
star 5.8England, while the storm clouds of Nazism menace Germany. Robert Watson Watt and a team of eccentric and brilliant meteorologists struggle to turn the mere idea of radar into a functional reality.Savage Play
1995
Savage Play
1995
During a rugby tour of Britain and Ireland in 1888, a young New Zealander searches for his father who he has never met. While there he falls in love with the daughter of an aristocrat.Santa Cruz, the guerrilla priest
1990
Juán Auzmendi, sacristan of a small Spanish village, decides to emigrate to America in search of new horizons. To pay for the trip, he steals the saving of his parish priest and begins the journey to the city of Pasajes, where he hopes to get on a ship. But Spain is again on the verge of a Civil War and the trip to the coast gets complicated.Naval Cadets, Charge!
1988
star 6.8Three naval cadets accidentally get possession of a secret diary that was stolen from Bestuzhev, a vice-chancellor of Russia. If this diary ever gets abroad, the consequences for the country would be grave. The cadets are trying to return the papers to their owner, but there are others who want to get the papers...The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ
1906
star 5.8The stations of Christ's life are segmented into a series of performative tableaux.Sny o tátovi
2010
Sny o tátovi
2010
The trial of Alfred Plock differed from previous trials in that it did not have an explicitly political background. A group of engineers from the Ministry of Post, Industry, and Standard Electric were charged solely because they wanted to implement a revolutionary technological innovation and turn Prague into the headquarters of a new pan-European telecommunications system. Among other things, they wanted to enhance their country's prestige on the international stage. However, it was precisely this intention that aroused the suspicion of the security authorities and Soviet advisers. They therefore decided to take decisive action.This Is Sodom
2010
This Is Sodom
2010
star 6.8When ancient Sodom is doomed to destruction due to its people's corrupt ways, Lot is the only righteous man destined to be spared.Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
star 5The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
star 5.5A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
