Popular History Movies - Page 42
Historia Roja, czyli w ziemi lepiej słychać
2016
star 3.4In the spring of 1945, the commanding officer of the National Armed Forces in Mazowsze and older brother of 20-year-old Mieczyslaw Dziemieszkiewicz, is assassinated by Soviet soldiers. Mieczyslaw then joins the National Military Union. He becomes the commander of a partisan unit fighting for the next six years to free Poland from Soviet tyranny by terrorizing the UB and its collaborators. Communist authorities will do whatever it takes to track down the "enemy of the people's power."Lion Of The Desert
1981
Lion Of The Desert
1981
star 7.3This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.Finding Altamira
2016
Finding Altamira
2016
star 5.8The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.The Crossing of the Andes
2011
star 6.9Buenos Aires, 1880. A journalist interviews Manuel Esteban Corvalán, one of the last living men who crossed the Andes in 1817 with José de San Martín, during the Argentinian and Chilean wars of independence, as one of his secretaries, when he was only 15 years old.Limonov: The Ballad
2024
Limonov: The Ballad
2024
star 6.4A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade-waving poet, a lover of beautiful women, a warmonger, a political agitator, and a novelist who wrote of his greatness. Eduard Limonov’s life story is a journey through Russia, America, and Europe during the second half of the 20th century.Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
2006
star 6.8A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.Corsage
2022
Corsage
2022
star 6.1A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.My Brother Is an Only Child
2007
star 6.7Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and treats life as a battleground — much to his parents' chagrin. After the former is drawn into left-wing politics, Accio joins the fascists out of spite, but his flimsy beliefs are put to test when he falls for Manrico's like-minded girlfriend.Kara Davut
1967
Kara Davut
1967
Among those Kara Davut rescued from the raid was Gülizar, the daughter of Germiyanoğlu Bey. By rescuing the daughter of Germiyanoğlu Bey, Kara Davut becomes the bey's most valuable man. Meanwhile, Davut falls in love with Gülizar. Kasım, the vizier of Germiyanoğlu Bey, wants to kidnap the bey's daughter and take the throne. Davut goes after Vizier Kasım to both rescue the girl he loves and save the bey from the danger awaiting him.Old Glory
1939
Old Glory
1939
star 5Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.11 Rebels
2024
11 Rebels
2024
star 7.2When the brutal Boshin War breaks out in Japan, a group of inmates on death row unite to defend a fortress against the Imperial army.Soekarno
2013
Soekarno
2013
star 7.4This biographical drama about Indonesia's first president recounts his nationalist crusade to seize independence from Dutch colonial rule.The Treacherous
2015
The Treacherous
2015
star 6.1The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.Rudy Habibie
2016
Rudy Habibie
2016
star 7.6Rudy met Ilona. Their different visions made it hard to be together. Ilona wants Rudy to stay in Germany and is opposed to his love for Indonesia.The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
star 7.1Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.The Six Triple Eight
2024
The Six Triple Eight
2024
star 7.5During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.Helen of Troy
1956
Helen of Troy
1956
star 6.1Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.L'Abolition
2009
L'Abolition
2009
star 6The story of Robert Badinter who was the major architect of the abolition of the death penalty in France .Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
star 7.1In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.ShadowMarsh
2022
ShadowMarsh
2022
star 8When Jacob and his niece Piper are forced to move back to their old home, they slowly uncover the truth that the town has an ancient evil lurking in its Forest.
