Popular History Movies - Page 455
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1935
star 5Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. Pre-war jidaigeki film.The Father of Hockey
2015
The Father of Hockey
2015
Captain James Sutherland was a hockey pioneer who believed Kingston, Ontario could be the ‘Cooperstown’ of hockey. What he unleashed was a battle over the origins of the game and where best to honor hockey's greats. Eventually two “Halls of Fame” were established; one in the hockey metropolis of Toronto; the other in Kingston, Ontario. This is the Battle for Hockey's Hall of Fame!Tek Kollu Bayram
1973
Tek Kollu Bayram
1973
Nostradamus and the Queen
1953
star 5.5An elderly Catherine de Medici reflects back on how the prophecies of Nostradamus accurately predicted the fates of her husband, her three sons and herself.Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata
1968
The day after Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize in Literature, a talk was held at Kawabata's residence in Kamakura. Yukio Mishima, who admires Kawabata, and Sei Ito, a literary critic, celebrate the first honor of the Japanese people, and this is a valuable opportunity for the three to meet and talk.Maia Tskneteli
1960
Maia Tskneteli
1960
star 4.8A young girl named Maia disguises herself as a boy in order to fight against the enemies of her country.The Longest Ditch
2004
The Longest Ditch
2004
The true story of a farm labourer, Sonnie Murphy, who gets the chance to compete in the steeplechase in the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics. But for every dream there is a price to be paid.The Silent King
2003
The Silent King
2003
star 1In the beginning of the World War I, Iran’s government decides to remain neutral in order to save the country from further damage. But the countries in war, especially the allied powers (Russia and Britain) and the axis powers (Germany and the Ottoman Empire) ignore Iran’s stance and turn the country into their political and military battlefield. In this situation the young Ahmad Shah Qajar, Iran’s king, feels helpless facing these highly experienced foreign politicians. The young king remembers nothing from his childhood or teen years, and during one of the toughest historical points of Iran when the Russians and the British politicians interfere with most of Iran’s internal affairs to the point of affecting Iranian people’s personal lives, he meets Konts de Gotti, the daughter of Austria’s prime minister in Iran ...Socrates
1991
Socrates
1991
The long-term war with Sparta ends. The power and prosperity of Athens has sunk into the past; in an atmosphere of general despair and irritation, democracy, tyranny, and oligarchy replace each other. Against this background, the last, tragic period of Socrates’ life takes place.Hands Up!
2003
Vasilisa
2014
Vasilisa
2014
star 4.8He is a nobleman, and she is a serf. They are not meant to be together. Perhaps this love story would have ended there, had it not been for the war. Napoleon invaded the Russian Empire, and that day changed the usual way of life and class prejudices. The world would never be the same again. War writes a new love story.Laissez-faire
2015
Laissez-faire
2015
star 10A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.Mat Kilau
2022
Mat Kilau
2022
star 6.6The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to reap the treasures of Pahang and disrupted the Islamic way in Pahang has caused dissatisfaction among the rulers and the Malays. The patriotic spirit of Mat Kilau and his friends who rose up against British violence had caused Captain Syers to launch an attack on Mat Kilau. Witness the heroic spirit of Mat Kilau, Tok Gajah and Mat Kilau's best friends use their wisdom to fight in the jungle against the British soldiers. Did Mat Kilau and his friends succeed in driving out the barbaric and greedy British army to reap gold and tin in Pahang?Hitler's Mountain: Hidden Traces
2016
star 7The Obersalzberg was an ordinary Bavarian mountain until Adolf Hitler discovered it in 1923. There at the Berghof, the Nazi leader spent his time surrounded by his most faithful lieutenants and his mistress, Eva Braun. Though mostly destroyed, remnants of the vast building complex still exist.Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007
star 5.9This is the companion video to Ricky Jay's selection of poker tunes entitled "Ricky Jay plays poker." It features John C. Riley and other famous people, sitting around a table headed by the incomparable Mr. Jay, discussing poker, sleight of hand, and proposition bets.You See Me
2015
You See Me
2015
Documentary - After her father suffers a debilitating stroke, documentary filmmaker Linda Brown bravely turns the camera on her family's struggle to understand the legacy left by an emotionally conflicted man. Drawing on home movies, family photos and interviews, she uncovers lies, reveals secrets, and discovers a treasure in a lost family video. You See Me is a touching and poignant exploration of grief, forgiveness and loss as a catalyst for growth. -Nagi El-Ali
1992
Nagi El-Ali
1992
star 7After the assassination of the Palestinian artist Naji Al-Ali in London in 1987, the film flashes back to the stops that he went through in his life, starting from his displacement with his family to Lebanon, to his work in Kuwait, to his return to Lebanon during the Lebanese civil war.Lenin in Paris
1981
Lenin in Paris
1981
star 3.81911. Lenin organizes the first Bolshevik party school near Paris, in the small town of Longjumeau. Through a chain of historical parallels and associations, this time is intertwined with the events of the Paris Commune, the October Revolution and the political struggles of the post-revolutionary years.
