Popular History Movies - Page 471
Maze
2017
Maze
2017
star 5.9Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.The Stasi: Secrets, Lies and British Spies
2023
With access to recently-opened court files, Julie Etchingham reveals some of the Stasi's UK operations and asks why its other secrets are yet to be revealed.The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910
The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910
star 9An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from various different 1910s adaptations totaling nearly three hours in length. The bulk of the content comes from the 1911 adaptation by legendary Japanese filmmaker Makino Shozo.Come and Take It Day
2001
Come and Take It Day
2001
"Come and Take it Day" uses Texas history to tell a story of friendship, envy, betrayal, and greed. The fictional story centers around the hunt for the lost treasure in gold coins that had been given to the person who captured the legendary Gregory Cortez.On the other side of the river
2023
1925. There have been unrest in Western Belarus for four years now, there is a guerrilla war going on, and Soviet intelligence agents are working. And attempts by local residents to defend at least their own faith and church end in brutal suppression.The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955
star 7.8With the grand opening of Disneyland just a matter of days away, Walt Disney brings us an update on the construction of the new magic kingdom. Winston Hibler narrates scenes depicting the construction on the attarctions and settings in the park as work speeds up to meet the deadline before opening day.One Legged Fiend
1968
One Legged Fiend
1968
The One Legged Fiend wreaks havoc throughout the central plains of China. Two young martial artists are trained in various forms of combat to bring the Peg Leg fighter to justice.Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight
2022
A British expeditionary team attempt a dangerous, world-first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old vintage World War II fighter to inspire a new generation through the freedom of flight.Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
2004
The murder of Lizzie Borden's Mother and Father undergoes a forensic investigation - on this Discovery Channel specialElectric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
2005
star 9Documentary about the struggle of black rockers musicians and the music industry. Musicians that feature this documentary; Angelo Moore, Questlove, Cody Chestnutt and other discussing why the music industry and black audiences don't care about their brand of opus.Alféreces provisionales
1964
Javier López Cronwell, journalist, son of an American and a Spaniard, comes to Spain to write a series of anti-communist articles. The boy is politically neutral and emotionally and personally cold. He comes into contact with his paternal grandfather and the friends of his father, who died in our Liberation War, who propose that he take the provisional ensigns as a topic for his article. He prepares his return to North America without waiting to see the 25th anniversary Victory Parade, despite the wishes of his father's friends, old ensigns who will parade to show the world that they are still in the breach.Gulag Magadan
2017
Gulag Magadan
2017
USSR Gulag dissidents Larisa, Pyotr and Elizabeta begin to discover the real reasons they were put in the GULAG death camp. They undergo powerful changes in Self-Hate, Shame, Pride.UpsideDown
1994
Campaign in Poland
1940
Campaign in Poland
1940
star 5.5The first blitzkrieg, Hitler's invasion of Poland, is traced in this original Nazi propaganda film from 1940.In Syrm
2022
In Syrm
2022
In 1948, Dimitris, whose wife is expecting their first son, is exiled to Makronissos. There, the cruel torturer Kothras bets that he will "break" him so that he will sign a statement of repentance, but Dimitris resists fiercely.Groom of the minister's daughter
1970
star 6Amira, a flight attendant and daughter of a foreign minister, marries fellow pilot Hassan Ramzy. Her husband, pilot Hassan, disappears in mysterious circumstances on the wedding night. Amira grieves for a while, until she is pressured to get engaged to Kamal, who is also a pilot, and the marriage is agreed upon in Cairo, On the honeymoon, the bride’s father knows the return of the ex-husband, Hassan.Detroit's Rivera
2017
Detroit's Rivera
2017
star 7A documentary on the process of production of Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Frescoes and the murals' agitated social context during the years of the Great Depression. The documentary's remarkable archival montage explores the links between industrial labor, public art, and industrial cinema under the exigencies of Fordism.
