History Movies

The Battle for the Republic of China

66/100

Patriotic extravaganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan.

The Biko Inquest

85/100

Based on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious notorious death in prison of one of the most important leading men of the South African anti-apartheid movement, Steven Biko.

The King Goes Forth to France

49/100

Batalha dos Guararapes

58/100

Svoboda ili smart

77/100

In the short but heroic campaign the Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev leads a band of rebels from the Danube to the Balkan Range.

Karolina Rijecka

75/100

The movie Karolina Rijeka is loosely based on the legendary story of young Karolina Belinic. When the English fleet began firing cannons on the Adriatic port of Rijeka, young Karolina ... See full summary »

Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages

71/100

This animated children's film introduces kids to the life and times of Rashi, history's most studied Biblical commentator. Featuring the voices of Leonard Nimoy and Armand Assante.

March of the Movies

75/100

A two-reel short from Alliance (produced in England and not the USA as some sources indicate)covering the history of "moving pictures" from 1848 to the (then) present, and even going into ... See full summary »

Zdislava z Lemberka

64/100

One of the few historical films to come out of the Czech film industry in the nineties. It describes the last seven years in the life of Zdislava of Lemberk (Milena Steinmasslová), an early... See full summary »

Dôran

68/100

Leben wie die Fürsten

84/100

Tom, der Werwolf

71/100

The fate of three brothers in serfdom period, when German barons cruelly robbed Latvian farmers.

The World's Greatest Fair

87/100

A fascinating view of the largest World's Fair in history held in 1904. Hundreds of images, early film footage, and engaging interviews bring to life stories of dog-eating tribes on exhibit... See full summary »

Pod znakom skorpiona

78/100

History of the Russian revolution through the eyes of Gorky, the writer and the man. He initially was sympathetic with some of Lenin's promises, but later became shocked with Lenin's bloody... See full summary »

Fields of Freedom

69/100

The Battle of Gettysburg.

Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar

76/100

Documentary examining the truth behind the religious order that are credited by some with possessing the Holy Grail, knowing the bloodline of Christ, discovering America a century before Columbus and creating modern banking.

Wir Weltmeister - Ein Fußball-Märchen

66/100

Antimoz iverieli

87/100

Svoya chuzhaya zhizn

66/100

Director Andrei Kalistratov is shooting a TV mini-series about the literary life of Petrograd after the Civil War, about the House of Art, which was established by the Bolsheviks in order ... See full summary »

Violent Earth: New England's Killer Hurricane

86/100