History Movies

Louis XI: Shattered Power

72/100

A messenger comes to the old sick king Louis XI with the rumor that the he must be soon assassinated by his own lords. It is not difficult for the king to learn everything. He survives his final battle.

Shadow of a Hero

78/100

A grandchild sets out to discover how the death of his grandfather in the Spanish Civil War could split up the entire family for three generations.

The Rochdale Pioneers

76/100

The story is set in 1844 when a group of working-class people from the town of Rochdale came together to change the unfair society they were living in. Fed up with dishonest and corrupt ... See full summary »

The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

74/100

A dramatization of the last days of the queen. It starts on the 2nd of May 1536 when a unit of the kings guard arrives with a warrant for the arrest of the Queen of England, because of incest, adultery and for conspiring against the king.

Samurai Headhunters

70/100

A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant Masa who is pressganged into the ruthless world of the Samurai.

Helmut Schmidt - Lebensfragen

75/100

The Fidel Castro Tapes

75/100

From PBS - In 1959, Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba. He has been one of the most controversial figures in the world ever since. This is the story of the Cuban dictator's turbulent career... See full summary »

Mantostaan

61/100

A DARK SATIRE ON INDIA PAKISTAN PARTITION IN 1947

No. 1 Chung Ying Street

59/100

Four young lives were changed forever when they become involved in the 1967 Hong Kong Leftist Riot; half a century later, another four face similar challenges amidst the Mainland-Hong Kong conflict.

Dubcek

63/100

This is the first film about well-reputed man of Czechoslovak and Slovak history - Alexander Dubcek - the leader of many important social changes during Sixties. Suddenly, on August 21st, ... See full summary »

Pukar

70/100

A love affair and two feuding families who play out a Romeo and Juliet type drama in 17th century India, under the Emperor Jehangir.

Crimson Dynasty

61/100

Vignerte, a preceptor at the court of a German principality, falls in love with Princess Aurore, whose first husband died under mysterious circumstances. Vignerte suspects the deceased's brother to be responsible for the death.

A Scoundrel

72/100

Chanakya Chandragupta

72/100

A Boy's Summer in 1945

70/100

In a film that recalls the memories of the director's youth in Miyazaki Prefecture in Southern Japan during World War II, the local population is working hard in factories, on the road and ... See full summary »

Let It Be

66/100

The story of Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus Christ.

Dante's Inferno

64/100

Modern English version of the first book of Dante's Divine Comedy.

King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech

71/100

King's Speech is the definitive story of the man who overcame his own failings for the sake of his nation. When his older brother, Edward VIII abdicates the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, ... See full summary »

Eng nei Zäit

62/100

The future is a thing of the past.

La española inglesa

64/100

Based on one of the most important novels written by Miguel de Cervantes, this story shows the life of one young Spanish girl by the name of Isabel whose life changes completely when she's ... See full summary »

Pasteur

62/100

Ritter seines Königs

60/100

A chronicle of the life of Bertrand du Guesclin, grand officer of the French army in the 14th century.

Companys, procés a Catalunya

62/100

1939: The remains of the Spanish Republican Army crossed the French border. Among the exiles are Lluís Companys, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and also Aguirre, President of ... See full summary »

The Doctor's Pupil

70/100

Pozegnanie jesieni

65/100

Decadence, homosexuality, excess wealth, infidelity, alcoholism and drugs all played a major role in the decline of aristocracy.