History Movies

The Pharaohs' Woman

65/100

A beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a ... See full summary »

...und wenn wir gemeinsam gehen

68/100

At the end of May 1918, released prisoners return to the Rumburk garrison from Russian captivity, hoping that the war is over for them. The only thing they want is to get their withheld ... See full summary »

Der wundersame Kaftan

61/100

Kantate über Chile

66/100

An epic, revolutionary retelling of the events leading up to an infamous massacre of striking miners in Chile in 1907.

Oh! The Nomugi Pass

70/100

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900's in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The... See full summary »

Thornwell

65/100

True story about James Thornwell, who was serving the Army in Europe when some military documents went missing. He was wrongfully accused of the theft, brutally interrogated and given drugs... See full summary »

Vreme, vodi

84/100

A Macedonian village has always struggled to find ways to bring water to its arid land - a struggle that may be won when a native son returns from America with the idea of setting up a ... See full summary »

Sakay

80/100

(Tagalog with English subtitles) From acclaimed filmmaker Raymond Red-the first Filipino director to win at Cannes with his short-comes this true to life story of Macario Sakay, founder of the Tagalog Republic.

Trællene

61/100

The Count of Monte Cristo

66/100

Edmundo Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he ... See full summary »

Ocean of Mercy

82/100

A 160-minute version of the life of Jesus Christ filmed entirely with a cast and crew of Christian Indians in India.

Gustav III

71/100

Based on play by famous swedish author/playwright August Strindberg adapted for swedish TV in 70's. It's about the real life assassination on swedish king Gustav III who was killed by a ... See full summary »

Antony and Cleopatra

56/100

After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.

Ocharovannyy strannik

72/100

Between passengers of the steamship there is a dispute on, whether that there are in Russia righteous persons? Nobody wants to tell about the life. And only one priest, though warns that he "the big sinner", decides to tell the history.

I limni ton stenagmon

62/100

Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali's eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a ... See full summary »

Der Schlüssel

49/100

Jan Zika is the legendary hero of the communist resistance movement during World War II and leading functionary of the second underground Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of Castilla

62/100

A fictional story about Queen Isabel of Spain as a teenaged princess.

Drancy Avenir

75/100

La casta divina

64/100

Pontormo: A Heretical Love

56/100

Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Brühl

82/100

Kara Orkun

50/100

A Turkish Bey's daughter is in love with an adventurous young man, but her father is forced to arrange a marriage of convenience with Lima, Prince of Tibet - to prevent an invasion by the Mongols. She has to fight hard for her love.

Prince Arsalan

57/100

Amir Arsalan who is in love with Farrokh-Lagha the prince travels to the west to find her. He there meets the two ministers of Petros Shah. One of them Shams Vazir is good with him but the ... See full summary »

The Birth of New China

51/100

In the spring and summer of 1949, the People's Liberation Army launched an offensive under the orders of Mao Zedong and Zhu De, they crossed the Yangtze River and Nanjing was liberated on ... See full summary »

Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke

62/100

Born in Maharashtra, British India, on November 4, 1845, Vasudev grows up in a farming community of Shirdhon near Kalyan. After completing his education, he goes to work for the Finance ... See full summary »