HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 29

Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp Knowing that Yamamitsu, the sadistic commandant, will murder th

Against his countrys orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II

A drama about English settlers in America in 1617

In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U K

Ninety six hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant

In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan

A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack

Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime He tries to deny he is gay and gets a yellow label the one for Jews instead of pink the one for gays In camp he falls in love with his fellow prisoner Horst, who wears

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end

In 1943, a refugee doctor from Nazi Germany uses new methods to rehabilitate those with spinal injuries in Great Britain Based on actual events

On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese

The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth century Russian iconographer St Andrei Rublev

During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation

The next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperinis powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions

An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U S Marines in retaliation for the death of a U S Marine killed by a roadside bomb The movie follows the story of the Marines of K

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, USA bombs Tokyo to boost morale A pilot survives thanks to a Chinese womans help

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II

The incredible tale of Mozarts Prague years

Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies

Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own br

This documentary mini series chronologically unravels the rapid descent of a town into madness, using reenactments to capture the day to day hysteria that unfolds and puts an affluent New England community under siege

Hollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life

A three part story of Norways worst terrorist attack in which over seventy people were killed 22 July looks at the disaster itself, the survivors, Norways political system and the lawyers who worked on this horrific case

A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia

The Iliads story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint

The story of Japanese American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II

A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies

A detailed account of the McDonalds Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents involved

In the foreign land of Canaan lives Isaac, son of Abraham, with his clever, strong willed wife Rebekah and his twin sons Esau and Jacob The first born, Esau, is a strong and fearless

The documentary series examines Ulysses S Grants life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history the Civil War and Reconstruction

The dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of director Wim Wenderss favorite blues artists

The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois