HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 42

Paradise in Service (2014)

IMDb: 6.7
2014

Follows the adventures of a boy who serves his military service in Unit 831 from 1969 to 1972 in preparation for a war that could erupt at anytime

The Furnace (2020)

IMDb: 6.7
2020

To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold

U311 Cherkasy (2019)

IMDb: 7.1
2019

The crew of Ukrainian NAVY minesweeper U311 Cherkasy is resisting seizure of the vessel by Russian army in Crimea in 2014

Club Frontera (2016)

IMDb: 8.9
2016

Club Frontera is a riveting documentary about the Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles Xolos professional Mexican soccer team and their positive impact on the city of Tijuana, Mexico The compelling film follows players, fans, political fi

Queen of the Nile (1961)

IMDb: 5.2
1961

Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti

El maestro de esgrima (1992)

IMDb: 6.9
1992

A fencing master in pre revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman Although he has never taught a woman before, he is fascinated by her and agrees She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famou

And the Ship Sails On (1983)

IMDb: 7.6
1983

In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singers many eccentric friends and admirers

Kamouraska (1973)

IMDb: 7.5
1973

Quebec, the 1830s and 1840s As she attends the bedside of Jerome, her second husband, Elisabeth recalls her youth, her marriage to her first husband, Antoine, life in remote Kamouraska where he is seigneur, their love dissolving in

Fort Saganne (1984)

IMDb: 6.2
1984

French civilization in the desert Saganne is of peasant stock, with courage and a forceful will In 1911, he volunteers and is posted to the Sahara under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh He catches the eye of Madeline, the daught

Joan the Maid 1: The Battles (1994)

IMDb: 7.2
1994

For the first installment of his ambitious yet restrained two part study, director and co screenwriter Jacques Rivette surveys the revelatory period where Joan met with royalty, joined the army, and led the French into battle against the English As J

Radium Girls (2018)

IMDb: 6.2
2018

In the 1920s a group of factory workers advocate for safer work conditions after some of their colleagues become ill from radium exposure

Duarte, traición y gloria (2014)

IMDb: 2.1
2014

The story of Juan Pablo Duarte, founding father of the Dominican Republic, from his struggles for Dominican independence to his exile at Venezuela in the final years of his life

Service to Man (2016)

IMDb: 6.3
2016

Its 1967, and Meharry Medical School has just admitted its first white student Now Eli Rosenberg and Michael DuBois, a black student struggling to live up to his fathers mighty legacy,must work together to survive the turbulent 19

The First American (2016)

IMDb: 6.9
2016

George Washington is central to understanding Americas founding He was the crucial figure in winning the American Revolution, in creating the Constitution, and in establishing the precedents for effective self government as our fir

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

IMDb: 7.1
1960

The World War II story of the Royal Navys effort to defeat Nazi Germanys most powerful warship

La Marseillaise (1938)

IMDb: 7.0
1938

A news reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, showing their own small problems

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

IMDb: 7.2
1998

In pre unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the kings cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering

Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde

IMDb: 7.7
2013

A documentary that examines the inspirational life of Dayton O Hyde as a modern day renaissance man and one of the last old style cowboys

Hawai · Maree oki kaisen (1942)

IMDb: 6.4
1942

When a boy who is in the navy college returns home for vacation he meets his young cousin who also wants to join in order to become a pilot However, the younger mans mother is antagonistic knowing the folly of war When the younger

Texas Red (2021)

IMDb: 3.2
2021

Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the story of Texas Red, an African American man who was hunted by hundreds through the Winter wilderness of Mississippi

Conspiracies Decoded (2020 )

IMDb: 6.6
2020–

Using cutting edge forensic analyses, some of the worlds leading investigative experts uncover the stunning truth behind compelling mysteries from ancient times to the recent past

Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965)

IMDb: 6.3
1965

The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes

Queen Margot (1994)

IMDb: 7.4
1994

Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family

Wife of a Spy (2020)

IMDb: 6.4
2020

A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife

Homesick (2021)

IMDb: 3.6
2021

A university student returns home to self isolate during lockdown Hes totally alone, hes caught the virus and in order to cope hes started to talk to himself

Ride Tonight! (1942)

IMDb: 6.1
1942

In the south of Sweden, some farmers get into trouble when the German Count is forcing them to perform day labor for him But a man refuses to bow to the German Count

Slavery by Another Name (2012)

IMDb: 7.6
2012

A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition

Rwanda (2019)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

Close your eyes and try to imagine A man, a woman and their families The fastest and most systematic genocide in history He is Hutu, she is Tutsi He must kill She must die A fate similar to many others in that bloody spring Bu

The Songs We Sang (2015)

IMDb: 7.9
2015

A documentary following the journey of xinyao literally songs of Singapore in Mandarin since its birth

Shiraz (1928)

IMDb: 7.0
1928

A historical romance set in the Mughal Empire Selima Enakshi is a princess foundling raised by a potter and loved by her brother, Shiraz Rai She is abducted and sold as a slave to Prince Khurram, later Emperor Shah Jehan Roy,

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

IMDb: 7.1
1939

A depiction of the lovehate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex

Atlantic Crossing (2020)

IMDb: 7.2
2020

The story of Crown Princess Martha, who fought for her country and her marriage during the tragic events of World War II

Matria (2014)

IMDb: 7.5
2014

My grandfather fought alongside Pancho Villa, became a Master Mason, was elected Congressman representing the state of Oaxaca three times, and led the National Charro Association In 1942, he formed the Legion of Mexican Fighters, a

Taistelu Näsilinnasta 1918 (2012)

IMDb: 4.6
2012

The Battle of Nasilinna 1918 depicting the Finnish Civil War from the White armys point of view Lieutenant Melins soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds

Polytechnique (2009)

IMDb: 7.2
2009

A dramatization of the 1989 Montreal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist

Dave Allen at Peace (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this factual drama follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the Irelands comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and