HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 53

Firaaq (2008)

IMDb: 7.4
2008

Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots

Misbehaviour (2020)

IMDb: 6.3
2020

A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London

Odette (1950)

IMDb: 6.9
1950

During WW2, a French woman living in England volunteers to work for British Intelligence in Nazi occupied France

The Saturn V Story (2014)

IMDb: 7.6
2014

With the accolade of flying 24 men to the Moon, the Saturn V will always be considered one of Mankinds greatest technological achievements This inspirational film reveals the colossal challenges NASA faced to make it fly

Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

IMDb: 7.6
2008

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda (20

IMDb: 7.2
2014

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolandas initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station They were, for all intents and purposes, stranded in Tacloba

Patria (2019)

IMDb: 7.1
2019

Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexicos history in 1854 1867, a period he considers foundational to the country

Nothing Is Truer than Truth (2018)

IMDb: 7.3
2018

NOTHING IS TRUER THAN TRUTH is a feature length documentary about Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, A list party boy on the continental circuit, who spent a year and a half in Venice and traveling in Europe, learning about

Crip Camp (2020)

IMDb: 7.7
2020

Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement

Flake and Flames (2013)

IMDb: 8.6
2013

Flake amp Flames is a fantastic adventure in to the Kustom Kulture movement around the globe The filmmakers seek out the hottest Kustom Kulture spots in U S, and Europe If you are new to Kustom Kulture you will experience what overwh

Esther (1999)

IMDb: 6.8
1999

The Bible story of Esther starring Louise Lombard, F Murray Abraham and Jurgen Prochnow

The Endless Trench (2019)

IMDb: 7.2
2019

1936 A country taken by the fascism A husband marked for the killing A wife determined to all for saving him An endless incarceration in his own home

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (

IMDb: 8.5
1959

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war time Japan

The Scarlet Blade (1963)

IMDb: 5.7
1963

In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwells troops

The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)

IMDb: 5.5
1965

The British army fights off rampaging locals in 1850s India

Catherine the Great (1996)

IMDb: 6.2
1995

Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great

The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)

IMDb: 6.8
2008

Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village

Patmos (1985)

IMDb: 6.0
1985

The elderly apostle John lives as a prisoner in the penal colony on the island of Patmos, where he gets inspiration to write the Book of Revelation

The Legion (2020)

IMDb: 3.1
2020

Noreno, a half Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

IMDb: 5.7
1955

An 11th century noblewoman opens her Saxon husbands eyes by riding bareback through town

Quiz Show (1994)

IMDb: 7.5
1994

A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwins investigation

Royal Flash (1975)

IMDb: 6.4
1975

Neer do well Captain Harry Flashman Malcolm McDowell is coerced by Otto Von Bismarck Oliver Reed into impersonating a Prince

The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)

IMDb: 7.3
1984

The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Ear

Stalin (1992)

IMDb: 7.1
1992

The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin

Resistance Movement (2013)

IMDb: 5.6
2013

Three teenagers risk their lives when they commit treason to spread the truth in Nazi Germany Based on the true story of the Helmuth Hubener group, the youngest German resistance fighters in World War II

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

IMDb: 7.2
1971

During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native lan

The Hiding Place (1975)

IMDb: 7.5
1975

During WW2, a Dutch family caught hiding Jews is sent to a concentration camp where their Christian faith helps them endure the hardships

Slave Queen of Babylon (1963)

IMDb: 5.3
1963

Story of an ancient Assyrian queen that supposedly took place around 810 B C

Old Ironsides (1926)

IMDb: 6.8
1926

An American fighting ship battles Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in the 18th century

Grant (2020 )

IMDb: 8.3
2020

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

Love Comes Quietly (1973)

IMDb: 6.1
1973

An American returns to his native Dutch village in the nineteen thirties and causes a sensation there When his pregnant daughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese factory

Ludwig II (2012)

IMDb: 6.1
2012

A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music From h

The English Game (2020 )

IMDb: 7.6
2020–

The story of the invention of football and how it quickly rose to become the worlds most popular game by crossing class divides

Barkskins (2019 )

IMDb: 7.3
2020–

Based on the novel by Pulitzer winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization late 1600s New Fran

The Gold Bug (2014)

IMDb: 6.5
2014

After an actor finds a treasure map detailing the location of ancient gold hidden near a town in the Misiones province named after the 19th century politician Leandro N Alem, he persuades the producers to change the project, as a po

Plymouth Adventure (1952)

IMDb: 6.3
1952

Trials and tribulations beset the one hundred odd settlers that journey to Virginia in 1620 including unexpectedly arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts