HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 60

Sami Blood (2016)

IMDb: 7.3
2016

A reindeer breeding Sami girl who is exposed to the racism of the 1930s at her boarding school, starts dreaming of another life But to achieve it, she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006)

IMDb: 8.5
2006–

Actor Robert Wuhl examines facts and myths in American history

Number 55 (2014)

IMDb: 7.1
2014

In the autumn of 1991, a small group of Croatian soldiers go on patrol in an improvised armored vehicle Soon after that they would get ambushed and their vehicle would get destroyed, in that situation they were forced to hide in a n

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

Neros Mistress (1956)

IMDb: 5.6
1956

Nero is on holiday at the seaside Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star When Agrippina, his mother, arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to c

The Howards of Virginia (1940)

IMDb: 6.1
1940

Just prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war

Satan Never Sleeps (1962)

IMDb: 6.1
1962

During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost

Laveu (1970)

IMDb: 7.9
1970

Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, is vice minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia He realizes he is watched and followed One day, he is arrested and jailed in solitary confinement, and tortured mentally during the investigation will

Beyond the Edge (2013)

IMDb: 6.9
2013

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillarys monumental and historical ascent of Mt Everest in 1953 an event that stunned the world and defined a nation

Muoi (2007)

IMDb: 5.8
2007

Muoi charts the path of a Korean writer who travels to Vietnam in search of stories for her second novel There she learns about a mystery centered around a century old vengeful spirit

La mort de Louis XIV (2016)

IMDb: 6.8
2016

Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers

Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao (1995)

IMDb: 7.1
1995

A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglords mistress

The 12th Suspect (2019)

IMDb: 6.0
2019

A military detective investigating the murder of a poet in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005

IMDb: 6.2
2005

Bobby, a brave Skye Terrier, becomes local legend when it refuses to leave his masters grave after he dies The townsfolk feed the dog until local authorities ban strays The kids decide to help Bobby defy the law Based on true eve

The Black Press Soldiers Without Swords

IMDb: 6.5
1999

The history of black newspapers in America

The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science

IMDb: 7.9
2018

The Mayo Clinic Faith Hope Science tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a Medical Mecca, the Supreme Court of Medicine, and the place for hope

Eva Hesse (2016)

IMDb: 7.0
2016

Documentary feature film focusing on the life and times of Eva Hesse, a ground breaking artist who was active in New York and Germany in the 1960s

Badamasi Portrait of a General (2021)

IMDb: N/A
2021

A flawed Army General attempts to guide an impossible African country through a viciously strained era in this first of its kind, authorised biopic, based on real events

National Theatre Live King Lear (2018)

IMDb: 8.5
2018

Two aging fathers one a King, one his courtier reject the children who truly love them Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble

Belizaire the Cajun (1986)

IMDb: 6.6
1986

A Cajun man attempts to save his town

Brothel No 8 (1974)

IMDb: 7.6
1974

A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution, just like many other Japanese women working in Asia outside of Japan during the first half of the 20th century She worked in a Malaysian brothel called Sandak

Platform (2000)

IMDb: 7.4
2000

A theatre troupe from rural Fenyang struggles under the decline of communism and rise of popular culture in China in the 1980s

Petain (1993)

IMDb: 6.2
1993

During second world war,Philippe Petain gets absolute powers The war ends with the arrival of allied forces by Petainism has not been put on trial

Stars of Eger (1968)

IMDb: 7.4
1968

1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of their lives

MLK The Assassination Tapes (2012)

IMDb: 6.6
2012

Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered

The Haunting of the Tower of London (202

IMDb: 3.7
2022

When the remains of two murdered Princes are discovered at the Tower of London, a troubled Priest must put his beliefs aside to befriend a mysterious prisoner, who has supernatural powers to communicate with the dead Together the

Omoiyari A Song Film by Kishi Bashi (202

IMDb: 8.7
2022

Follows Kishi Bashi as he goes on a journey to learn about history and its relevance when a media interview links the muslim ban and the immigration crisis at the USA Mexico border with the incarceration of Japanese Americans duri

Inherit the Wind (1988)

IMDb: 6.6
1988

A biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South

The Robe (1953)

IMDb: 6.8
1953

In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards

Chaos on the Bridge (2014)

IMDb: 7.0
2014

The story of the struggle to create the television series, Star Trek The Next Generation 1987

The Long Ships (1964)

IMDb: 6.1
1964

A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find The Mother of All Voices, a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules

Battle of Britain (1969)

IMDb: 7.0
1969

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

Richard III (1955)

IMDb: 7.5
1955

Shakespeares powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir

The Universe (2007)

IMDb: 8.7
2007–2015

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

Reign of Terror (1949)

IMDb: 7.0
1949

Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine

Frost/Nixon (2008)

IMDb: 7.7
2008

A dramatic retelling of the post Watergate television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon