New History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 208

Lawrence of Arabia: Britain's Great Adventurer

2020

Lawrence of Arabia: Britain's Great Adventurer

2020
8
The epic story of Thomas Edward Lawrence the First World War military officer who united the tribes of Arabia against the Ottoman Turkish army. The film reveals that while being one of the most enigmatic figures of the 20th century, he was also a deeply troubled man, delving into his personal torment, the secret his family were hiding, and the punishment he endured.
Pornotropic

2020

Pornotropic

2020
7
When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Meanwhile, in Indochina, France was suffering its first military defeats in its war against the Việt Minh, the rebel movement for independence.
Libelu: Down With The Dictatorship

2020

Libelu: Down With The Dictatorship

2020
In the 1970s, they were championing the fight against Brazil’s military dictatorship. Forty years later, what’s left of Libelu? What does adult life have in store for you after the revolutionary youth?
Josep

2020

Josep

2020
7.5
February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice than to build their own shelters, feed off the horses which have carried them out of their country, and die by the hundred for lack of hygiene and water... In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbwire, will become friends. One is a guard the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - New York 1995), a cartoonist who fights against the Franco regime.
Farinata: la tredicesima notte

2020

Farinata: la tredicesima notte

2020
Farinata is tried in Florence and convicted of heresy 19 years after his death; his remains are missing, his sons barbarously killed. Solomon of Lucca is the inquisitor. A story too murky and dark not to bring it back to light.
The Barcelona Vampiress

2020

The Barcelona Vampiress

2020
5.8
Barcelona, Spain, 1912. The disappearance of a girl from a wealthy family triggers a series of events that will shake the weak foundations of a hypocritical society.
World War Who?

2020

World War Who?

2020
Two soldiers lost in the midst of WWII run into a marooned movie director that recruits them on a mission to find secret buried treasure.
Just Like the Men

2020

Just Like the Men

2020
Just Like the Men is an original silent film written in 1914 by Ella Higginson, a novelist, poet laureate, and campaign manager for Frances Axtell. Their campaign was a success making Axtell one of the first women in Washington State to be sworn into legislative office. 100+ years later, this screwball-comedy offers a glimpse of women's first entrance into politics, just in time for the 2020 centennial of women's suffrage.
My Favorite War

2020

My Favorite War

2020
7.1
Ilze Burkovska, a little girl who is obsessed with stories of World War II and will be a filmmaker in a distant future, lives in Latvia under the totalitarian boot of the Soviets and the ominous shadow of the many menaces and horrors of the Cold War.
Leap

2020

Leap

2020
6.5
After 12 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team again reached the Olympic final. The ups and downs of the Chinese women's volleyball team for more than three decades have slowly spread away.
The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020
7.7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
Kommando Selbstzerstörung - Der Untergang der Kaiserlichen Flotte

2020

Kommando Selbstzerstörung - Der Untergang der Kaiserlichen Flotte

2020
8
The sinking of the German fleet interned at Scapa-Flow (Orkney Islands), June 21, 1919. We know that one of the stipulations of the armistice signed with Germany on November 11, 1918 was that that power's surface warships were to be "immediately decommissioned and interned in neutral or Allied ports, and remain there under the supervision of the Allies and the United States, guard detachments only being maintained on board". In fact, all the ships designated by the Allies - 11 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 7 light cruisers and 50 destroyers - had, a few days after the armistice, been assembled in Scapa-Flow Bay, in the center of the Orkney archipelago, i.e. north of Scotland, and had remained there ever since, under the supervision of the English naval authorities, but under the effective authority of German Admiral von Reuter.
Kickin' Up A Fuss: The Charles Daniels Story

2020

Kickin' Up A Fuss: The Charles Daniels Story

2020
In 1914, Charles Daniels entered a Calgary theatre with a paid ticket. He was denied his seat because he was Black. In this little-known civil rights story, Daniels reminds us that history is full of forgotten heroes.
Les oubliées des Grands Lacs

2020

Les oubliées des Grands Lacs

2020
8
Rape has been used as a weapon of war in the conflicts that have ravaged the Great Lakes region in recent decades. Victims are courageously speaking out, some for the first time.
The Hunter

2020

The Hunter

2020
On a hot summer night in 1985 Greenwich Village, a young man, new to the city, leaves a gay bar with a flamboyant performance artist. What starts as a hot date soon uncovers much deeper layers of race, class, history, and disease.
Coyote's Canoe

2020

Coyote's Canoe

2020
Inspired by the land formation known as Coyote’s Canoe, located near Gloria’s home in Splatsin community, this visual story shares the legend of the coyote bringing salmon to the people of the Interior of British Columbia.
John Ware Reclaimed

2020

John Ware Reclaimed

2020
8
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the story of John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta, Canada, prior to the turn of the 20th century.
Taras. Return

2020

Taras. Return

2020
6.3
Few weeks of Taras Shevchenko in Kazakhstan exile, before his discharge out of army, when agents of the secret police were in hot pursuit of him.
Streltsov

2020

Streltsov

2020
6.1
By the age of twenty, Eduard Streltsov has everything one can dream of: talent, fame and love. He is the rising star of Soviet football. The whole country, with bated breath, expects victory from the national team at the upcoming World Cup where Streltsov is to face the great Brazilian football player Pelé. However, two days before the departure of the team, the sportsman’s enemies manage to destroy his career. When the door to big sport seems to be closed for good, Streltsov has to re-enter the field and prove that he is a true champion who is worth everybody’s love.
FACE OF FIRE

2020

FACE OF FIRE

2020
He pours gasoline on every fire