Popular History Movies - Page 392

A Foggy Tale

2025

A Foggy Tale

2025
7.4
Yue's brother was executed by the government. Determined to bring his body back home, Yue goes to Taipei alone and is nearly sold by human traffickers. Luckily, she is saved by Chao Kung-tao, a discharged soldier. Seeing no prospects in his own life, he decides to help Yue. Two people with no relations become friends in need, embarking on a journey that could cost them their lives.
Painters Painting

1973

Painters Painting

1973
6.5
Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from abstract expressionism to pop art through conversations with artists in their studios. Artists appearing in the film include Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell, and Kenneth Noland.
Truck Wars

2018

Truck Wars

2018
8
Pickup trucks are essential to the American way of life; manufacturers compete to outsmart, outmaneuver and outlast each other; experts, designers and historians weigh in on the most influential innovations in the truck world over the past 120 years.
Freddy

2023

Freddy

2023
6
The life of Dominican comedian, writer, TV producer and philanthropist Freddy Beras-Goico.
School of Fine Arts. Return

1990

School of Fine Arts. Return

1990
The second part of the duology on the famous Estonian artist Ülo Sooster continues his life story, paying homage to many other great artists who were spiritually consonant with his work.
Farewell Waltz

0000

Farewell Waltz

0000
The turbulent love story of an impoverished Jamaican boy and a wealthy English girl on the eve of World War II.
Игант

2019

Игант

2019
10
In the Shadow of the Reich: Nazi Medicine

1997

In the Shadow of the Reich: Nazi Medicine

1997
6.5
Examines the step-by-step process that led German medical professionals down an unethical road to genocide.
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

2006

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

2006
7.1
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Master of Go: First Royal Player

2010

Master of Go: First Royal Player

2010
Après la guerre, les restitutions

2015

Après la guerre, les restitutions

2015
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.
The Writer and the Murderer: The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère

2024

The Writer and the Murderer: The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère

2024
In 1993, Jean-Claude Romand murdered his entire family, shattering a lifetime of lies. Fascinated by the case from the beginning, French writer Emmanuel Carrère reviews the painful gestation of the book he dedicated to it.
The du Pont Story

1950

The du Pont Story

1950
A historical account of the du Pont chemical manufacturing company and its vital role in the growth of the USA.
Mamay

2003

Mamay

2003
6.2
Mamay draws on traditional Ukranian and Tatar folktales for its Romeo and Juliet-like love story and parable about chivalry and the struggle for freedom. Hundreds of years ago, in the wild steppes of Crimea that form an uneasy border between East and West, Europe and Asia, nomad and farmer, the proud Cossack Mamay falls in love with the Tatar beauty Omai. The title, like the storyline, holds a variety of different meanings taken from different cultures. In Turkic languages, it means "no one," but it was also the name of a famous Mongol conqueror, the great grandson of Ghengis-Khan. In Persian legends, mamay literally means "the spirit of the steppes. "
The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch

1954

The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch

1954
8
Young Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a desperation she shared with many in the post-war period. Fortunately, Privy Councillor Sauerbruch is at the scene of the incident, ordering her to be admitted to his clinic after a brief examination. Sauerbruch works both as a university lecturer and as a surgeon, a famous doctor who not only helps his patients physically but also gives them spiritual comfort. After he has taken Olga Ahrendt to his hospital, he discovers during an examination that her suicide attempt is due to a serious physical illness. He intensively takes care of her without forgetting about his other patients, to whom he can give a new will to live, even if only through a small story. And he will also treat Olga Ahrendt successfully...
Razzennest

2022

Razzennest

2022
5.8
South African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an Echo Park sound studio. With key members of Manus's crew joining, they record an audio commentary track for his new elegiac feature documentary Razzennest. But the session goes down a different path... cazzart! The ultimate elevation of arthouse horror, just not as you might expect.
Cold War Roadshow

2014

Cold War Roadshow

2014
Cold War Roadshow tells the story of one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern history — the unprecedented barnstorming across America in the fall of 1959 by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, the world leader of communism and America’s arch nemesis. At the very height of the Cold War, with American schoolchildren practicing duck-and-cover drills, the man who Americans feared could incinerate them in a rain of hydrogen bombs arrived in Washington, D.C. at the invitation of President Eisenhower. For both men, the visit was an opportunity to halt the escalating threats of the Cold War and chart a new course toward peaceful coexistence. For the American press, it was the media blockbuster story of the year.
MacArthur

1999

MacArthur

1999
MacArthur is a 1999 television documentary film about Douglas MacArthur, a United States General of the Army. Produced by PBS for The American Experience (now simply American Experience) documentary program, it recounts the significant events and controversies in MacArthur's life, from childhood to his death in 1964. Written and produced by Austin Hoyt, directed by Hoyt and Sarah Holt, and narrated by David Ogden Stiers.
Tempesta sul golfo

1943

Tempesta sul golfo

1943

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