Popular History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 79

Mission Mangal

2019

Mission Mangal

2019
6.8
A team of Indian scientists at ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) take on the extraordinary task of successfully sending a satellite into the orbit of planet Mars in a country's maiden attempt.
The Medal Seeking Its Owner

1989

The Medal Seeking Its Owner

1989
The film depicts the French occupation of the Mediterranean city of Kahramanmaraş in Turkey during World War I and the resistance of the Maraş people against this occupation.
Corbo

2015

Corbo

2015
6.3
Montreal, spring 1966. Jean Corbo, 16 years old, born to a Quebec mother and an Italian father, is torn between his two affiliations. After befriending two young far-left activists, he joined the Front de Libération du Québec, an underground radical group. Jean, from then on, marches inexorably towards his destiny.
Clara Campoamor, the Neglected Woman

2011

Clara Campoamor, the Neglected Woman

2011
7.2
Spain, 1931. Under the Second Republic, women are eligible, but cannot vote. Victoria Kent and Clara Campoamor, the first women in the Spanish Parliament, intend to fight for women's rights, and Clara knows that the first step is to get the women's vote approved…
For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943
6.5
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
Jet Black Ten: The Last Story

2022

Jet Black Ten: The Last Story

2022
In Edo, an amnesic man with extraordinary sword skills searches for clues about his past and his identity.
Irena's Vow

2024

Irena's Vow

2024
7.4
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.
Stalin

1992

Stalin

1992
5.1
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film traces the rise of the Bolshevik tyrant from Lenin’s return from exile to his brutal struggle with Trotsky, the creation of his feared secret police and the merciless inner workings of his regime. As Anna recounts her grandfather’s life, viewers gain an intimate, personal perspective on the paranoia and purges that left even his closest circles living in constant fear.
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu

2014

Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu

2014
6
Tokugawa Ieyasu is killed at the Battle of Sekigahara. Jirosaburo Serada, who travels all over the country, becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu's shadow warrior and runs country….
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

1990

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

1990
10
Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and Takeda clans. Leading up to them was the incredible life of Uesugi Kenshin, who rose from a son out of favor with his...
The Day We Died

2020

The Day We Died

2020
5.5
Film about the events surrounding the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen on February 14th and 15th 2015.
Paganini

1973

Paganini

1973
9
Operetta concerning the love affair of Niccolò Paganini, the violinist, and Élisa Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon.
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

2010

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

2010
6.2
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story shows how the classic board game has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon and follows the colorful players who come together to compete for the coveted title of Monopoly World Champion.
Spark

2016

Spark

2016
Spark (2016) Oscar, a young Venezuelan student, sparks a social media movement using an innovative cell phone application to circumvent the censorship in his country.
Doña Ana

2004

Doña Ana

2004
An epic portrayal of the reincarnation of three souls, two brothers and a sister, through the most volatile periods of Puerto Rico's dramatic history. Their mother, Doña Ana, who lost them in a freak storm in the 1850's, is forced to bear witness to their trials and joys over the course of 3 generations.
Mona Lisa Smile

2003

Mona Lisa Smile

2003
6.9
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
Agora

2009

Agora

2009
7
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Belizaire the Cajun

1986

Belizaire the Cajun

1986
5.3
In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish to eradicate all Cajuns. Complicating matters is that Belizaire's former flame is now married to his biggest rival, an affluent landowner's son. Before he knows it, Belizaire is caught up in a web of murder, lies, and prejudice.
Final Portrait

2017

Final Portrait

2017
6
Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.
Kill the Messenger

2014

Kill the Messenger

2014
6.6
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.