Top Rated History Movies - Page 121

Chicogrande

2010

Chicogrande

2010
6.7
Butch Fenton, major of American army, comes for Villa's head and he's gonna get it. The "Punitive Expedition" proved to be the last major campaign of the U.S. Cavalry. Mexican revolution is the first social movement of the century.
Lady of the Dynasty

2015

Lady of the Dynasty

2015
4.4
The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.
Memories of Prison

1984

Memories of Prison

1984
6.7
In the 1930s, novelist and politician Graciliano Ramos is accused of being a communist sympathizer. He is then arrested and sent to the Ilha Grande prison, where he experiences the disturbing treatment reserved for common prisoners.
Lionman

1975

Lionman

1975
5.7
When the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.
The Demon

1972

The Demon

1972
6.4
Two brothers, who are both hunters and live with their mother, go to the mountains to set traps for deer. Suddenly, a demon grabs the younger brother. The older brother shoots an arrow, severing the demon's arm, which they plan to take home. But they make a grisly discovery on the journey home.
Princess of Cleves

1961

Princess of Cleves

1961
5.7
When a young teen marries the Prince of Cleves, more than twice her age, she automatically becomes an official Princess and takes her new position to heart. Although distracted by the elite entertainments found at court, the princess cannot help but mourn her impossible love for the dashing Duc de Nemours.
A Walk with Love and Death

1969

A Walk with Love and Death

1969
5.9
During France’s Hundred Years’ War, a Parisian student seeks refuge by the sea and falls in love with an aristocrat. As they find shelter in a monastery, their romance is overshadowed by the ongoing conflict between peasants and noblemen.
Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

1979

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

1979
7.7
Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.
Plymouth Adventure

1952

Plymouth Adventure

1952
5.7
During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with William Bradford's wife Dorothy.
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach

1970

Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach

1970
6.2
A pastor and ethnographer visits a remote corner of 19th-century Lithuania where folk customs associated with the area's pagan past still have a hold on the population.
Groenten uit Balen

2011

Groenten uit Balen

2011
6
The story of the laborer family Debruycker during the turbulent strike by Vieille Montagne in 1971.
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

1961

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

1961
5.5
Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.
The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978
6.6
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
One Man's Hero

1999

One Man's Hero

1999
5.3
One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a sergeant in the American Army who is commissioned as a captain in the Mexican army and commands the battalion, as he leads his men in battle and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border
Black Jack

1979

Black Jack

1979
7
When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with ‘Black Jack’, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two enter a world of body-snatchers, private lunatic asylums, and traveling fairs they find friendship in the most unlikely places.
Vivat, Naval Cadets!

1991

Vivat, Naval Cadets!

1991
5.8
In the second movie the Naval Cadets are guarding the princess coming from Germany to marry a Russian prince.
I Wish I Knew

2010

I Wish I Knew

2010
6.7
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard

1993

Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard

1993
6.4
Set in the French countryside in the 1600s, a lone rider deposits a newborn baby boy on the steps of a monastery, having bitten his nose off. The child is bought up by an ex-pirate and his wife and is taught to read, write, count, joust and fence, and is also given a wooden nose. However, he is ordered by a local baron to attend a tough seminary, but he soon rebels and makes an action-packed escape...
A Species Odyssey

2003

A Species Odyssey

2003
7.6
"A Species Odyssey" portrays the origins of Mankind from the moment the first primate stood up on their hind legs and set off to conquer the African Savanna, to modern Man, setting off to conquer space. 7 million years of triumph fraught with difficulties and extraordinary events that make Man what he is today.
Napoleon

1955

Napoleon

1955
6.3
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.

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