Top Rated History Movies - Page 295

13 Courts Mortels

2006

13 Courts Mortels

2006
6.2
The Story of Liubao

1957

The Story of Liubao

1957
5
Lin Jin, a solider of the New Fourth Army, stayed in Liubao village with his Army. During Lin Jin's stay, he fell in love with a local girl, Ermeizi. However, he had to leave Liubao with his troops for several years. Lin Jin and Ermeizi lost contact during the war after Lin Jin had left Liubao. Years later, Jin returns to Liubao where he finds Ermeizi again.
The Moscow Trials

2014

The Moscow Trials

2014
5.5
In March 2013, a courtroom was set up to provide a stage for a show trial that pitted the different sides of the cultural war in Russia. Yet the people on stage were no professional thespians but real-life actors: artists, politicians, church leaders, real lawyers, a real judge and a real jury. Director Milo Rau achieved a unique and oppressive insight into Russia under Putins authoritarian reign.
Tyrant Yeonsan

1962

Tyrant Yeonsan

1962
6
Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings of all the officials who displease him or who advised the previous king to depose the queen. He becomes crueler by the day. But in 10th year of his reign, he is kicked out of the throne and dies a tragic death.
Canada Vignettes: Sodbusters

1978

Canada Vignettes: Sodbusters

1978
4.3
A Canadian prairie farm family has a tough beginning on their new farm.
Eight Women Fighters

1987

Eight Women Fighters

1987
5
Women soldiers of the Volunteer Army battle the Japanese in Northeast China in 1936.
Guerra do Paraguay

2016

Guerra do Paraguay

2016
7
A soldier coming home after the Paraguay War meets a theater group. A shock between war and art.
Trotsky

1967

Trotsky

1967
5
Story of the life of an extraordinary man, who with Lenin, was the symbol of the Revolution of 1917.
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941
5.3
The Houses Are Full of Smoke

1987

The Houses Are Full of Smoke

1987
5.7
A powerful three-part documentary studying the US involvement in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The differing factions - Sandinista leaders, Guatemalan campesinos, CIA operatives, Contras and US government apologists - are interviewed and, in the absence of a controlling narration, the audience is encouraged to draw its own conclusions.
Solo, Solitude

2017

Solo, Solitude

2017
9
The Suharto regime has been holding power in Indonesia for over 30 years, shutting down democracy time and time again. Highly critical of the regime and unafraid to speak his mind, Wiji Thukul is a poet whose words are often yelled proudly by the crowd during political protests. When riots break out in Jakarta in 1996, he and a few other activists are accused to be responsible. Forced to flee, Wiji escapes to Pontianak in Borneo where he hides for eight months, sometimes living with complete strangers. There, he has to change his identity several times, but continues to write poetry and short stories under a pen name. In the meantime, in Solo, central Java, his wife, Sipon, lives with their two children under constant surveillance. In May 1998, Wiji Thukul is declared missing, a month before Suharto is deposed by his own people.
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

2016

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

2016
3.3
The film tells the life story of its director, Jan Nemec, one of the most known and important filmmakers of Czech New Wave.
And Nothing More

1987

And Nothing More

1987
5.7
The picture is about the anti-Hitler coalition of the USSR, England and America, which developed as a counterweight to the aggressive policy of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The unique newsreel footage of these years, shot by operators of different warring countries, is connected with today's thoughts of the author about the fate of the post-war world, about the humanitarian losses of both sides and about gaining unstable hopes for the unity of the world in countering evil.
Target for Today

1944

Target for Today

1944
5.3
A bombing mission over Germany by the American Eighth Air Force, from the initial planning for the mission through final completion, with all of its intricacies from beginning to end.
Havana: The New Art of Making Ruins

2006

Havana: The New Art of Making Ruins

2006
7.7
The final moments of Havana's buildings seen through the eyes of their inhabitants: before they are renovated - or collapsed altogether.
The Fencing Master

1962

The Fencing Master

1962
5.5
The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives for swordfighting – he was once a renowned kabuki swordfight choreographer, and as the Chairman of the New National Theatre Company, he wants nothing more than to choreograph the swordfights for the modern plays put on by the company.
Narthanasala

1963

Narthanasala

1963
7
This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.
David Starkey's Magna Carta

2015

David Starkey's Magna Carta

2015
8.3
David Starkey looks at the origins of Magna Carta, the document that has underpinned British liberties since it was created in 1215 to check the abuses of King John.
Ganadevata

1978

Ganadevata

1978
7
Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.
Gallant Ladies

1990

Gallant Ladies

1990
3.3
Despite being busy with his profession of soldiery, Brantome manages to find much more time for amorous dalliances with the ladies of the 16th-century French court than for battles. Unfortunately for him, his true love, Victoire, is beyond his reach most of the time. He more than compensates for this in the arms of others.

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