Top Rated History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 175

Summer Crisis

2013

Summer Crisis

2013
5.1
In the summer of 1969, Bernard, a Gaspesian fisherman's son, arrive in Perce to fin work. He meets Paul, Jacques and Francis, Quebec Independence activists who have come to open the 'Fisherman's House'. They aim to organize public conferences and offer lodgings to young travelers. A motley crowd of Quebecers from all over the province soon flocks to Perce: artists, hippies, rockers, hitchhikers and the like shake local authorities. Bernard is won over by the trio's ideas and gets increasingly involved in their project. The following year, the will join the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) and play a pivotal role in the Summer Crisis 1969.
The Aga's Testament

1967

The Aga's Testament

1967
7.1
In 1585 the Turks and Vallons are looting the Látrány region.
Bengal Brigade

1954

Bengal Brigade

1954
5.3
Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, the daughter of his superior officer, Claybourne leaves the army until he could regain his reputation. When the Rajah Karam launches an attack on the British forces in India, Claybourne finds a chance at redemption.
The Gleiwitz Case

1961

The Gleiwitz Case

1961
6.6
Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation

1943

The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation

1943
6
Having found the fabulous treasure of which Abbé Faria had spoken to him, Dantès has only one idea left: revenge. He will succeed patiently, but will not however have the heart to break the poor Mercedes. Then he will leave for the East, accompanied by a lovely Levantine, Haydé, who served him to accomplish his revenge.
The Independence of Romania

1912

The Independence of Romania

1912
5.7
The movie depicts the Romanian War of Independence (1877-1878).
Revolution

1968

Revolution

1968
4.6
The San Francisco scene in 1967-68. Documentary about hippies shot during the height of the movement . Viewpoints from many kinds of people. Music by Steve Miller Band, Mother Earth, Quicksilver Messenger Service and others.
The Club of the Big Deed

1927

The Club of the Big Deed

1927
5.2
The film tells about the Decembrists’ revolt in the south of Russia. Right before the Decembrist Revolt 1825 a chevalier of fortune decides that it's time for a game. But on whom to make a bet? He asks the cards. But he's not the only one who makes the choice.
Autobiography of a Princess

1975

Autobiography of a Princess

1975
5.1
On the birthday of her late father, a deposed Maharaja, a displaced Indian princess living in London and his former private secretary watch home movies and reminisce about royal India.
The Hussar of Death

1925

The Hussar of Death

1925
5.4
Depicts the deeds of Chilean national hero Manuel Rodriguez and the events of the Chilean War of Independence against Spain in the early 1800s.
Hero of the Red Light District

1960

Hero of the Red Light District

1960
8.6
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
File of Attempted Murder

2010

File of Attempted Murder

2010
5.9
Tells the story behind an assassination attempt perpetrated in 1897, by a dipsomaniac man, against the President of the Mexican Republic, General Porfirio Diaz.
Diane

1956

Diane

1956
5.8
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
Rosita

1923

Rosita

1923
6.5
The King tosses Rosita in jail and when Don Diego, who Rosita loves, tries to defend her, he too is thrown in jail. While Don Diego is sentenced to be executed, the King lusts after Rosita and decides to put her up in a luxurious villa. To give her a title, he marries her to a masked nobleman, who turns out to be Don Diego.
Fabiola

1949

Fabiola

1949
5.4
In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gladiator. After Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to being a Christian, is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to the death in the arena.
Red Hollywood

1996

Red Hollywood

1996
6.1
A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
Desmundo

2002

Desmundo

2002
5.7
The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.
Rabindranath Tagore

1961

Rabindranath Tagore

1961
6.8
Docudrama about the life of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian polymath—poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art, becoming in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The film was released during Tagore's birth centenary year.
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power

1982

Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power

1982
3.8
As the Roman Empire slowly declines, Caesar Nero indulges himself in every known debauchery, including incest with his mother.
Gladiator of Rome

1962

Gladiator of Rome

1962
5.5
A warrior protecting a slave girl, who is really a princess, winds up as a gladiator in the Roman arenas.