Top Rated History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 307

The Phoney War

2019

The Phoney War

2019
8
September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmacht invades Poland. This day, the sad date when the fate of the world changed forever, the Phoney War began: eight months of uncertainty, preparations, evacuations and skirmishes.
He Film

2011

He Film

2011
5.7
The Chinese government provides the villages in the mountains of Sichuan (China) with films. The main character of this film is a projectionist who, 37 years ago, used to carry his old projector on foot and bicycle. He would display a small screen across the road or between trees in front of a farm... It's the same today except that he rides a motorcycle, carries a large screen and that the films travel two thousand kilometers from Beijing to Chengdu by satellite, before he picks them up on his motorcycle. Up in the mountains, people bring a stool out on the road and watch. That story takes place in Beijing and the beautiful mountains covered with bamboos above Chengdu
At the Crossroads of Great Storms

1980

At the Crossroads of Great Storms

1980
6.3
In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.
Panoramas of War

2018

Panoramas of War

2018
6.3
The end of the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) saw the birth of the panoramas of war, huge circular paintings depicting scenes of war, cruelty and desolation that were contemplated by thousands of spectators, a kind of inmersive static newsreels, a mass media prior to the era of mass media, a virtual reality on canvas.
Sand and Fire

2019

Sand and Fire

2019
5.8
Set between 1802 and 1818, it is the epic true story of a Spanish army officer and genius conspirator. Missioned by Spain, Domingo Badia, alias Ali Bey El Abbassi will meet Lady Hester Stanhope, an English aristocrat, better known under the name of Meleki, and they will live together an extraordinary destiny which will upset the Middle East.
Floating Weeds Diary

1955

Floating Weeds Diary

1955
4.3
A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar. In addition, the players find they have been cheated out of their profits by a crooked impresario.
Magda Goebbels: First Lady of the Third Reich

2022

Magda Goebbels: First Lady of the Third Reich

2022
8
How Johanna Maria Magdalena Ritschel became Magda Goebbels (1901-1945), wife of the notorious and sinister Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), and the true First Lady of the Third Reich…
January Dream

1979

January Dream

1979
5.7
Young Moldovan nobles try to overthrow King Mihail Sturdza. They plot an assassination and spread flyers. On this backdrop, there is a romance story between Franz Liszt, in tournament, and one of the noblemen's daughter, who is close to the plotters.
The Bugle from Gutian

2019

The Bugle from Gutian

2019
7.7
Red Army trumpeter and his comrades-in-arms in legendary military breakout from Jinggangshan to Daixi
Women of the Third Reich

2019

Women of the Third Reich

2019
7
When the long nightmare ended, most German women were perceived as passive witnesses to the horrors of the Nazi regime, but actually the leaders of the Third Reich used millions of them as an essential cog of their criminal machinery: they were members of the Nazi party, reproductive mothers, contributors to the war effort, factory workers, volunteers as guards in the death camps.
The Lenin Factor

2019

The Lenin Factor

2019
5.7
Having dedicated his life to the preparation of the revolution in the Russian Empire, Vladimir Lenin, living in exile in Switzerland, desperately seeks a way back to Russia to take control. Options are few when Lenin receives an offer from Alexander Parvus, the most infamous of political opportunists, who has made a deal with Germany to sponsor the revolution under Lenin’s command and smuggle Lenin and his comrades into Russia. Aware that making a deal with 2 devils could cost him everything, Lenin knows he must outsmart and outmaneuver Parvus and the Germans at any cost...
Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel

2015

Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel

2015
8.3
Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws

2019

Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws

2019
6.7
A movie company comes to Oklahoma to convince legendary lawmen Bill Tilghman to star in a bank robbery silent film featuring real outlaws. Tilghman reluctantly agrees, not realizing everyone's lives will never be the same.
An Unforgettable Grudge

1926

An Unforgettable Grudge

1926
8.3
Set in the Edo period, the film deals with two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Sadly, only 12 minutes of footage survive.
We Who Remain

2017

We Who Remain

2017
7.5
Sudan, Southern Kordofan, the Nuba Mountains in Africa. Scenes from the forgotten war that the fighters of the Nuba people have held since 2011 against the government of President Omar al-Bashir and the Sudanese army, which crudely show the hard daily life of Hannan, a brave woman fighting for the survival of her family; Jordania, a promising student; Mosquito, a reckless journalist; and Al-Bagir, a rebel leader.
About a War

2019

About a War

2019
6.3
A feature length documentary exploring violence and social change through the stories of ex-fighters from the Lebanese Civil War.
Liberation

2019

Liberation

2019
5.3
Based on real life events, the film is set in January 1949 and focuses around a group of soldiers involved in the final stages of the Battle of Pingjin
Underwood

2019

Underwood

2019
4.7
A decades old murder comes to light as an unknowing author uncovers a dark mystery while on a retreat. Haunted by a victim's ghost, she now must find the killers identity through her dreams before the killer finds her first.
Naval Cadets 1787. War

2023

Naval Cadets 1787. War

2023
3
The action of the film begins in the Crimea in 1787. Representatives of the Western powers once again begin their intrigues against Russia, but the main characters, former midshipmen, who have already reached a respectable age by this time, and their adult children, stand up to defend their homeland. They have to sail to the Crimea from Malta and there take part in the war with Turkey; in particular, to take part in the battle of Kinburn under the command of Suvorov.
Guedelon II: Rebuilding the Past

2019

Guedelon II: Rebuilding the Past

2019
9.3
For the past twenty years, in the Burgundy region of France, archaeologists and craftsmen have been working on the reconstruction of the fortified castle of Guedelon using the same techniques and materials available in medieval times; a fascinating project that brings to the present a vivid image of the past.