Top Rated History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 455

Ruby and Oswald

1978

Ruby and Oswald

1978
6
A dramatic re-creation of the four-day span preceding and following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, drawn from authenticated events and eyewitness accounts.
Forward, Comrades

2013

Forward, Comrades

2013
7
A young girl who treated her pets as comrades and liked to play with construction blocks, experiences her life changing after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth

1975

Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth

1975
9
Since the contemporary turn of the century short subjects of Georges Melies, the first French-made film to discuss the long taboo topic of the Dreyfus Case.
Cantares de una revolución

2018

Cantares de una revolución

2018
7
Devilwood

2006

Devilwood

2006
7
In a lawless outpost in 17th Century England, the people have ceased to be God-fearing but learn to fear the Devil instead.
A War Over Reality

2018

A War Over Reality

2018
6
We will soon be facing the greatest threat ever known as we are feeding and nurturing the monster of our own destruction. Welcome to your future.
The Nile and the Life

1968

The Nile and the Life

1968
5.5
Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise. The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity. The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals, political objectives, and how these impact the personal within it. (KHOURI)
Iris

2017

Iris

2017
6
During the war of the Portuguese overseas colonies, Íris Maria, an 18-year-old Portuguese girl born on a small island in Mozambique won the titles of Miss Mozambique and Miss Portugal 1972. This is her story.
The Country Left Behind

1962

The Country Left Behind

1962
7
Before the Korean War (1950-1953), a daughter of a Russian soldier stationed at Heungnam falls in love with a young Korean anti-Communist. Their love story shows how cruel the Russian soldiers were and how badly many North Koreans craved for freedom.
The First Christmas

1957

The First Christmas

1957
2
The Nativity story, retold via puppetry and narration.
Pier Paolo Pasolini: An Italian Journey

2018

Pier Paolo Pasolini: An Italian Journey

2018
7
In the summer of 1959, as a magazine correspondent, writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) traveled along the Italian coast. In 1963, he documented the sexual behavior of the Italians. In the winter of 1970-71, he witnessed the hardships of the most impoverished Italian population suffering from the boot of state power. After these three trips, he came to the conclusion that Italian society had changed drastically for the worse over the years.
66000

2018

66000

2018
9
Writing against oblivion: The film captures the names of the 66000 Austrian victims of the Shoa written by hand on the Prater Hauptallee in Vienna.
A Silent Traveler

1993

A Silent Traveler

1993
6
Debuting Iraq-born, Netherlands-based writer/director Ibrahim Selman starts out on docu ground, with a voiceover explaining his objectives and the film’s stand-in location, and recalling Kurdistan before the advent of war. He then shifts into narrative mode, with glimpses of life in a mountain village caught in the conflict between Iraqi military authorities and peshmergas (guerrilla freedom fighters).
A Childhood We Didn't Know...

2017

A Childhood We Didn't Know...

2017
3
1917, Yakutia. 9-year-old Mikita is growing up beyond his years, as he, along with adults, learns the difficult life of a Yakut cattle breeder, where every day is a struggle for survival. New challenges await the boy, as the events of the revolutionary, rebellious time violently invade the traditional way of his family, violating the values and way of life that have been established for centuries.
Snipers Shot

2016

Snipers Shot

2016
10
The villagers in a small mountain village during the Anti-Japanese War were exposed to the burning, killing and looting of the Japanese invaders. Anti-Japanese War with the Japanese in the end the story. Yang Jun feather starring Geshan, is a grass-roots hero from a small village. This movie strongly appeals to me is to pay attention to authenticity, but also this character is very cute.
1817: A Revolução Esquecida

2017

1817: A Revolução Esquecida

2017
6
Set in colonial Brazil, the love story between a Brazilian man and a Portuguese-born dame sets fire to a political movement which brought freedom and democracy in Brazil for the very first time.
Yeltsin: Three Days in August

2011

Yeltsin: Three Days in August

2011
7
The movie is based on real events. 1991 Boris Yeltsin, while at his dacha, learns that Gorbachev is blockaded in Foros ... According to the Soviet leadership, the State Committee for the State of Emergency in the USSR (GKChP of the USSR) is being formed, and Yanaev is declared acting. President of the USSR. Many advise to flee the country, but Yeltsin makes a decision - he goes to Moscow to the White House to lead the opposition...
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca

2005

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca

2005
7
The continued story of the circumstances that led to the founding of what would become a huge tourist destination in the desert.
Sarıkamış Çocukları

2017

Sarıkamış Çocukları

2017
10
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City

2005

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City

2005
7
Traces the often surprising, endlessly entertaining history of the country's most outrageous playground. Interviews with Las Vegas insiders as well as everyday citizens in search of the American Dream chronicle how Las Vegas transformed itself from remote frontier way station into the Depression-era "Gateway to the Hoover Dam," then into the mid-century gangster metropolis known as "Sin City," and finally into a family vacation destination and the fastest-growing city in the United States.