Top Rated History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 471

Amazon Adventure

2017

Amazon Adventure

2017
4
This film follows scientist Henry Bates as he explores the Amazon for proof of natural selection.
Giordano Bruno

1984

Giordano Bruno

1984
7
The story of Giordano Bruno, who held various researches and observations of planets and stars around the Earth. He lived in the 16th century, and his innovative views did not bring him anything but persecution at that time. Some moments of his life are ranked as real feats, one of which will be discussed in this animation.
Ewir Amora Kelabi

2016

Ewir Amora Kelabi

2016
7.5
Based on a true story, this film chronicles the life of Major Tibebu Mesfin, who worked for the Dergue Regime in Ethiopia. This unpredictable adventure tells the story of how far one man will go to fulfill his destiny.
Libere

2017

Libere

2017
6.5
Die Luther Matrix

2017

Die Luther Matrix

2017
4
Napoleon

2000

Napoleon

2000
7
In David Grubin's NAPOLEON watch Napoleon's rise from obscurity to victories that made him a hero to the French people and convinced him he was destined for greatness. Learn of his love for Josephine Beauharnais, and his rise to Emperor. Witness his extraordinary achievements and ultimately his fall, his final battles, his exile to Elba, and his defeat at Waterloo. For nearly two decades he strode the world stage like a colossus -- loved and despised, venerated and feared. From his birth on the rugged island of Corsica to his final exile on the godforsaken island of St. Helena, NAPOLEON brings this extraordinary figure to life.
Six Hours in Djogja

1951

Six Hours in Djogja

1951
8
Depicting the celebrated recapture of the town of Yogyakarta from Dutch forces in March 1949, by Indonesian youth of the resistance and members of the Indonesian army. Although it was held only for a few hours, it resulted in a UN resolution calling on the Dutch to leave.
Prisoners of Propaganda

1987

Prisoners of Propaganda

1987
6
In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Secret Service made a film called Calling Australia! to show the "exemplary conditions" under which prisoners of war were kept, and to "soften up" the Australian public for the anticipated occupation of their country by Japanese forces. Prisoners of Propaganda tells why the film was made, and how it came to be forgotten.
The Forgotten Force

1994

The Forgotten Force

1994
6
After the atomic obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, over 36,000 Australian men and women, part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), marched onto Japanese soil. They were assigned the toughest and most dangerous area of Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture, which included the atom-bombed city. The Forgotten Force tells for the first time the story of Australia's role in Japan. Rare archival and private footage, photographs and eyewitness accounts from both sides vividly recreate the atmosphere of post-war Japan - the horror of Hiroshima and its aftermath; the struggle to build a new "democratic" society while under the heel of military rule; the growth from suspicion and fear to friendship and trust between foes.
Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

2013

Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

2013
8
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.
Abarenbo Shogun: The Avenging Angel

1993

Abarenbo Shogun: The Avenging Angel

1993
7.5
This is a standalone movie, based on the long-running television series about Shogun Yoshimune. When the very foundation of the government is shaken by a counter-feiting scandal, Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune must take to the road as an itinerant ronin in order to find out who's behind the conspiracy. Meanwhile, a woman acting as an avenging angel begins assassin-ating the suspects in the case, causing Yoshimune to not only find his original quarry, but to help her get her revenge against those corrupt individuals that had murdered her family when she was only a child. Matsudaira Ken shines in his most famous role, the 'Roughneck' Shogun who travels the country seeking to stomp out evil and corruption.
Lie

2009

Lie

2009
1
In 1968 Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys met a dynamic and passionate singer/songwriter and introduced him to Hollywood. The two set out to record that artist's first professional album. The album became known as LIE. In 1969 this artist achieved incredible fame, but not for his music. The artist's name was Charles Manson.
Hope Dies Last

2017

Hope Dies Last

2017
8
A sickly scrawny man in a striped uniform takes a shaving brush and foam, and with a sharp blade, he shaves the back of the head of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of the Auschwitz camp himself. They will never speak with one another, and Joseph (we only learn his name during the credits) will never harm Höss, will not stop the flood of horrible murders with yet another murder. This short sketch about life of a death camp makes us feel pain and grief of millions of people who had passed beyond the walls of the shaving room during the imprisonment of Joseph, the man who outlived his torturer.
14 Bis

2006

14 Bis

2006
8
The Divine Miracle

1973

The Divine Miracle

1973
4.5
A surrealist translation of Catholic devotional postcard imagery set into unsettling motion. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
Pocahontas: Beyond the Myth

2017

Pocahontas: Beyond the Myth

2017
10
The story of Pocahontas has been passed down through the centuries. Her relationship with John Smith has been characterized as a romance that united two cultures and created lasting peace. However, the life of this American Indian princess was anything but a fairytale. Join us as we look beyond the fiction and reveal the real story of Pocahontas, a tale of kidnapping, conflict, starvation, ocean journeys, and the future of an entire civilization.
Extranjeros de sí mismos

2000

Extranjeros de sí mismos

2000
6
Legend of Siavush

1977

Legend of Siavush

1977
5
The third part of Tajik trilogy.
Legend of Rustam

1972

Legend of Rustam

1972
10
An epic legend about the exploits of the legendary hero Rustam - a brave warrior who is always ready to come to the aid of those who need her. The story is based on Ferdowsi's poem "Shah-Nam". The first part of the "Exploits of Rustam" dilogy, which is continued by the film "Rustam and Suhrab" (1972).
Premalayam

0000

Premalayam

0000
10
story of a wedded couple and the connection between their families a tale about relinquishing ones love for ones family.