Top Rated History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 499

Experiment Stuka

2018

Experiment Stuka

2018
6
Spanish Civil War, May, 1938. Four villages in Castellón, Benassal, Albocàsser, Ares del Maestrat and Vilar de Canes, were bombed from the sky and ravaged. 38 people died. Inhabitants never knew for sure who piloted the planes responsible for such atrocity, although the rebel propaganda attributed the act to the republican side. Now, 80 years later, the truth is finally exposed.
The Souvenir

2008

The Souvenir

2008
7
Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a Christmas diorama advent calendar. Each filmmaker was assigned a specific date and given the props that were used in that window to use in their short. This is the twelfth film in the series.
Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold

2018

Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold

2018
8
It's a land of pyramids, gold, and ancient treasure, but it's not Egypt. It's present-day Sudan, once home to the glorious kingdom of Kush. Now, archaeologists are using every means possible - from robots to rock climbers - in their search for clues about this long-neglected culture. Once the Kushites filled the pharaohs' coffers with gold and, for a time, they even ruled over all of Egypt, but only now is their real story beginning to emerge.
Os Mucker

1979

Os Mucker

1979
5
In 1873 in Rio Grande do Sul, a group of peasants come together to form a community of brothers, arousing the enmity of the rest of the population. They are immigrants from the German region and develop a communitary social model, having the Bible as a code of morals, faith and conduct. The group's economic independence ends up irritating the locals to the point of provoking successive aggressions that culminate in a bloody massacre.
The Confederate

2018

The Confederate

2018
4
Georgia, 1864. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage to her brutal neighbor, Willa Randall disguises herself as a boy and joins the confederate Cavalry.
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

1998

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

1998
1
Two fact-based tales about citizens who risked everything, including their lives, to save Holocaust victims.
Ruby and Oswald

1978

Ruby and Oswald

1978
6
The most accurate portrait ever made of the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination and the subsequent assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald.
John, Paul, George and Ben

2007

John, Paul, George and Ben

2007
5
This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance, in Lane Smith's inimitable style.
The Man Who Killed Richard III

2015

The Man Who Killed Richard III

2015
6
Evidence reveals Sir Rhys ap Thomas of Wales may have dealt the fatal blow to England's King Richard III that paved the way for the Tudor monarchy.
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).