Best History movies of 1962

Actors : Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, John Wayne,

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Masaki Kobayashi,

An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn.

Actors : Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Trevor Howard, Marlon Brando,

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.

Actors : Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Barry Coe, Diane Baker,
Directors : Rudolph Maté,

A small army of Greeks spearheaded by 300 Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian army.

Actors : Frederico Zardi, Frank Wolff, Sennuccio Benelli, Salvo Randone,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.

Actors : Jean-Claude Fourneau, Florence Delay, Marc Jacquier, Roger Honorat,
Directors : Robert Bresson,

A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc (based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial), concerning Joan's imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of ...

Actors : Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann, Tony Curtis, Sam Wanamaker,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

In the 16th century Ukraine, the Polish overlords and the Cossacks fight for control of the land but frequent Turkish invasions force them to unite against the common Turkish foe.

Actors : Maurice Denham, Dirk Bogarde, Alec Guinness, Nigel Stock,
Directors : Lewis Gilbert,

On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary Wars, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lt. Scott-Paget whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.

Actors : Tatsuya Mihashi, Chûsha Ichikawa, Akira Takarada, Yûzô Kayama,
Directors : Hiroshi Inagaki,

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Actors : Vincent Price, Michael Pate, Robert Brown, Joan Freeman,
Directors : Roger Corman,

The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.

Actors : Stanley Baker, Rossana Podestà, Pier Angeli, Stewart Granger,
Directors : Robert Aldrich,

Sex, torture and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes his people can co-exist with the Sodomites, a disastrous decision.

Actors : Armando Silvestre, Pat Conway, Kamala Devi, Chuck Connors,
Directors : Arnold Laven,

In 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo.

Actors : William Holden, France Nuyen, Clifton Webb, Athene Seyler,

During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.

Actors : Fredric March, Maximilian Schell, Sophia Loren, Robert Wagner,
Directors : Vittorio De Sica,

A maddened German war criminal lives in a secluded house owned by his rich father who lets him think the war is still on 20 years after the fact. However, no deception can last forever.

Actors : Marianne Krencsey, Ilona Béres, András Csorba, Ernö Szabó,
Directors : Viktor Gertler,

Actors : Claudio Gora, Jacques Sernas, Gianna Maria Canale, Steve Reeves,
Directors : Sergio Corbucci,

The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Caesar informed on the actions and ...

Actors : Gordon Mitchell, Jacques Bergerac, Cristina Gaioni, Ennio Girolami,
Directors : Marino Girolami,

In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.

Actors : Dolores Hart, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Leo McKern,
Directors : Philip Dunne,

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.

Actors : Jack Hawkins, Folco Lulli, Michel Le Royer, Pascale Audret,
Directors : Jean Dréville,

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.

Actors : Alessandra Panaro, Ann Todd, Sean Flynn, José Nieto,
Directors : Tulio Demicheli,

The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.