Best History movies of 1993

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans.

Actors : Jesse Bradford, Karen Allen, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

A young boy struggles on his own in a run-down motel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.

Actors : Stephen Lang, Tom Berenger, Richard Jordan, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Ron Maxwell,

In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War.

Actors : Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi, Jason Patric,
Directors : Walter Hill,

The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the US Government's subjugation of his people.

Actors : Jet Li, Michelle Reis, Josephine Siao, Sibelle Hu,
Directors : Corey Yuen,

This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. ...

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Philip Stone, Jonathan Lacey, Julia Ormond,
Directors : Peter Greenaway,

A movie about the corruption in all levels of society. A baby is born from a supposed-to-be virgin woman, so a chain of hysteria about divine intervention in the birth takes place.

Actors : Jet Li, Dicky Cheung, Pak-Cheung Chan, Man Cheung,

Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!

Actors : Jet Li, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Man Cheung, Chingmy Yau,

A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords -- and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder (yup!), serious clan and cult rivalries, and...

Actors : Jim Carter, Donald Pleasence, Colin Firth, Amina Annabi,
Directors : Leslie Megahey,

In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is ...

Actors : Gerrit Schoonhoven, Richard Kiley, Bruce Marchiano, Dawid Minnaar,
Directors : Regardt van den Bergh,

Matthew 15:1 - 28:20 - The year is about 62 A.D., and the aging apostle Matthew recalls the remarkable events he witnessed as a young man. As his story unfolds, the centuries melt away and ...

Actors : Elisa D'Souza, Tom Alter, Riju Bajaj, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : Ketan Mehta,

An account of Vallbhbhai Patel's political life while India was taking first steps as an independent country.

Actors : André Eisermann, Jeremy Clyde, Udo Samel, Katharina Thalbach,
Directors : Peter Sehr,

Kaspar Hauser is the son of the duke of Baden. At the age of one he was swapped by another baby that has been killed right after the change. The real Kaspar Hauser grew up in prison without...

Actors : Marcus Gilbert, Kathleen Beller, Steve Abolt, Benton Jennings,
Directors : Kieth Merrill,

The story of the Mormon pioneers from the 1830's to the 1890's. The movie follows the experiences of Eliza Williams from New York to Missouri to Illinois to Utah. Eliza endures sickness, ...

Actors : Patrizia Bracaglia, Diego Abatantuono, Penélope Cruz, Ugo Conti,
Directors : Giovanni Veronesi,

The Nativity of Mary, from Joseph's point of view.

Actors : Paolo Graziosi, Carmen Maura, Maxime Mansion, Jocelyn Quivrin,
Directors : Roger Planchon,

The title of this major French costume drama means "Louis, child-king", and indeed it's a fascinating fresco about the formative years of the young king Louis XIV, before he became the ...

Actors : Amaliya Mordvinova, Arkadi Ides, Oleg Basilashvili, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan,

Russian countess in 1893 has strange dreams about herself living a life as a dishwasher in 1993' Moscow after dissolution of the USSR.

Actors : Massimo Bellinzoni, Arnaldo Ninchi, Dalia Lahav, Luigi Diberti,
Directors : Pupi Avati,

During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.

Actors : Bogdan Stupka, Rolan Bykov, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Lev Durov,
Directors : Igor Gostev,

Actors : Bernard Haller, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Pierre-Olivier Mornas, Ticky Holgado,
Directors : Christian Fechner,

Young Justinien, aka Cyrano-Nose-The-Less, born in 1683, leaves his adoptive parents to join a monastery, only to live a series of misadventures through which he will learn the secrets of his birth.

Actors : Alisa Freyndlikh, Ivar Kümnik, Dmitriy Kharatyan, Mikhail Boyarskiy,
Directors : Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich,

The 3rd part of the famous trilogy by Alexandre Dumas about d'Artagnan and his 3 friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis.