Best History movies of 1960s

Actors : Bruno Cremer, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jacques Brel, Annie Girardot,
Directors : Philippe Fourastié,

The story of a notorious French criminal gang of the 1910s.

Actors : Jussi Jurkka, Joel Rinne, Kapo Manto, Tamara Lund,
Directors : Matti Kassila,

June 1944. The attention of the world is focused on Normandy, but the change of the tide can be felt in Finland also. Rumours of preparations of a massive Soviet attack in the Karelian ...

Actors : Franca Bettoia, Franco Fabrizi, Alan Ladd, Robert Keith,

A duel takes place in order to put an end to the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. Three valiant brothers are chosen for each side. The Romans choose three brothers: ...

Actors : Hideko Takamine, Yûnosuke Itô, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao,
Directors : Yasuzô Masumura,

The Wife of Seishû Hanaoka is set in feudal Japan. Its two central characters are based on the wife and mother of Japanese physician Seishû Hanaoka (1760-1835). Hanaoka developed a herbal ...

Actors : Philippe Noiret, Dany Robin, Palau, Jean-Paul Belmondo,
Directors : Michel Boisrond,

Anthology of four love stories that have some historical basis.

Actors : Alfredo Alcón, María Aurelia Bisutti, Lautaro Murúa, Graciela Borges,
Directors : Leopoldo Torre Nilsson,

The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro and his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas some centuries ago.

Actors : Stepas Jukna, Eugenija Pleskyte, Vaclovas Muraska, Stasis Petronaitis,

A lithuanian village just after the end of the second World War: Neither German nor Russian its inhabitants must, despite their wounds, find new craft to dream of a better future ahead of them.

Actors : Janet Agren, Ciccio Ingrassia, Fiorenzo Fiorentini, Franco Franchi,
Directors : Giuseppe Orlandini,

Two inept crusaders almost sabotage the christians' plan to conquer Jerusalem.

Actors : Ogami Ayunosuke, Nakazato Atstuko, Ryûji Kita, Yoshio Inaba,
Directors : Junji Kurata,

Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that...

Actors : Spas Dzhonev, Bogomil Simeonov, Vasil Stoychev, Andrey Mihaylov,

1197. King Kaloyan ascends the throne in hard times for Bulgaria. The country is still recovering from a century of Byzantine subjugation. He is forced to carry out a very flexible foreign ...

Actors : Helena Lehtelä, Siiri Angerkoski, Mauno Kuusisto, Matti Hyvönen,
Directors : Åke Lindman,

Fictionalised biopic of Finnish tenor Mauno Kuusisto, taking its title from his most popular song which remains the all-time best-selling single record in Finland. An orphaned boy, singing ...

Actors : Misako Watanabe, Fujio Tokita, Wataru Ômae, Kinnosuke Nakamura,
Directors : Tai Katô,

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a ...

Actors : Judy Stephen, Blas Martín, Antonio Alonso, Luis Varela,
Directors : Fernando García de la Vega,

Short documentary from the series Escala en Hi-Fi.

Actors : Andrzej Seweryn, Jan Machulski, Barbara Brylska, Boleslaw Plotnicki,
Directors : Jan Rybkowski,

University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents.

Actors : Aleksandr Mikhaylov, Oskar Lind, German Zhuravlyov, Anatoliy Romashin,
Directors : Grigori Nikulin,

In the time of the WWII there were soldiers who treated the other side like humans.

Actors : Yeong-gyun Shin, Yi Shen, Ching Lee, Hsiung Chao,
Directors : Meng Hua Ho,

This elaborate period piece crafted by versatile young director Ho Meng Hua is a Chinese variation of the famous 'The Man Behind the Iron Mask' legend based on the rule of French King Louis...

Actors : Rossana Podestà, Mario Petri, Guy Madison, Giacomo Rossi Stuart,

At the time of Caesar's conquest of Gaul, a Roman tribune falls in-love with the daughter of a Gallic chieftain during a dangerous mission.

Actors : Jaime Vadell, Patricia Guzmán, Jorge Guerra, Hector Duvauchelle,
Directors : Helvio Soto,

The plot takes place in 1879 through 1880 during the War of the Pacific. The film decries the cruelty and absurdity of war and the disunity among the peoples of Latin America.

Actors : Liselotte Pulver, Gustaf Gründgens, Hilde Krahl, Sabine Sinjen,
Directors : Helmut Käutner,

London, early 18th century: Queen Anne, the last of the House of Stuart, is a weak ruler. She is committed to peace in the War of Spanish Succession. The Duchess of Marlborough, whose ...

Actors : Udaya Kumar, Aswath, Narasimhraju, Rajkumar,
Directors : Hunsur Krishnamurthy,

This movie is based on the great poet Raghavanka's 'Harishchandra Kavya'. Satya Harishchandra is an epic based on the mythological King Raja Harishchandra who was renowned for upholding ...