Best History movies of 1960s

Actors : Bernard Blier, France Anglade, Karin Dor, Vittorio De Sica,
Directors : Denys de La Patellière,

France, July, 1789. Whilst a party of aristocrats are enjoying themselves in the Bois de Vincennes, the French Revolution is beginning to get underway. At the insistence of her father, 16 ...

Actors : Sergio Ciani, Wandisa Guida, Livio Lorenzon, Daniele Vargas,
Directors : Piero Pierotti,

Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by ...

Actors : Anne Aubrey, Nikola Popovic, Antun Nalis, Barry Jones,
Directors : Vladimir Pogacic,

The movie Karolina Rijeka is loosely based on the legendary story of young Karolina Belinic. When the English fleet began firing cannons on the Adriatic port of Rijeka, young Karolina ...

Actors : Jany Clair, Edmund Purdom, John Drew Barrymore, Gianna Maria Canale,
Directors : Pierre Chenal,

Rasputin was a lusty steppes peasant, a god revealed, a cunning patriot, all that, or a mystifier? An intriguing biography.

Actors : Mohamad Ali Fardin, Farzneh, Manoochehr Nozari, Hossein Mohseni,
Directors : Esmail Kushan,

Amir Arsalan who is in love with Farrokh-Lagha the prince travels to the west to find her. He there meets the two ministers of Petros Shah. One of them Shams Vazir is good with him but the ...

Actors : Léa Garcia, Luiza Maranhão, Eliezer Gomes, Antonio Pitanga,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

Actors : Igli Villani, Ira von Fürstenberg, Sydney Chaplin, Fred Robsahm,
Directors : Bruno Corbucci,

Margherita nicknamed Fornarina is Raphael's mistress. Beatrice, a noblewoman who is also in love with the famous painter tries to get her out of the way, by having her wrongly accused of ...

Actors : Moran Li, Jie Li, Ke Poo, Xueqin Pang,
Directors : Nong Lin,

In 1894 the Japanese Imperial Navy provokes the Chinese navy to test defenses. Some Chinese want to make concessions while others want to fight. When Japan invades, some naval officers put up a heroic resistance.

Actors : Sergio Fantoni, Angela Cavo, Hildegard Knef, Giacomo Rossi Stuart,
Directors : Umberto Lenzi,

Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the ...

Actors : Roger Browne, José Greci, Alfio Caltabiano, Harold Bradley,
Directors : Michele Lupo,

The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. ...

Actors : Eijirô Tôno, Ken Takakura, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hibari Misora,
Directors : Masahiro Makino,

The tale of Princess Sen, daughter to Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and wife of Toyotomi Hideyori.

Actors : Alfredo Alcón, Lautaro Murúa, Evangelina Salazar, Ana María Picchio,
Directors : Leopoldo Torre Nilsson,

The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

Actors : Naoko Kubo, Hashizô Ôkawa, Yôko Nogiwa, Hiroko Sakuramachi,
Directors : Tai Katô,

Hired on a mission by the government, Shinzo soon finds himself in the center of a conspiracy looking to unearth a mythical clan and their hidden gold.

Actors : Daniela Rocca, Robert Alda, Anthony Steel, José Greci,
Directors : Giuseppe Vari,

408 AD. The Visigoths led by Alaric invade northern Italy. At Ravenna, they have to battle, and they are stopped by the power of the Roman legions and the cunning of the emperor's sister, ...

Actors : Eva Dahlbeck, Birgitte Federspiel, Gitte Hænning, Oleg Vidov,
Directors : Gabriel Axel,

The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard calms down ...

Actors : Demeter Bitenc, Franjo Blaz, Miha Baloh, Milan Brezigar,
Directors : France Stiglic,

The film is based on a novel by Ivan Tavcar and was adapted for the screen by Andrej Hieng. It is set at the end of the 17th century in the area that is now Slovenia at a time of religious ...

Actors : Andrzej Szczepkowski, Gustaw Holoubek, Bronislaw Pawlik, Marek Kondrat,
Directors : Sylwester Checinski,

Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz. The story culminates in the unveiling of ...

Actors : Mynavathi, Jayanthi, Bharathi, Narasimhraju,
Directors : B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu,

Story of the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, Lord Krishnadevaraya who presided over the empire at its zenith.

Actors : Julián Soler, Germán Robles, Enrique Rocha, Wolf Ruvinskis,
Directors : Julio Bracho,

The last hours and crucifixion of Christ.

Actors : Mark Damon, Livio Lorenzon, Arnoldo Foà, Scilla Gabel,
Directors : Ferdinando Baldi,

In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra ...