Best Historical War movies of 1980s

Actors : Burt Young, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Eric Roberts,
Directors : Peter Masterson,

The history of a Sicilian family who emigrated to America years ago and now lives in California cultivating vine. The problems start when they have to confront themselves with a powerful ...

Actors : Tim Elliott, Bruno Lawrence, Anzac Wallace, Kelly Johnson,
Directors : Geoff Murphy,

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal ...

Actors : Chang Son Hui, Ham Gi Sop, Jong-uk Ri, Gwon Ri,
Directors : Sang-ok Shin,

In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he...

Actors : Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin'ichi Chiba, Yuki Ninagawa, Etsuko Shiomi,
Directors : Noribumi Suzuki,

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that ...

Actors : Marília Pêra, Geraldine Smith, Richard Ulacia, Linda Kerridge,
Directors : Paul Morrissey,

Brazilian drug dealers in the lower east side of Manhattan start a war with a rival gang of Latino drug dealers. Their soldiers are Latino kids all under 17 because, as Rita La Punta says, ...

Actors : Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, Lilli Carati, Annie Belle,
Directors : Joe D'Amato,

An English soldier (Cliver) returns home from the Zulu war with the daughter of a tribal king (Gemser) as his slave (a gift that he was given for "saving" the kings life). The spoils of war...

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra,
Directors : Vijay Anand,

Unable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his...

Actors : Sabrina Siani, Harrison Muller, Beni Cardoso, Pietro Torrisi,
Directors : Franco Prosperi,

A mighty hero battles the son of Satan and his evil witch ally to save a kingdom from being taken over by the duo.

Actors : Wilford Brimley, Jon Voight, Eileen Davidson, Armand Assante,
Directors : Steven Paul,

TV producer James has an extremely vivid dream, in which he is a prince struggling to keep the kingdom at peace against the wishes of his warfaring brother, while at the same time competing...

Actors : Sergiu Nicolaescu, Virgil Flonda, George Alexandru, Vladimir Gaitan,
Directors : Sergiu Nicolaescu,

In medieval Wallachia a young prince battles his twin brother for their father's throne and for their ancestors' crown of fire.

Actors : Emanoil Petrut, Ion Dichiseanu, Alexandru Repan, George Constantin,
Directors : Gheorghe Vitanidis,

The life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian Kingdom despite considerable pressure from the neighboring Celtic warlords and the Greek cities of the Black Sea coast.

Actors : Brendan Ward, Mario Van Peebles, Melissa Esposito, Megan Van Peebles,
Directors : William Szarka,

A young man just released from prison and living with his sister crosses paths with two children, also brother and sister, who are on the run from their child pornographer foster parents.

Actors : Gojko Santic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Darko Damevski, Gorica Popovic,
Directors : Zdravko Velimirovic,

In medieval Serbia, a young monk, a master of herbal medicine, attracts the attention of a warlord's wife.

Actors : Jeetendra, Gulshan Grover, Bharat Bhushan, Leena Das,
Directors : Krishna Ghattamaneni,

Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi of Avanti and his wife, the Rajmata, would like to see peace in the region, and would like their daughter, Alaknanda, to marry the prince of Gandharva, Aditya ...

Actors : Mariano Vidal Molina, Tom Hernández, Remedios Hernandez, Joaquín Gómez,
Directors : Joaquín Gómez,

In a barren land, a women-only tribe known as the Selenians rule. They are in war with the Tazaris, evil men. Ancient law has it that Tazaris are cursed and the Selenians cannot enter their land, but they can.

Actors : Jerzy Celinski, Ryszard Bacciarelli, Adolf Chronicki, Bogusz Bilewski,
Directors : Grzegorz Królikiewicz,

Set in the 16th century, the film deals with "Confederation of Warsaw" in 1573, which was promoted by Polish Protestants and bound both the Estates and the King to religious tolerance, ...

Actors : Philip Berrigan, Futura 2000, Daniel Berrigan, Dean Hammer,
Directors : Emile de Antonio,

Dramatization of the trial of Christian anti-war activists, known collectively as the "Plowshares Eight". In September 1980, they broke into a General Electric weapons plant in King of ...

Actors : Jerzy Kryszak, Wojciech Alaborski, Krzysztof Kolberger, Krzysztof Jasinski,
Directors : Ryszard Ber,

The year is 1575 when Transylvanian prince Stefan Batory sends his loyal servant, Szymon Mroczek, to Warsaw. The mission is to gain support for him to become the next king of Poland.

Actors : Carter Wong, Hsieh Wang, Nancy Yen, Lieh Lo,

The kingdom of the Ming Emperor is being over run. He decides to kill himself and his daughter - but she escapes with a severe injury. She is helped by a female warrior and hopes to defeat the invaders.

Actors : Dietmar Schönherr, Barbara Viertl, Lois Weinberger, Barbara Weber,
Directors : Christian Berger,

Portrait of an alpine countryside during the Napoleonic wars. The hero, a poor countryman, is faced with expulsion from society after having informed the French occupants of the hiding place of the guerrilla leader.