Best History movies of 1962

Actors : Aldo Berti, Giulio Bosetti, Elsa Albani, Giuseppe Addobbati,
Directors : Jean Delannoy,

This loose biopic relates the adult life of Paolina (Paulette), the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman, through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon's life.

Actors : Rik Battaglia, Pascale Petit, George Ardisson, Corrado Pani,

Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.

Actors : Rentarô Mikuni, Satomi Oka, Hashizô Ôkawa, Ryûtarô Ôtomo,
Directors : Nagisa Ôshima,

In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.

Actors : Jacques Berthier, Susan Paget, Brad Harris, Mara Lane,
Directors : Gianfranco Parolini,

Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.

Actors : Chantal Deberg, Roland Carey, Daniela Bianchi, Sandro Moretti,
Directors : Miguel Iglesias,

Film based on the homonymous poem and other documents from the epoque.

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

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

Actors : Carlos Padilla Jr., Bob Soler, Eddie Mesa, Lopito,
Directors : Abraham Cruz,

The elite of the katipunan chosen for their individual achievement unsurpassed courage incredible heroism.