Best History movies of 1962

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 : 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.

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 : Alessandra Panaro, Ann Todd, Sean Flynn, José Nieto,
Directors : Tulio Demicheli,

The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.

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 : Jack Hawkins, Folco Lulli, Michel Le Royer, Pascale Audret,
Directors : Jean Dréville,

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.