Best History movies of 2007

Actors : Ángela Molina, Paz Vega, Moritz Bleibtreu, Alessandro Preziosi,

A stirring and stunning story of an aristocratic family who is unexpectedly swept into the ravages of World War I and a forbidden passion that may be the family's only hope.

Actors : Mikkomarkus Ahtiainen, Frank Biermann, Jussi Brech, Rauno Ahonen,

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back...

Actors : Janis Reinis, Elita Klavina, Girts Krumins, Romualds Ancans,
Directors : Aigars Grauba,

The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops ...

Actors : Aleksandr Bukharov, Dmitriy Miller, Kseniya Knyazeva, Valeriy Malikov,
Directors : Oleg Ryaskov,

Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King ...

Actors : Minna Haapkylä, Martin Bahne, Leonid Mozgovoy, Tommi Korpela,
Directors : Lauri Törhönen,

"Raja 1918", also known as "The Border", is a Finnish war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen set in the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It is spring of 1918. A ...

Actors : Pankaj Kapur, Pankaj Tripathi, Daya Shankar Pandey, Supriya Pathak,
Directors : Bhavna Talwar,

The movie is about a Hindu priest Pandit Chaturvedi (Pankaj Kapur) who is one of the most highly respected priests in the entire city of Varanasi. A man who lives for his religion, soaked ...

Actors : Ye-ryeon Cha, Anh Thu, Anh-Thu, Anh Hong,
Directors : Tae-kyeong Kim,

"Muoi" charts the path of a Korean writer who travels to Vietnam in search of stories for her second novel. There she learns about a mystery centered around a century-old vengeful spirit.

Actors : Lisa Werlinder, Lumi Cavazos, Michael Nyqvist, Kate del Castillo,

The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973. We travel with Edelstam during the terrible moments just after the coup and follows his never-ending fight for human rights, law and order. What drove him? And what price did he end up paying for his ...

Actors : Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Sorapong Chatree, Jukrit Ammarat, Manop Aswathep,
Directors : Chatrichalerm Yukol,

The film concerns the life of King Naresuan, who liberated the Siamese from the control of Burma. Born in 1555, he was taken to Burma as a child hostage; there he became acquainted with ...

Actors : Se-ah Yun, Yeong-hie Seo, Jin-hee Park, Jeong-eun Lim,
Directors : Mi-jung Kim,

During the Chosun period, a court lady is found dead, hanging by the rafters of the palace. After examining the dead body, place physician Chun-ryung discovers that the dead maid was ...

Actors : Leonor Baldaque, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria Isabel de Oliveira, Manoel de Oliveira,
Directors : Manoel de Oliveira,

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese.

Actors : Young-doo Oh, Seung-ryong Ryu, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-kyo Song,
Directors : Yun-hyeon Jang,

The life of the famous gisaeng (female entertainer), Hwang Jin Yi, who lived in 16th century Korea.

Actors : Stepan Balakshin, Stas Belozerov, Aleksandr Bykovsky, Sergey Druzyak,
Directors : Andres Puustusmaa,

Detective story set up in the time and place of young Pushkin, at Tsarskosel'sky Liceum.

Actors : Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Itô, Shingo Katori, Eri Fukatsu,
Directors : Kensaku Sawada,

On the way to India to get some holy scrolls, priest Tripitaka and his followers are led by Monkey and implored by a princess to protect her people from a warlord and his brother. They've ...

Actors : Lorànt Deutsch, Philippe Torreton, Sara Forestier, Jean-Claude Dreyfus,
Directors : Daniel Vigne,

Biography of the French poet Jean de la Fontaine, who lived in the times of Louis XIV.

Actors : Guido Caprino, Alessandro Preziosi, Cristiana Capotondi, Lando Buzzanca,
Directors : Roberto Faenza,

Story in set in Sicily, 1800. The Uzeda family fights to remain in control of its power against the new regime, both on political and personal side, leading to intricate love affairs, ...

Actors : Cochin Hanifa, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Mammootty, Vijayaraghavan,
Directors : Major Ravi,

An investigation story set in the early 90's based on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.

Actors : Hyun-kyoon Lee, Myeong-shin Park, Shin-hye Park, Geum-seok Yang,
Directors : Kim Ji-Hwan,

(Korean with English subtitles) So-yeon awakens from a 10 year coma, with no memory of the tragic drowning of her sister. As ominous events and deaths accumulate, So-yeon begins to discover...

Actors : James Alexander, Michael Armstrong, Michael Chalkley, Andy Courtney,
Directors : Bertie Stephens,

A fictional tale based on the true events of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island in 1587.

Actors : Inthira Charoenpura, Wanchana Sawatdee, Thaksawn Phaksukjaroen, Nopachai Chaiyanam,
Directors : Chatrichalerm Yukol,

Prince Naresuan is now the crown prince of Ayutthaya and the king of Burma is dead. While the new Burmese king is waging war, the crown prince plots to assassinate Naresuan. Hearing this, ...