Best History movies

Actors : Dana Wynter, Kenneth More, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith,
Directors : Lewis Gilbert,

The World War II story of the British Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.

Actors : Harry Andrews, Diane Cilento, Rex Harrison, Charlton Heston,
Directors : Carol Reed,

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Actors : Jovan Jovanovic, Ninetto Davoli, Vincenzo Amato, Franco Citti,
Directors : Pier Paolo Pasolini,

An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".

Actors : Freddie Jones, Victor Poletti, Barbara Jefford, Peter Cellier,
Directors : Federico Fellini,

In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.

Actors : Suniel Shetty, Arjun Sarja, Manju Warrier, Mohanlal,
Directors : Priyadarshan,

The story of legendary Kunjali Marakkar IV and his epic warfare against the Portuguese.

Actors : Christopher Egan, Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Ryan Cartwright,
Directors : David Leland,

Young Florentines take refuge from the black plague and engage in bawdy adventures and lusty exchanges.

Actors : Jodhi May, Eva Birthistle, Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes,
Directors : Peter Greenaway,

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'.

Actors : Meredith Bailey, Joe Dinicol, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Gross,
Directors : Paul Gross,

The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.

Actors : Jun Hu, Edison Wang, Xueqi Wang, Tony Ka Fai Leung,
Directors : Teddy Chan,

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

Actors : Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, Anamaria Marinca, William Hurt,
Directors : Julie Delpy,

A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.

Actors : Aleksandr Korshunov, Aleksey Kopashov, Pavel Derevyanko, Andrey Merzlikin,
Directors : Aleksandr Kott,

A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Soviet troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days.

Actors : Harman Baweja, Om Puri,
Directors : Harry Baweja,

The sacrifices of the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji (tenth guru of Sikhs) - Baba Ajit Singh ji, Baba Jujhar Singh ji, Baba Zorawar Singh ji and Baba Fateh Singh ji.

Actors : Marc Susini, Iliana Zabeth, Laura Poulvet, Helmut Berger,
Directors : Albert Serra,

Madame de Dumeval, the Duke de Tesis and the Duke de Wand, libertines expelled from the court of Louis XVI, seek the support of the Duc de Walchen, German seducer and freethinker, lonely in a country where hypocrisy and false virtue reign.

Actors : Paul Newman, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Eva Marie Saint,
Directors : Otto Preminger,

The state of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.

Actors : Richard Harris, Kirk Douglas, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave,
Directors : Anthony Mann,

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.

Actors : Romy Schneider, Silvana Mangano, Trevor Howard, Helmut Berger,
Directors : Luchino Visconti,

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin ...

Actors : Ed Flanders, Gregory Peck, Dan O'Herlihy, Ivan Bonar,
Directors : Joseph Sargent,

Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War.

Actors : Heikki Paavilainen, Timo Torikka, Vesa Vierikko, Taneli Mäkelä,
Directors : Pekka Parikka,

Set during World War 2. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Russia attacked Finland in November 1939. Finnish reservists leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses ...

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Fiona Shaw,
Directors : Bob Rafelson,

The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the ...

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz, Ving Rhames,
Directors : Richard Pearce,

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.