Best History movies of 2006

Actors : Akifumi Miura, Ryûhei Matsuda, Tetsuo Yamashita, Mark Chinnery,
Directors : Shô Igarashi,

A group of young Japanese men were secretly sent to England to study the science and engineering that Japan was lacking, and return after five years or so to sew the seeds for modernising ...

Actors : Mbong Amata, Fred Amata, Scott Cleverdon, Nick Moran,
Directors : Jeta Amata,

The story of British slave trader John Newton's voyage to West Africa and the events that inspired him to write the world's most popular hymn, Amazing Grace.

Actors : Darin Southam, James C. Morris, Doug Guibord, Dan Christensen,
Directors : Jeshua De Horta,

Set in the 9th century, Alfred the Great, England's most influential and inspiring king, escapes his kingdom when it is attacked by the Viking Horde. Anguished and alone he finds himself in...

Actors : Marco Messeri, Elena Russo, Neri Marcorè, Vincenzo Salemme,
Directors : Roberto Cimpanelli,

7th September 1943. The honest and reliable carabiniere Umberto is sent to escort the flamboyant con man Raoul Nuvolini from Terni to Venice. Umberto's fiancée Luisa follows him against his...

Actors : Grant Aleksander, Don Aros, Nathan Bedford, John D. Bert,
Directors : David de Vries,

The Battle of Gettysburg.

Actors : Dejan Cicmilovic, Predrag Grbic, Aleksandar Krstic, Zdravko Maletic,
Directors : Bojan Randjelovic,

Through combination of live action and documentary filmmaking, "Battle of Cegar" shows the events surrounding The First Serbian Uprising, as well as circumstances that led to defeat of ...

Actors : Sergio Assisi, Anna Ammirati, Cristina Casale, Massimiliano Dau,
Directors : Angelo Antonucci,

The film is based upon the true and tragic events, which took place in Naples in July 1647. The historical background are the misgovernment and fiscal oppression having aroused much ...