Best History movies

Actors : Michelle Rodriguez, Juan Fernández, Sergio Carlo, Claudette Lalí,
Directors : Juan Delancer,

This is the story of three brave women; Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, they were known as the Mirabal Sisters, born into a privileged family in the fields of Salcedo. At that time, the ...

Actors : Elisa D'Souza, Tom Alter, Riju Bajaj, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : Ketan Mehta,

An account of Vallbhbhai Patel's political life while India was taking first steps as an independent country.

Actors : Hannah Arterton, Clare Higgins, Rosie Day, Michael Ironside,
Directors : Paul Hyett,

During the 17th Century a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within.

Actors : Carolina Crescentini, Flavio Parenti, Lello Arena, Paola Cortellesi,

A group of ten young friends hide out from a deadly disease in the countryside during the 1300's.

Actors : Sebastian Schipper, Edgar Selge, Hannah Herzsprung, Sabin Tambrea,

A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate ...

Actors : Mohamad Ramadan, Razane Jammal, Maged El-Kidwani,
Directors : Mohamed Diab, Khairy Beshara,

A slave in 19th Century Egypt revolts against his masters for equal rights for slaves to live freely.

Actors : Yoav Levi, Golan Azulai, Shuli Rand, Yaacov Cohen,
Directors : Eliran Malka,

The year is 1983 and Yaakov Cohen, the owner of a Jerusalem printing press, is tired from being pushed around. It seems that he was born on the wrong side, with the wrong family name and in...

Actors : George Hovakimyan, Hayk Margaryan, Ani Khachikyan, Rusik Martirosyan,
Directors : Mger Mkrtchyan,

Tigran loses the girl he loves, then he participates in the war against Azerbaijan to overcome his inner fears.

Actors : Eulàlia Ramon, Tobias Moretti, Sergi Roca, Anna Saura Ramón,
Directors : Carlos Saura,

A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.

Actors : Mahmoud Behrouzian, Mehdi Hashemi, Karim Akbari Mobarakeh, Yasaman Arami,
Directors : Bahram Beizai,

Death of Yazdgerd is the story of death of the last king of Iran before Muslims invade Iran. He escapes to city of Marv and hides in a mill but finally gets killed. The Story is told by the...

Actors : Amrita Singh, Sunny Deol, Rahul Dev, Bobby Deol,
Directors : Guddu Dhanoa,

When his mentor Lala Lajpatrai is mercilessly beaten to death by the police Bhagat Singh is enraged and he sets about to avenge his death. He and his colleagues do succeed in killing one of...

Actors : Gyula Balázsi, Ágnes Bertalan, Péter Benkö, Péter Blaskó,
Directors : Marcell Jankovics,

Adam's and Eve's epic journey throughout history trying to find the meaning of human life. Do we grow in wisdom as centuries pass, or just drift towards an inevitable doom?

Actors : Orgil Makhaan, Stepanida Borissova, Sergei Egorov, Gernot Grimm,
Directors : Andrei Borissov,

Actors : France Nuyen, Russell Wong, Julia Nickson, James Shigeta,
Directors : James F. Collier,

Drama set in the 1950s, based on a true story, about a young girl, Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new ...

Actors : Suzanne Dance, Ron Donachie, Charles Donnelly, James Cosmo,
Directors : John Henderson,

Bobby, a brave Skye Terrier, becomes local legend when it refuses to leave his master's grave after he dies. The townsfolk feed the dog until local authorities ban strays. The kids decide to help Bobby defy the law. Based on true events.

Actors : Franco Nero, Rod Steiger, Lino Capolicchio, Lisa Gastoni,
Directors : Carlo Lizzani,

In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitler's close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat. In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail.

Actors : Machiko Ono, Honami Suzuki, Mana Ashida, Takayuki Yamada,

In the year 1590, powerful daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi nears his plan to unify all of Japan, but he comes across a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika must use his army to defend the castle.

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 : Giovannella Grifeo, Danilo Mattei, Carmen Scarpitta, Nino Manfredi,
Directors : Luigi Magni,

In 1867, with Garibaldi's forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno, a world-weary judge on the papal court, wants to resign, disgusted by the ...

Actors : Viktor Dobronravov, Aleksei Guskov, Yuliya Khlynina,
Directors : Konstantin Buslov,

In the 13th century Batu Khan spent two months trying to take the town of Kozelsk. He lost many men and siege engines in the process. When he finally took it, he killed all the defendants, including women and children, and ordered for the name of Kozelsk to be forgotten. He called it Fierce Town.