Best History movies of 1960s

Actors : Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore, Steve Reeves, Edy Vessel,
Directors : Giorgio Ferroni,

A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.

Actors : Cüneyt Arkin, Feri Cansel, Esen Püsküllü, Meltem Mete,

Byzantine Prince kidnaps a governor and plans to marry Serbian Princess to create a rift within Ottoman Empire. Malkocoglu is sent to save the governor and prevent the marriage.

Actors : June Thorburn, Lionel Jeffries, Jack Hedley, Oliver Reed,
Directors : John Gilling,

In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwell's troops.

Actors : Rosanna Schiaffino, Anthony Quinn, Rita Hayworth, Richard Johnson,
Directors : Terence Young,

A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French naval officer.

Actors : Antonella Lualdi, Ilarion Ciobanu, Richard Johnson, Amedeo Nazzari,
Directors : Mircea Dragan,

The Roman Emperor Trajan has just murdered all the local men of Dacia and holds a military stronghold in what will later become Rumania... See full synopsis »

Actors : David Chiang, Ching Lee, Lung Ti, Miao Ching,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,000 taels of silver to the capital each year. This year, however, he is afflicted with an ...

Actors : Marianne Krencsey, Ilona Béres, András Csorba, Ernö Szabó,
Directors : Viktor Gertler,

Actors : William Holden, France Nuyen, Clifton Webb, Athene Seyler,

During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.

Actors : Gordon Mitchell, Jacques Bergerac, Cristina Gaioni, Ennio Girolami,
Directors : Marino Girolami,

In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.

Actors : Stefan Ciubotarasu, George Calboreanu, Colea Rautu, Dina Cocea,
Directors : Mircea Dragan,

Vying for Principality of Moldavia's throne the descendants of Prince Stephen the Great start a bloody civil war in 1612.

Actors : Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Jim Backus, Martha Hyer,
Directors : Vincent Sherman,

After WW1, Zeb and Thor start a cannery business in Alaska but eventually they drift apart with Zeb becoming unscrupulous and Thor becoming involved in Alaskan politics.

Actors : Bibi Andersson, Tina Hedström, Jarl Kulle, Per Oscarsson,
Directors : Vilgot Sjöman,

Sweden in 1782. A young nobleman, named Jacob (Per Oscarsson) returns from France to his home and cherished sister Charlotte (Bibi Andersson) who is engaged to Baron Alsameden (Jarl Kulle)....

Actors : Georges Descrières, Jacques Toja, Bernard Woringer, Gérard Barray,
Directors : Bernard Borderie,

D'Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared that he was ready to attack France to deliver Anne of Austria. D'Artagnan ends up arrested and thrown ...

Actors : Lionella Pyryeva, Nikolay Grinko, Yefim Kopelyan, Vladimir Vysotskiy,
Directors : Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich,

Actors : Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic, Alexandru Giugaru, Nicky Atanasiu, Carmen Stanescu,

Actors : Vasiliy Shukshin, Lyudmila Chursina, Rufina Nifontova, Vasiliy Lanovoy,
Directors : Vladimir Fetin,

This film is set in the time of the Russian Civil War, after the October revolution of 1917. The communist forces are losing a battle over town. They must blow up the strategic bridge, but ...

Actors : Alessandra Panaro, Lex Barker, Mario Petri, Guy Madison,
Directors : Luigi Capuano,

In Venice,during the Inquisition,Sandrigo Bembo,the son of the Doge Giovanni Bembo,is falsely accused of treason out of pure malice by the Grand Inquisitor Rodrigo Zeno.

Actors : Claudio Gora, Jacques Sernas, Gianna Maria Canale, Steve Reeves,
Directors : Sergio Corbucci,

The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Caesar informed on the actions and ...

Actors : Hideko Takamine, Takahiro Tamura, Shima Iwashita, Kôshirô Matsumoto,
Directors : Keisuke Kinoshita,

A young man decides to become a warrior, causing trouble for his clan.

Actors : Miroslav Mindov, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Nikolay Doychev, Cyril Cusack,
Directors : Liliana Cavani,

A humble scientist from Padua proves that the Earth revolves and that it is not the center of the universe. He has few supporters and many enemies. When Giordano Bruno dies a martyr's death...