Best History movies of 1970s

Actors : Roland Bertin, Claire Deluca, Michelle Marquais, Serge Avedikian,
Directors : Michel Drach,

A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of ...

Actors : Vitali Solomin, Yefim Kopelyan, Petr Shelokhonov, Mikhail Kokshenov,
Directors : Viktor Tregubovich,

Epic about Cossacks in the Siberian province of Dauria. Cossacks are living in their village like one big family under the guidance of a strong leader - Ataman.

Actors : Eduards Pavuls, Lolita Cauka, Arturs Ekis, Haralds Ritenbergs,
Directors : Aleksandrs Leimanis,

The 30-year war still goes on. Riga headmasters have decided to submit themselves to mercy of Polish-Lithuanian Duke. Rigas' defenders disagree strongly and steal the ceremonial Key of Riga...

Actors : John Ahlgren, Georg Adelly, Ernst Günther, Per Oscarsson,
Directors : Per Oscarsson,

This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the ...

Actors : Anton Diffring, Lukas Ammann, Erika Blanc, Percy Hoven,
Directors : Adrian Hoven,

A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.

Actors : Anthony Quayle, Glenda Jackson, Michael Jayston, Peter Finch,
Directors : James Cellan Jones,

Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton. With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelson's stature and notes his feet of clay. And yet, Nelson is a ...

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 : Rie Yokoyama, Shima Iwashita, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Masao Kusakari,
Directors : Masahiro Shinoda,

A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Tetsurô Tanba, Yûzô Kayama,
Directors : Kihachi Okamoto,

Actors : Eleni Erimou, Petros Fyssoun, Alkis Yannakas, Jenny Karezi,
Directors : Kostas Karagiannis,

Manto Mavrogenous, several years after the revolution and active action, remembers her life. Despite the objections of her mother, gave her dowry to financially support the revolution. ...

Actors : Nikiforos Naneris, Spyros Kalogirou, Christos Tsagas, Nikos Kourkoulos,
Directors : Panos Glykofrydis,

A true story: The trial of judges Polizoidi and Tertseti for disobedience and their triumphant acquittal during the three men regency council, when king Othon of Greece was a minor. The ...

Actors : Mita Ungaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Pier Maria Rossi, Fausto Di Bella,
Directors : Roberto Rossellini,

The story of the life of Jesus Christ.

Actors : Eduards Pavuls, Regina Razuma, Vija Artmane, Boris Khmelnitskiy,
Directors : Sergey Tarasov,

With a traditional archery contest, the winner wins a silver arrow with gold lace and gold feathers. Even Robin Hood, although unrecognizable, takes part in this competition. As more and ...

Actors : Feng Tien, Mei Sheng Fan, Chung-Hsin Huang, Hua Tsung,

The cast of The 14 Amazons is a veritable "who's who" of the golden age of Shaw Brothers swordplay adventures, and was not only a major box office hit (ranking 4th for 1972), but also a top...

Actors : Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Harry Baer, Ursula Strätz,
Directors : Hans-Jürgen Syberberg,

The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.

Actors : Eduards Pavuls, Helga Dancberga, Regina Razuma, Gunars Cilinskis,
Directors : Rolands Kalnins,

Action takes place in Latvia in 1920-thies. Entrepreneurial Edgar Ceplis establish joint-stock company, to produce and export clay bricks. He attracts to project many investors in the hope ...

Actors : Djoko Rosic, György Cserhalmi, Lajos Balázsovits, Dezsö Garas,
Directors : Tamás Rényi,

Actors : Romolo Valli, Adriano Celentano, Claudia Mori, Vittorio Caprioli,
Directors : Sergio Corbucci,

Actors : Mikhail Ulyanov, Evgeniy Leonov, Natalya Belokhvostikova, Lembit Ulfsak,

A story of two orphans growing up in Flemish town at the time of witch-hunts, fear and ever present chance to get caught and been tortured and killed with or without a reason.

Actors : Maximilian Schell, Irfan Mensur, Florinda Bolkan, Christopher Plummer,
Directors : Veljko Bulajic,

Historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914. A World War would...