Movie List for "history 2"

Beloved (1998) Drama History Horror Movie

Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman Year 1998.

Generes: Drama, History, Horror
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Toni Morrison (novel), Akosua Busia (screenplay), Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), Adam Brooks (screenplay)
Actors: Yada Beener, Emil Pinnock, Calen Johnson, Oprah Winfrey

The Key (1983) Drama History Romance Movie

In 1940s Venice, after twenty years of marriage, a Professor and his younger wife witness the passion wane. Now, all that remains is to confess the rousing thoughts to an elaborate diary hoping to break free from ties and inhibitions. Year 1983.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Tinto Brass
Writer: Jun’ichirô Tanizaki (novel), Tinto Brass
Actors: Frank Finlay, Stefania Sandrelli, Franco Branciaroli, Barbara Cupisti

Shakespeare in Love (1998) Comedy Drama History Romance Movie

The world’s greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Director: John Madden
Writer: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Steven O’Donnell, Tim McMullan

Samson and Delilah (1949) Drama History Romance Movie

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. Year 1949.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Writer: Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenplay), Fredric M. Frank (screenplay), Harold Lamb (original treatment), Vladimir Jabotinsky (treatment)
Actors: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury

Caligula (1979) Drama History Movie

Details the graphic and shocking but undeniably tragic story of Rome’s most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula. Year 1979.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Tinto Brass
Writer: Gore Vidal (adapted from an original screenplay by), Masolino D’Amico
Actors: Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Guido Mannari, John Gielgud

Caligula and Messalina (1981) Action Adventure Biography Drama History Movie

The seductive Messalina (Betty Roland) will stop at nothing to become the most powerful woman in Rome. Gaining the attention of the Emperor Caligula (Gino Turini), she soon finds herself at… Year 1981.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Bruno Mattei, Antonio Passalia, Jean-Jacques Renon(co-director)
Writer: Antonio Passalia
Actors: Vladimir Brajovic, Betty Roland, Françoise Blanchard, Raul Cabrera

Harem Suare (1999) Drama History Movie

In Baghdad in the early 1900’s, a young woman rises up through the ranks of power within the Ottoman Empire. She and a eunuch plan an elaborate scheme for the release of the female slaves. Year 1999.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Writer: Ferzan Ozpetek (story and screenplay), Gianni Romoli (story and screenplay)
Actors: Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Lucia Bosè, Valeria Golino

The Nasty Girl (1990) Comedy Drama History War Movie

When a young woman investigates her town’s Nazi past, the community turns against her. Year 1990.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Director: Michael Verhoeven
Writer: Michael Verhoeven
Actors: Lena Stolze, Hans-Reinhard Müller, Monika Baumgartner, Elisabeth Bertram

Yellow Earth (1984) Drama History Music Romance Movie

‘Yellow Earth’ focuses on the story of a communist soldier who is sent to the countryside to collect folk songs for the Communist Revolution. There he stays with a peasant family and learns… Year 1984.

Generes: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Director: Kaige Chen
Writer: Kaige Chen, Lan Ke (novel), Ziliang Zhang (screenplay)
Actors: Xueqi Wang, Bai Xue, Quiang Liu, Tuo Tan

War and Peace (1966) Drama History Romance War Movie

The Russian aristocracy prepares for the French invasion on the eve of 1812. Year 1966.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Writer: Sergey Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov, Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Actors: Sergey Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Saveleva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Boris Zakhava

Annelie (1941) Comedy Drama History Romance Movie

N/A Year 1941.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Josef von Báky
Writer: Walter Lieck (play), Thea von Harbou (screenplay)
Actors: Luise Ullrich, Werner Krauss, Käthe Haack, Karl Ludwig Diehl

Assa (1987) Crime Drama History Music Romance Movie

ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster’s (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century… Year 1987.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Director: Sergey Solovev
Writer: Sergey Livnev, Sergey Solovev
Actors: Natan Eidelman, Anatoly Slivnikov, German Shorr, Ilya Ivanov

A Necklace for My Beloved (1971) Drama History Movie

N/A Year 1971.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Tengiz Abuladze
Writer: Akhmed Abu-Bakar (story “A Necklace for my Serminaz”), Tengiz Abuladze, Akhmed Abu-Bakar, Tamaz Meliava
Actors: Ramaz Giorgobiani, Nani Bregvadze, Erosi Manjgaladze, Gogi Gegechkori

Gone with the Wind (1939) Drama History Romance War Movie

A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Year 1939.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Writer: Margaret Mitchell (story of the old south “Gone with the Wind”), Sidney Howard (screenplay)
Actors: Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil, Vivien Leigh, Evelyn Keyes

Kala Pani (1996) Action Drama History Movie

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there. Year 1996.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Priyadarshan
Writer: T. Damodaran (screenplay), Priyadarshan (story)
Actors: Mohanlal, Amrish Puri, Prabhu, Tabu

Rotation (1949) Drama History Movie

The mechanic Behnke wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors have been taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain “a non-political … Year 1949.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Writer: Erwin Klein, Fritz Staudte, Wolfgang Staudte
Actors: Paul Esser, Irene Korb, Karl Heinz Deickert, Reinhold Bernt