Movie List for "history 2"

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)

A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance. Year 2002.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Tom Piozet
Writer: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Sue Peosay
Actors: Edward Edwards, Ed Harris, Shirley Knight, Tim Robbins

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002)

Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid. Year 2002.

Generes: Documentary, History, Music
Director: Lee Hirsch
Writer: Lee Hirsch
Actors: Walter Cronkite, F.W. de Klerk, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jesse Jackson

Price for Peace (2002)

This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in … Year 2002.

Generes: Documentary, History, War
Director: James Moll
Writer: N/A
Actors: Zenji Abe, Stephen Ambrose, Hal Braun, Jeanne Doll Dolan

Sidewalk Soldiers (2002)

A documentary about Fundamentalist-Evangelical Christian support of Israel. Year 2002.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Todd Albertson
Writer: Todd Albertson
Actors: George Meyers

The Soul Keeper (2002)

Seduced by Jung, killed by hate, redeemed by history. In 1905 a 19-year-old Russian girl suffering from severe hysteria is admitted into a psychiatric hospital in Zurich. A young doctor, … Year 2002.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Roberto Faenza
Writer: Aldo Carotenuto (book), Gianni Arduini (in collaboration with), Giampiero Rigosi (in collaboration with), Hugh Fleetwood (in collaboration with), Alessandro Defilippi (in collaboration with), Roberto Faenza (screenplay), François Cohen-Séat (in collaboration with), Elda Ferri (in collaboration with)
Actors: Iain Glen, Emilia Fox, Craig Ferguson, Caroline Ducey

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

A look at the parallel lives of Charles Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of The Great Dictator (1940). Year 2002.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Kevin Brownlow, Michael Kloft
Writer: Kevin Brownlow (narration), Christopher Bird (narration)
Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Sydney Chaplin

Islam: Empire of Faith (2000)

Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. The first episode … Year 2000.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Robert H. Gardner
Writer: Jonathan Grupper
Actors: Ben Kingsley

Sabotage! (2000)

June, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by enemies, is about to play his definitive part in history. He has spent his whole life creating a mystique, becoming synonymous with … Year 2000.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Esteban Ibarretxe, Jose Miguel Ibarretxe
Writer: Esteban Ibarretxe, Jose Miguel Ibarretxe
Actors: David Suchet, Stephen Fry, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Vandernoot

Jai Jagannath (2007)

When Bhagwan Shri Jagannath and his brother, Bhagwan Shri Balabhadra, refuse to partake offerings from a lower-caste woman, Shriya. Devi Maa Lakshmi is offended and puts a curse on both of … Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Sabyasachi Mohapatra
Writer: Abhilash (dialogue), Binodini Debi (lyrics), Akshaya Mohanty (lyrics), Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Rajani Ranjan (dialogue)
Actors: Sritam Das, Brendra N. Gochhikar, Sehenawaj Khan, Ratan Meher

Before the Rains (2007)

A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Santosh Sivan
Writer: Cathy Rabin (screenplay), Dan Verete
Actors: Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)

Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger. Year 2007.

Generes: Documentary, Music
Director: Jim Brown
Writer: N/A
Actors: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bill Clinton, Bob Dylan

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007)

He is considered to be one of the most significant links in the history of comedy, admired by such people as Eric Bogosian and Woody Allen. His television appearances have spanned from Merv… Year 2007.

Generes: Documentary, Comedy
Director: Jeff Sumerel
Writer: Jeff Sumerel
Actors: Woody Allen, Len Belzer, Eric Bogosian, Dick Cavett

Gandhi, My Father (2007)

The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son. Year 2007.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan
Writer: Feroz Abbas Khan, Chandulal Dalal (book), Neelamben Parikh (book), H. Banerjee (Subtitles)
Actors: Akshaye Khanna, Darshan Jariwala, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika Chawla

The Counterfeiters (2007)

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during WWII. Year 2007.

Generes: Crime, Drama, War
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writer: Adolf Burger (book), Stefan Ruzowitzky (screenplay)
Actors: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach

Adolf Eichmann (2007)

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of … Year 2007.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Robert Young
Writer: Snoo Wilson (screenplay)
Actors: Avner W. Less, Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity, Franka Potente

Nanking (2007)

Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted. Year 2007.

Generes: Biography, History, War
Director: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Writer: Bill Guttentag (screenplay), Dan Sturman (screenplay), Elisabeth Bentley (screenplay), Bill Guttentag (story), Dan Sturman (story)
Actors: Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz