Movie List for "history 3"

A History of Violence (2005) Drama Thriller Movie

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core in this action thriller. Year 2005.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: John Wagner (graphic novel), Vince Locke (graphic novel), Josh Olson (screenplay)
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt

Phoenix (2014) Drama History Music Romance Movie

A disfigured Holocaust survivor sets out to determine if the man she loved betrayed her trust. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Director: Christian Petzold
Writer: Christian Petzold (screenplay), Harun Farocki, Hubert Monteilhet (novel)
Actors: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter

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

1612: Khroniki smutnogo vremeni (2007) Adventure Drama Fantasy History War Movie

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called “The Time of Troubles.” There are many impostors who claim … Year 2007.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
Writer: Arif Aliev
Actors: Pyotr Kislov, Michal Zebrowski, Artur Smolyaninov, Violetta Davydovskaya

Interventsiya (1968) Adventure Comedy Drama History Music Movie

The movie is set during the last days of foreign intervention agains Soviet Russia. Police are searching everywhere for a bolshevik named Brodsky but cannot find him. Meanwhile, a man named… Year 1968.

Generes: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Music
Director: Gennadi Poloka
Writer: Lev Slavin
Actors: Vladimir Vysotskiy, Yuliya Burygina, Yuriy Tolubeev, Yefim Kopelyan

Hero (2002) Action Adventure History Movie

A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors. Year 2002.

Generes: Action, Adventure, History
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Feng Li (screenplay), Yimou Zhang (screenplay), Bin Wang (screenplay)
Actors: Jet Li, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang

Sissi (1955) Comedy Drama History Romance Movie

In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth “Sissi” of Austria, the young vibrant princess catches the eye of her sister’s fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef. Year 1955.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Ernst Marischka
Writer: Ernst Marischka
Actors: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz

Fortress of War (2010) Action Drama History War Movie

A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Soviet troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Aleksandr Kott
Writer: Aleksey Dudarev, Vladimir Eryomin, Ekaterina Tirdatova, Igor Ugolnikov (story), Konstantin Vorobyov
Actors: Aleksey Kopashov, Andrey Merzlikin, Pavel Derevyanko, Aleksandr Korshunov

Shanghai Triad (1995) Crime Drama History Romance Thriller Movie

A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord’s mistress. Year 1995.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Feiyu Bi, Li Xiao (novel)
Actors: Li Gong, Baotian Li, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xuejian Li

Shadow (2018) Action Adventure Drama Fantasy History War Movie

Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Wei Li (screenplay by), Yimou Zhang (screenplay by), Sujin Zhu (adapted from screenplay Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou)
Actors: Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ryan Zheng, Qianyuan Wang

Little Big Soldier (2010) Action Adventure Comedy History War Movie

An old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History, War
Director: Sheng Ding
Writer: Jackie Chan (screenplay)
Actors: Jackie Chan, Leehom Wang, Sung-jun Yoo, Peng Lin

Border (1997) Action Drama History War Movie

In 1971, along the border region of Longewala, a small battalion of Indian soldiers goes up against a large Pakistani strike force. Year 1997.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: J.P. Dutta
Writer: J.P. Dutta (screenplay), O.P. Dutta (dialogue)
Actors: Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff

The Captain (2017) Drama History Thriller War Movie

In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain’s uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he’s escaping from. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writer: Robert Schwentke
Actors: Max Hubacher, Alexander Fehling, Sebastian Rudolph, Max Thommes

Ip Man 2 (2010) Action Biography Drama History Movie

Centering on Ip Man’s migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Wilson Yip
Writer: Tai-lee Chan, Hiu-Yan Choi, Edmond Wong (screenplay)
Actors: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong

Brotherhood of Blades 2 (2017) Action Adventure Drama History Thriller Movie

In the Ming dynasty of China, Shen Lian (starring Chang Chen), a secret police of corrupt government, is trapped by the conspiracy on a mission. To prove the innocence, he seeks the truth with a girl called Bei Zhai (starring Yang Mi). Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Yang Lu
Writer: Shu Chen, Yang Lu, Yang Yu
Actors: Chen Chang, Mi Yang, Yi Zhang, Wu Jiang

A Woman in Berlin (2008) Biography Drama History War Movie

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II. Year 2008.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Max Färberböck
Writer: Max Färberböck, Marta Hillers (book), Catharina Schuchmann
Actors: Nina Hoss, Evgeniy Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Rüdiger Vogler