Movie List for "history 5"

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) Action Biography Drama History Sport Movie

Yip Man’s resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Director: Herman Yau
Writer: Erica Li (screenplay), Sean Whitley
Actors: Yu-Hang To, Yi Huang, Biao Yuen, Siu-Wong Fan

Raspoutine (2011) Biography Drama History Movie

A group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin. Year 2011.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Josée Dayan
Writer: Vincent Fargeat (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Philippe Besson (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Pierre Aknine
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Vladimir Mashkov, Filipp Yankovskiy

Empire of the Sun (1987) Action Drama History War Movie

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. Year 1987.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tom Stoppard (screenplay), J.G. Ballard (novel)
Actors: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers

Jodhaa Akbar (2008) Action Drama History Romance War Movie

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha. Year 2008.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Writer: Haidar Ali (story), Haidar Ali (screenplay), Ashutosh Gowariker (screenplay), K.P. Saxena (dialogue), Rajshri Sudhakar (Dialogue Writer: Telugu)
Actors: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Poonam Sinha

The Barber of Siberia (1998) Comedy Drama History Romance Movie

At the turn of the century, a young Russian cadet falls in love with an American beauty, endangering his career and even their lives. Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer: Nikita Mikhalkov (story), Rustam Ibragimbekov (screenplay), Nikita Mikhalkov (screenplay), Rospo Pallenberg (in cooperation with)
Actors: Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov, Aleksey Petrenko, Richard Harris

Red Cliff II (2009) Action Adventure Drama Fantasy History War Movie

Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history. Year 2009.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Director: John Woo
Writer: John Woo (screenplay), Khan Chan (screenplay), Cheng Kuo (screenplay), Heyu Sheng (screenplay), Guanzhong Luo (novel)
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang

Assembly (2007) Action Biography Drama History War Movie

A soldier fights to gain recognition for comrades who died during the Chinese Civil War. Year 2007.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Xiaogang Feng
Writer: Heng Liu, Jingyuan Yang (original novel)
Actors: Hanyu Zhang, Chao Deng, Wenkang Yuan, Yan Tang

Chasing the Dragon (2017) Action Biography Crime History Movie

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime, History
Director: Jason Kwan, Jing Wong, Aman Chang(co-director)
Writer: Koon-Nam Lui (screenplay), Jing Wong, Ming-Ho Yip (screenplay)
Actors: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung, Wilfred Lau

The Flowers of War (2011) Drama History Romance War Movie

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety. Year 2011.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Heng Liu (screenplay), Geling Yan (novel)
Actors: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang

Amadeus (1984) Biography Drama History Music Movie

The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart’s talent and claimed to have murdered him. Year 1984.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Director: Milos Forman
Writer: Peter Shaffer (original stage play), Peter Shaffer (original screenplay)
Actors: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice

Red Sorghum (1988) Drama History Romance War Movie

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army. Year 1988.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Jianyu Chen, Yan Mo (books), Wei Zhu
Actors: Li Gong, Wen Jiang, Rujun Teng, Ji Liu

Generation War (2013) Action Drama History War Movie

Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas. Year 2013.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Actors: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein

Battle for Sevastopol (2015) Biography Drama Romance War Movie

A story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Director: Sergey Mokritskiy
Writer: Maksim Budarin, Max Dankevich, Leonid Korin, Sergey Mokritskiy, Egor Olesov
Actors: Yuliya Peresild, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Oleg Vasilkov, Nikita Tarasov