Movie List for "history 5"

The Bushido Blade (1981)

A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it. Year 1981.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani
Writer: William Overgard (screenplay)
Actors: Richard Boone, Toshirô Mifune, Mike Starr, Timothy Patrick Murphy

Inside the Twin Towers (2006)

On 9/11 2001 two planes American 11 united 175 hit the World Trade Center and many people died and jumped to their deaths some survived until the tower fell. Year 2006.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Richard Dale
Writer: Andrew Bampfield, Ed Fields (contributing writer)
Actors: Terence Stamp, Hong Zhu, Jay Jonas, Al Smith

The Conclave (2006)

In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals met in Rome to elect a new pope. A 27-year-old Spanish cardinal, Rodrigo Borgia, learns to play a very dangerous game; how to survive his first conclave. Year 2006.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Paul Donovan
Actors: Manu Fullola, Brian Blessed, James Faulkner, Rolf Kanies

Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (2006)

When the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb bans music in India because he believes it turns people away from God, musicians go underground. Year 2006.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Manoj Punj
Writer: N/A
Actors: Gurdas Mann, Juhi Chawla, Sushant Singh, Divya Dutta

The Tokyo Trial (2006)

Movie Year 2006.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History
Director: Qunshu Gao
Writer: Kun Hu, Hao Tang, Chi Zhang, Sitao Zhang
Actors: Joe Bosco, Yongdai Ding, Damian Lau, Kelly Lin

Alexander (2004)

Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. Year 2004.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle, Laeta Kalogridis
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, David Bedella, Jessie Kamm, Angelina Jolie

Tornado Glory (2004)

A documentary of two young storm chasers, exploring their determination, struggles, and passion during the most active tornado season in history. Year 2004.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Ken Cole
Writer: N/A
Actors: Jeff Basara, Danny Cheresnick, Evgeni Fedorovich, Brian McKibben

Otaku Unite! (2004)

Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States: from the importation of anime in the early 60s to the current boom in both the… Year 2004.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Eric Bresler
Writer: N/A
Actors: Steven R. Bennett, Stephanie Brown, Jonathan David Cook, Robert Dejesus

The Ritchie Boys (2004)

During WWII, the U.S. formed an elite intelligence unit — mostly German Jewish academics — at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Tasked with devising ways to break the morale of the SS, these men … Year 2004.

Generes: Documentary, History, War
Director: Christian Bauer
Writer: Christian Bauer
Actors: Michael Hanrahan, Werner Angress, Victor Brombert, Marlene Dietrich

Riding Giants (2004)

Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture. Year 2004.

Generes: Documentary, History, Sport
Director: Stacy Peralta
Writer: Stacy Peralta, Sam George
Actors: Jeff Clark, Pat Curren, Darrick Doerner, Sarah Gerhardt

King Arthur (2004)

A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Year 2004.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: David Franzoni
Actors: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton

Machuca (2004)

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile. Year 2004.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Andrés Wood
Writer: Eliseo Altunaga, Roberto Brodsky, Mamoun Hassan, Andrés Wood
Actors: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim

Owning Mahowny (2003)

A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history. Year 2003.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Writer: Gary Stephen Ross (book), Maurice Chauvet (screenplay)
Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt, Maury Chaykin

The Agronomist (2003)

The true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist. Year 2003.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: N/A
Actors: Jean Dominique, Aboudja, Ronald Reagan

The Ghosts of Edendale (2003)

A young couple moves into a neighborhood obsessed with the frightening silent movie history that took place 80 years before. As the boyfriend also becomes obsessed, it becomes apparent that… Year 2003.

Generes: Horror, Western, Thriller
Director: Stefan Avalos
Writer: Stefan Avalos
Actors: Paula Ficara, Stephen Wastell, Andrew Kirsanov, Keith Fulton

The Real Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Robert Elmer Kleasen (1934-2003) was an American who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1975 for the murder of two young men near Austin, Texas. His conviction was later overturned and… Year 2003.

Generes: Documentary, Crime, History
Director: Paul Douglas, Andrew Mackenzie-Betty
Writer: Paul Douglas
Actors: Sean Barrett, Ken Driggs, Ronnie Earle, Robert Elmer Kleasen