Movie List for "history 6"

Taras Bulba (2009) Action Drama History War Movie

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine’s Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies. Year 2009.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Vladimir Bortko
Writer: Vladimir Bortko, Nikolay Gogol (novel)
Actors: Bogdan Stupka, Igor Petrenko, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Magdalena Mielcarz

Gagarin. Pervyy v kosmose (2013) Adventure Biography Drama History Movie

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket and he orbited Earth for 108 minutes. He was the cosmonaut who was selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union. Year 2013.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Pavel Parkhomenko
Writer: Andrey Dmitriev, Oleg Kapanets
Actors: Yaroslav Zhalnin, Mikhail Filippov, Olga Ivanova, Vadim Michman

Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) Action Adventure Biography History Romance Movie

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese … Year 1992.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Romance
Director: Hark Tsui
Writer: Tin-suen Chan, Tan Cheung, Hark Tsui
Actors: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang

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

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