Movie List for "history"

White Vengeance (2011) Action Drama History Movie

White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang … Year 2011.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Daniel Lee
Writer: Daniel Lee
Actors: Shaofeng Feng, Leon Lai, Hanyu Zhang

Inherit the Wind (1960) Biography Drama History Movie

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. Year 1960.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Stanley Kramer
Writer: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly

Maidaan (2022) Drama History Sport Movie

Maidaan is inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football. Year 2022.

Generes: Drama, History, Sport
Director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma
Writer: Akash Chawla, Saiwyn Quadras, Ritesh Shah
Actors: Vishnu Panchal, Abhinay Raj Singh, Bhavesh Lohar

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) Biography Drama History Movie

A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note. Year 1974.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog, Jakob Wassermann
Actors: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira

Red Joan (2018) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.’s longest-serving British spy. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Trevor Nunn
Writer: Lindsay Shapero, Jennie Rooney
Actors: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore

The Death of Louis XIV (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Albert Serra
Writer: Thierry Lounas, Albert Serra
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d’Assumçao, Marc Susini

The Barber of Siberia (1998) Comedy Drama History 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
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer: Nikita Mikhalkov, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Rospo Pallenberg
Actors: Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov, Aleksey Petrenko

Farzand (2018) Action Drama History Movie

Farzand follows the story of warrior Kondaji Farzand, who along with 60 warriors defeated 2500 soldiers of the enemy to win the Panhala fort in just three and half hours in 1673. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Digpal Lanjekar
Writer: Iraj Farahvashi, Digpal Lanjekar
Actors: Mrinal Kulkarni, Chinmay Mandlekar, Ganesh Yadav

Congress Dances (1931) Comedy History Musical Movie

Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815. Year 1931.

Generes: Comedy, History, Musical
Director: Erik Charell
Writer: Norbert Falk, Robert Liebmann
Actors: Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Otto Wallburg

The Gettysburg Address (2017) History Movie

The complete story of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Year 2017.

Generes: History
Director: Sean Conant
Writer: Sean Conant
Actors: Sam Elliott, Cary Elwes, Michael C. Hall, William Fichtner

Child 44 (2015) Crime Drama History Movie

A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Year 2015.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writer: Richard Price, Tom Rob Smith, Johan Melin
Actors: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace

The Dig (2021) Biography Drama History Movie

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938. Year 2021.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Simon Stone
Writer: Moira Buffini, John Preston
Actors: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James

Furious (2017) Action Drama History Movie

In the 13th century, an amnesiac soldier vows to get his revenge on the Mongol army that ransacked his village. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Dzhanik Fayziev, Ivan Shurkhovetskiy
Writer: Dmitriy Paltsev, Dmitriy Raevskiy, Evgeniy Raevskiy
Actors: Ilya Malakov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Aleksandr Ilin

The Nasty Girl (1990) Comedy Drama History Movie

When a young woman investigates her town’s Nazi past, the community turns against her. Year 1990.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Michael Verhoeven
Writer: Michael Verhoeven
Actors: Lena Stolze, Hans-Reinhard Müller, Monika Baumgartner

Benedetta (2021) Biography Drama History Movie

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair. Year 2021.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writer: David Birke, Paul Verhoeven, Judith C. Brown
Actors: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia