Movie List for "history"

Journey of a seasoned politician from a core party leader to the Chief Minister of a state, filled with achievements, manipulations, self – righteous attitude vs pure instinct, of finding despair in the midst of companionship. Year 2022.

This documentary uses news footage and amateur video to paint a vivid picture of Romania’s 1989 revolution and the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Year 1992.

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history. Year 2016.

During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Year 2016.

The journey of a man who was instrumental in making India win its first Olympic gold medal as a free nation. Year 2018.

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name “Deep Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972. Year 2017.

A documentary about the rise and fall of fascism and the effects of Nazism on German society. Year 1965.

Third part in Aleksandr Sokurov’s quadrilogy of Power, following Molokh (1999) and Telets (2001), focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan’s defeat in World War II when he is finally confronted by General Douglas MacArthur w… Year 2005.

Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become e… Year 1985.

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s. Year 2016.

In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute… Year 2009.

In the 1930s, organized crime came to England. The Italian Sabinis and English White family in West End dominated the London underworld. Come WWII and Jack “Spot” took over and later Billy Hill. Year 2019.

A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Year 2018.

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to … Year 2009.

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil’s island. Year 2019.

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.