Movie List for "history"

The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)

The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural … Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Hugo Berkeley
Writer: N/A
Actors: Darius Brubeck, Bill Crow, Quincy Jones, Leslie Odom Jr.

GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (2018)

GI JEWS: Jewish Americans in World War II tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish American men and women who fought in World War II. In their own words, veterans both famous and unknown (from… Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Lisa Ades
Writer: Maia Harris
Actors: Hal Baumgarten, Mel Brooks, Morton D. Brooks, Harry Corre

The God Who Speaks (2018)

A documentary that traces the evidence for biblical authority and reliability. Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: M.D. Perkins
Writer: M.D. Perkins
Actors: Alistair Begg, Darrell Bock, D.A. Carson, Gareth Cockerill

The Pagan King (2018)

On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Aigars Grauba
Writer: Aigars Grauba, Max Kinnings
Actors: Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Dainis Grube, Gints Andzans

Working in protest (2018)

30 years of documenting protest. The story starts in North Carolina in 1987 and ends in DC 2017 Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, History, News
Director: Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley(co-director)
Writer: N/A
Actors: William Barber, Michael Moore, Cornel West

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future (2018)

Chesley Bonestell was an architect and painter who worked on the Golden Gate Bridge and the Chrysler Building. He worked on famous movies like Citizen Kane as a matte artist, and his … Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Douglass M. Stewart Jr.
Writer: Douglass M. Stewart Jr.
Actors: Chesley Bonestell, Ray Bradbury, Douglas Trumbull, David Aguilar

Colette (2018)

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Writer: Richard Glatzer (screenplay by), Wash Westmoreland (screenplay by), Rebecca Lenkiewicz (screenplay by), Richard Glatzer (story by)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh

Onyx, Kings of the Grail (2018)

The fortuitous discovery of an Egyptian document from the 11th century provides the definitive key in locating the chalice from the last supper with Christ. An intense investigation leads … Year 2018.

Generes: History
Director: Roberto Girault
Writer: Luis Fernandez Reneo, Roberto Girault, Margarita Torres
Actors: Jim Caviezel, Maria de Medeiros, Anthony Howell, Maarten Dannenberg

Bangers to the Bible (2018)

A former gangster fights against crime and hopelessness in the streets of Los Angeles. Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Lucas Negroni
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

Weevil (2018)

Black Mountain National Park has long harboured a strange history, from masses of missing livestock that have wandered onto the mountain to unusual disappearances and reappearances of local… Year 2018.

Generes: Horror
Director: Mark Lipkin
Writer: Mark Lipkin
Actors: Joshua Charles Dawe, Sheridan Morris-Flynn, Alex Given, Alan Ashby

Dirty Little Billy (1972)

A more realistic, based-on-reality, unsensationalistic portrayal of the gritty early years of one of the most famous Wild West outlaws in history, Billy The Kid. Year 1972.

Generes: Western
Director: Stan Dragoti
Writer: Charles Moss (story), Stan Dragoti (story), Charles Moss (screenplay), Stan Dragoti (screenplay)
Actors: Michael J. Pollard, Richard Evans, Lee Purcell, Charles Aidman

Silence (1971)

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor. Year 1971.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Writer: Shûsaku Endô (novel), Shûsaku Endô (adaptation), Masahiro Shinoda (adaptation)
Actors: David Lampson, Don Kenny, Tetsurô Tanba, Mako

Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

In 1905, Polish horse thieves living near the Russian border find their livelihoods threatened by the new Russo-Japanese conflict because the Russian army requisitions all horses and forcibly conscripts all men for the war. Year 1971.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Writer: David Opatoshu (screenplay), Joseph Opatoshu (novel)
Actors: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Jane Birkin, Lainie Kazan

Joe Hill (1971)

About the life and death of the legendary Swedish/American agitator Joe Hill. Year 1971.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Bo Widerberg
Writer: Bo Widerberg, Richard Weber (additional dialogue), Steve Hopkins (additional dialogue)
Actors: Thommy Berggren, Anja Schmidt, Kelvin Malave, Evert Anderson

Woodstock (1970)

The film chronicle of the legendary 1969 music festival. Year 1970.

Generes: Documentary, History, Music
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Writer: N/A
Actors: Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Sha-Na-Na