Movie List for "history"

Break of Day (1976)

Tom Cooper, a married man recently returned from WWI, falls in love with an artist visiting his country town, but he has misgivings after meeting her city friends. Year 1976.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Ken Hannam
Writer: Cliff Green
Actors: Sara Kestelman, Andrew McFarlane, Ingrid Mason, John Bell

Acapulco Gold (1973)

The fun and fascinating story of harvesting, cultivation and smuggling of marijuana in America. Year 1973.

Generes: Documentary, History, Music
Director: Bob Grosvenor
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

Night Crossing (1982)

Two men want to escape from East Germany, but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Year 1982.

Generes: Drama, Family, History, Thriller
Director: Delbert Mann
Writer: John McGreevey
Actors: John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, Keith McKeon

Genocide (1982)

A chilling, heartbreaking testament to the strength and suffering of the Jewish people and the courage and heroism of those who came to their aid. With beautiful narration by Orson Welles … Year 1982.

Generes: Documentary, Drama, History
Director: Arnold Schwartzman
Writer: Martin Gilbert, Marvin Hier, Arnold Schwartzman (screenplay)
Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Orson Welles, Simon Wiesenthal, Neville Chamberlain

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

Ghetto (2005)

In 1942, in Vilnius, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate… Year 2005.

Generes: History, War
Director: Audrius Juzenas
Writer: Joshua Sobol (play), Joshua Sobol (screenplay)
Actors: Heino Ferch, Sebastian Hülk, Erika Marozsán, Andrius Zebrauskas

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy. Year 2005.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: George Clooney
Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Actors: Jeff Daniels, David Strathairn, Alex Borstein, Rose Abdoo

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker (2005)

A documentary on the struggles of the black rock musician and the stigma they face in the black community and the music industry. Year 2005.

Generes: Documentary, History, Music
Director: Raymond Gayle
Writer: Raymond Gayle
Actors: Flip Barnes, Chuck Berry, Charlie Braxton, Cody ChesnuTT

Bastards of the Party (2005)

Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt … Year 2005.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Cle Sloan
Writer: N/A
Actors: Daryl Gates, Fred Hampton, Joe Hicks, Ericka Huggins

SHINOBI: Winds of the 34 Generation (2005)

This in-depth and comprehensive documentary chronicles the events and history behind the legendary ninja warriors of medieval Japan, and the viewer is treated to rare interviews with … Year 2005.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Brandon Alvarez
Writer: Brandon Alvarez
Actors: Robert Bussey, David Dow, Mark Franco, Masaaki Hatsumi

Beyond the Gates (2005)

A Catholic priest and an English teacher get stranded in a school in Kigali during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Year 2005.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Writer: David Wolstencroft (screenplay), Richard Alwyn (story), David Belton (story)
Actors: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Louis Mahoney

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