Movie List for "history"

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

Hell in the Aegean (1970)

In May 1941, after the fall of the mainland of Greece just before the Germans entered Athens, a bold cadet, Nikiforos Kallergis leaves with his classmates from the cadet school. They … Year 1970.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis
Writer: Stamatis Filippoulis, Ignacio F. Iquino (screenplay), Ignacio F. Iquino (story), Vasilis Manousakis (adaptation), Siro Marcellini (dialogue: Italian version), Juliana San José de la Fuente (screenplay), Juliana San José de la Fuente (story), Ornella Zanelli (dialogue: Italian version)
Actors: Hristos Politis, Stephanos Stratigos, Giorgos Tzortzis, Giota Soimoiri

The Molly Maguires (1970)

In the Pennsylvanian coal mines of 1876, a group of Irish immigrant workers begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment. Year 1970.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Martin Ritt
Writer: Arthur H. Lewis (suggested by a book by), Walter Bernstein
Actors: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay

Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 (1980)

The life and work of Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos from his election in 1910 until 1927. Year 1980.

Generes: Biography, History
Director: Pantelis Voulgaris
Writer: Pantelis Voulgaris
Actors: Minas Christidis, Giannis Voglis, Dimitris Myrat, Manos Katrakis

Meera (1979)

Circa Mughal rule in India, the Rajputs get together to discuss the ouster of Badshah Akbar, who is now the Emperor of Hindustan (India). Prominent amongst the Rajputs are Virendev Rathod, … Year 1979.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Gulzar
Writer: Bhushan Banmali, Gulzar (dialogue), Gulzar (screenplay)
Actors: Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo

Zulu Dawn (1979)

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. Year 1979.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Director: Douglas Hickox
Writer: Cy Endfield (original story and scenario), Cy Endfield (screenplay), Anthony Story (screenplay)
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan