History

In Cold Blood
8.0

In Cold Blood

A 1967 film based on Truman Capote’s book of the same name. After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two ...
Tobruk
6.4

Tobruk

1967

Tobruk

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for ...
Isadora
7.6

Isadora

1968

Isadora

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people’s ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and ...
1776
7.6

1776

1972

1776

The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the ...
The Hindenburg
6.2

The Hindenburg

In this highly speculative historical thriller, Colonel Franz Ritter (George C. Scott), a former hero pilot now working for military ...
The Wind and the Lion
7.0

The Wind and the Lion

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure ...
Cross of Iron
7.5

Cross of Iron

It is 1943, and the German army, ravaged and demoralised, are hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of all this madness, ...
Zulu Dawn
6.6

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Cy Endfield co-wrote the epic prequel Zulu ...
Breaker Morant
7.9

Breaker Morant

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used ...
History of the World: Part I
6.9

History of the World: Part I

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.