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poster Häxan
Häxan
(5/5)
95mn - Documentary, Horror, History
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle…
poster Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
(3.7/5)
113mn - Adventure, Drama, History
A brilliant swordsman-poet with an enormous nose secretly loves the beautiful Roxane but believes himself too ugly to be loved, so he helps his handsome but tongue-tied friend Christian win her heart by w…
poster Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
(3.2/5)
90mn - Action, Adventure, Drama
The ruthless Captain Kidd cons the King of England into giving him a ship, only to embark on a treacherous journey of greed, betrayal, and murder on the high seas.
poster Unconquered
Unconquered
(3.4/5)
146mn - Adventure, Drama, History
In the 18th-century Ohio Valley, a courageous frontiersman fights to protect a group of settlers and the woman he loves from a ruthless renegade during the Pontiac Rebellion.
poster Napoleon
Napoleon
(3.1/5)
Nonemn - History, Drama, War
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estate…
poster Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek
(3.2/5)
120mn - Drama, History, Romance
Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the…
poster Kidnapped
Kidnapped
(3.1/5)
107mn - Adventure, History
After being betrayed by his uncle and sold into slavery, young David Balfour teams up with a fugitive Jacobite rebel to reclaim his inheritance and survive the treacherous Scottish Highlands.
poster Waterloo
Waterloo
(3.7/5)
257mn - History, Action, Drama
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The b…
poster Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary, History
A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.
poster Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
(2.9/5)
132mn - Adventure, Drama, History
Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prev…
poster A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
(3.7/5)
175mn - Drama, History, War
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A …
poster The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(5/5)
110mn - Drama, History
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane…
poster Auction of Souls
Auction of Souls
(2.8/5)
90mn - Drama, Romance, War
A Hollywood biographical film about a survivor's experience of the Armenian Genocide. Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian plays herself in the film which is based on her published memoirs. It is thought to be …
poster Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
(3.5/5)
52mn - Documentary, History, War
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of com…
poster Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
(3.8/5)
112mn - Drama, History, War
When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formidable force. After the Teutonic soldiers take over an eastern Russian city, Alexander stages his stand a…
poster J'accuse
J'accuse
(3.9/5)
140mn - War, Drama, History
The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.
poster Hannibal
Hannibal
(2.6/5)
88mn - History, Adventure, Drama
A Carthaginian general attempts to cross the Alps with an army of elephants in order to conquer Rome.
poster Any Bonds Today?
Any Bonds Today?
2mn - History, Animation, Comedy
Bugs Bunny and friends sing and dance to promote the sale of government bonds in support of the war effort.
poster 15 Minutes of War
15 Minutes of War
(3.2/5)
98mn - Action, Drama, War
When gunmen seize a school bus near the Somali border, an elite French GIGN team races through a tense thirty-hour standoff to rescue the children before the crisis erupts into war.
poster Caesar The Conqueror
Caesar The Conqueror
104mn - History, Adventure
Julius Caesar leads his Roman legions into the treacherous forests of Gaul to crush a fierce rebellion led by the charismatic chieftain Vercingetorix, facing brutal warfare and political intrigue that wil…
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