Movie List for "history"

The Master Carpenter (1991) Drama History Movie

Perumthachan, a legendary carpenter, follows the stringent social norms of his time. However, when Kannan, his son, grows up to rebel against those very norms, Perumthachan must deal with him. Year 1991.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Ajayan
Writer: M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Actors: Manoj K. Jayan, Monisha, Prashanth

Gallipoli (1981) Adventure Drama History Movie

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I. Year 1981.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Peter Weir
Writer: David Williamson, Peter Weir, Ernest Raymond
Actors: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr

That Night in Varennes (1982) Drama History Movie

During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something – the time itself, perhaps. Year 1982.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Ettore Scola
Writer: Sergio Amidei, Ettore Scola, Catherine Rihoit
Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Comedy Drama History Movie

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly. Year 1990.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Writer: Edmond Rostand, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carrière
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez

Le dialogue des Carmélites (1960) Drama History Movie

This is about the execution of 21 carmelite nuns in the latter stages of the terror during the French Revolution. Year 1960.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Philippe Agostini, Raymond Leopold Bruckberger
Writer: Gertrud von Le Fort, Georges Bernanos, Raymond Leopold Bruckberger
Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Alida Valli, Madeleine Renaud

Pehla Aadmi (1950) Drama History Movie

In WWII, a man leaves his bride to be and answers the call of the Indian National Army to fight against the British and on the side of Germany and Japan Year 1950.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Bimal Roy
Writer: N/A
Actors: Smriti Biswas, Sr. Balraj Vij, Nasir Hussain

Race d’Ep (1979) Drama History Movie

Paris street slang for homosexual, is a four-part French film that argues that ”gay liberation was not born in the 60’s” but, instead, had its roots in the mid-19th century. Year 1979.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Lionel Soukaz, Guy Hocquenghem
Writer: Guy Hocquenghem, Lionel Soukaz
Actors: Elizar Van Effenterre, Gilles Sandier, Pierre Stone

The Story of Adele H (1975) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of Adèle Hugo’s unrequited love for a lieutenant. Year 1975.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: François Truffaut
Writer: François Truffaut, Jean Gruault, Suzanne Schiffman
Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott

Save and Protect (1989) Drama History Movie

Inspired by Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Sokurov’s Save and Protect recalls the most crucial events of Emma’s decline and fall, including affairs with an aristocratic and a student. Focusing on passion from a woman’s perspective and … Year 1989.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer: Gustave Flaubert, Yuriy Arabov
Actors: Robert Vaap, Cécile Zervudacki, Aleksandr Abdulov

Bhagat Gora Kumbhar (1981) Adventure Drama History Movie

After being asked to leave by his sister-in-law, Kadvi, Gora, a clay-potter by profession and an ardent devotee of Bhagwan Shri Kishan (Vithal), leaves the family home with his wife Ganga. They soon give birth to a son, Nandlal, but Year 1981.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Dinesh Rawal
Writer: Vishnu Mehrotra, Ramjibhai Vaniya, Bharat Vyas
Actors: Rajni Bala, Ramesh Mehta, Shrikant Soni

Blanche (1971) Drama History Movie

Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master. Year 1971.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Writer: Juliusz Slowacki, Walerian Borowczyk
Actors: Michel Simon, Georges Wilson, Jacques Perrin