History Movies

In the chaotic, highly emotional period after the First World War in 1918, the foreign ministers Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) and Aristide Briand...

Animated in an authentic graphic style with period music, the film tells the story of the first hunt of Genghis Khan as a small boy named Temujin....

The story of the Cyprus' turbulent recent history using the device of a desperate man, Evagoras (Costas Timvios), who returns to the island after...

Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer...

The Spruce Forest explores one of the darkest pages in Romanian history. Inspired by the drama of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the...

The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the...

In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty...

Ludwig van Beethoven, absorbed in his world, composes in the forest under the snowstorm. In the solitude of this place, his temple, he feels happy,...

Based on a true story. A Spanish soldier hides out with and aids the Saharawi people of the Western Sahara against the injustices of his own army.

The film is dedicated to the upcoming 150th anniversary of the birth of Kazakh writer and public figure Akhmet Baitursynov next year. Filming began...

A documentary tracing the development of Shinto to the present day. Explores ancient ritual sites that are still used today, as well as major shrines...

This remarkable new documentary explores the story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen...

This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of...

In February 1917, Imperial Russia plunges into revolution. Nine months of unrest before a coup brought about an upheaval that changed the course of...

No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to...

An extraordinary look at the life of Uri Geller, the man famous for bending spoons and reading minds, told through exclusive interviews with the man...

Simple folk tunes heighten the adventure of this film, as Little Bear and Little Tiger abandon their happy home to search for Panama - "the land of...

When Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, he left behind a mountain of personal debt, which forced his heirs to sell his beloved Monticello home and all of...

Set in late 40s in Iran, a politically exiled man meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.