History Movies

In this documentary, experts dissect the Battle of Britain, which took place on Sept. 15, 1940 — a day that determined the fate of the nation.

A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmental...

Sensual, facetious, satirical and mocking, François Rabelais born at the end of the 15th century, alone embodies the Middle Ages, this fertile era fro...

Nowadays we associate Johannes Kepler with his famous laws of planetary motion. But the history of his discoveries is a drama of Shakespearian proport...

When the Soviets impose new ways of collective farming and permanent settlements on a region of nomadic dwellers, young Ilyas is separated from his mo...

In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German att...

WXXI captures the story of Rochester’s garment industry and the people who contributed to it in this documentary that showcases the rich history of Ro...

After the Second World War, Claude, son of communist resistance fighters, whose mother died in Auschwitz, and Ben, child of a prostitute and a Jew, fa...

The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A...

This fairy tale tells about famous Ukrainian warriors Cossacks, about Paradise and hell, Christmas and evil forces. The Devil makes an agreement with...

Reconstruction of Bernadette Soubirous's life (1844-1879),a 14-year-old girl that catholics believe had eighteen visions of Mary, the Mother of Jesus...

October 24, 1944, the world’s greatest battle at sea begins in the Philippines. Japan’s navy gambles on a decisive victory against the United States t...

Set in the times of King Herod (73-4 b.c.),Rachel is a woman traumatized after her innocent son was slaughtered by Herod's men. When discovering an i...

A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker Mario Camus (1935-2021).

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his...

Get ready to play a game of death… and another… and another. This wild documentary dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze.

Clara Mingueza, an actress from Barcelona, sets out to move the mortal remains of Elena Jordi (1882-1945),vaudeville star, actress and the first woma...

A historical farce about Napoleon.