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1,452 history movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Revolt of the Praetorians
1964 · History
Karnan
1964 · Drama
Taj Mahal
1963 · Drama
Assassination
1965 · War
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · History
Attack and Retreat
1964 · War
The Hoodlum Priest
1967 · History
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · History
Witchfinder General
1968 · History
Saladin the Victorious
1963 · Drama
Sign of the Pagan
1954 · Drama
Two Comrades Were Serving
1968 · Drama
The 317th Platoon
1965 · War
In Cold Blood
1967 · Drama
A Hill in Korea
1956 · History
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · History
Jupiter’s Darling
1955 · Romance
The Egyptian
1954 · Drama
The House of Rothschild
1934 · Drama
Pandava Vanavasamu
1965 · Drama
The Thief of Paris
1967 · Comedy
The Lion in Winter
1968 · History
The Conquerors
1932 · Drama
Kitty
1945 · History
Waltzes from Vienna
1934 · Romance
I Was Nineteen
1968 · Drama
Zatoichi on the Road
1963 · Action
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Drama
Tower of London
1962 · Horror
Gallant Journey
1946 · History
Cleopatra
1934 · Romance
Countess Cosel
1968 · Romance
Lydia Bailey
1952 · Adventure
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Western
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962 · Drama
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · Drama
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Drama
The Scarlet Coat
1955 · War
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951 · War
The Sixth of July
1968 · History
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