History Movies

Convinced that only she can lead France to victory against the invading English, Jeanne d'Arc leaves her childhood home to plead Charles, heir to the...

The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic --- traumatizing Southe...

Robert Ballard has been living and breathing the Titanic since he was part of the team that discovered it in 1985. In Save the Titanic With Bob Ballar...

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Second World War (1939-1945),around three thousand people managed to elude their pursuers, and proba...

The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi - star of the landmark television series "I, Claudius" - this documentary explores art and culture around the Bay of Napl...

Documentary on Les Charlots, known as The Crazy Boys in the English-speaking world, a group of French musicians, singers, comedians and film actors wh...

A short historical drama about the Louisiana Purchase.

On the eve of June 28th, 2011 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Soma...

Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made t...

This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.

Kathy's family left on a Saturday morning in 1965. The rumble of bulldozers echoed through the neighborhood, and her block was empty. Federally-funded...

Evocation of the life of Jesus Christ.

Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.

1948: an Egyptian filmmaker is creating newsreel stories about a volunteer force tasked to liberate Palestinian farmers. The journey propels him towar...

Franco, a young man of noble descent, marries Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will.

Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954).

A look into the life of American astronaut John S. Bull from the original class of 19 astronauts chosen to go to the Moon in the 60's.

Robert Powell takes a look at the story of the Titanic...