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Himiko
7

Himiko

Mar. 09, 1974

Himiko

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
The Abdication
6.2

The Abdication

Oct. 03, 1974

The Abdication

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
The Last Train
6.9

The Last Train

Oct. 31, 1973

The Last Train

Two people, a Frenchman Julien Maroyeur and a Jewish German woman (Anna Kupfer) met on a train while escaping the German army entering France.
The Heroic Ones
6.5

The Heroic Ones

Aug. 14, 1970

The Heroic Ones

A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark ...
Massacre in Rome
6.5

Massacre in Rome

Oct. 04, 1973

Massacre in Rome

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. “Massacre in Rome” is ...
Bequest to the Nation
6.4

Bequest to the Nation

Apr. 18, 1973

Bequest to the Nation

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
Coup d’Etat
6.8

Coup d’Etat

Jul. 07, 1973

Coup d’Etat

A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
6.5

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it ...
The Five Days
5.8

The Five Days

Dec. 20, 1973

The Five Days

In 1848, as Italy becomes engulfed in a bubbling revolution to finally get rid of the ruling Austrians, a patriotic prisoner named Cainazzo ...
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7.2

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal ...
The New One-Armed Swordsman
7.2

The New One-Armed Swordsman

Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just ...
Benson
7.1

Benson

José Ferrer and Horst Buchholz star in this fictionalised account of events leading up to the assassination of Indian spiritual leader and ...
The New Land
8

The New Land

Feb. 26, 1972

The New Land

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil ...
Antony and Cleopatra
5.8

Antony and Cleopatra

Mar. 18, 1972

Antony and Cleopatra

Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard’s ...
Ludwig
7.5

Ludwig

Jan. 18, 1973

Ludwig

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, ...
The Conspirators
7

The Conspirators

Jan. 05, 1972

The Conspirators

The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil’s colonial days, from ...
Castle of Purity
7.5

Castle of Purity

May. 10, 1973

Castle of Purity

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.8

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes ...
Agent #1
5.5

Agent #1

Feb. 25, 1972

Agent #1

Jerzy Szajnowicz-Ivanov, the son of Polish mother and Russian father, raised in Greece, reports to the Carpathian Brigade in the spring of 1941. ...
1776
7.6

1776

Nov. 09, 1972

1776

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. ...
The Emigrants
8

The Emigrants

Mar. 08, 1971

The Emigrants

A Swedish peasant family, ravaged by poverty, privation and misery in mid-19th century Sweden, set out on a perilous journey to America in hope ...
Sacco & Vanzetti
7.8

Sacco & Vanzetti

Mar. 16, 1971

Sacco & Vanzetti

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist ...
The Battle of Okinawa
6.9

The Battle of Okinawa

Aug. 14, 1971

The Battle of Okinawa

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several ...
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.2

Nicholas and Alexandra

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Death in Venice
7.4

Death in Venice

Mar. 02, 1971

Death in Venice

Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish ...
Mary, Queen of Scots
7.1

Mary, Queen of Scots

Dec. 22, 1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at ...
The Married Couple of the Year Two
6.5

The Married Couple of the Year Two

Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees ...
Kidnapped
6.2

Kidnapped

Dec. 22, 1971

Kidnapped

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that he ...
Delusions of Grandeur
7.2

Delusions of Grandeur

Dec. 08, 1971

Delusions of Grandeur

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by ...
The Devils
7.8

The Devils

Jul. 16, 1971

The Devils

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria ...