Historical Movies

As Percival Lowell, an optimistic astronomer, fervently believes he has discovered extraterrestrial structures across various planets, he races...

Cicero, the future Consul of Rome, is just starting out as a trial lawyer in crime-ridden Rome where assassinations for political advantage and for...

Inside the dramatic search for a cure to ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 17 million people around the world suffer from...

A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in...

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of...

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects,...

A woman's secret relationship is discovered putting her and those around her in danger.

Charlie, an ambitious young man, must go out of his comfort form to seduce Virginia and eventually earn her trust and heart.

In January 1961, a new generation in the guise of John F. Kennedy moved into the White House. All of a sudden politics were youthful, dynamic and...

Ten years after General Antonio José de Sucre - Grand Marshal of Ayacucho- was murdered in the Berruecos jungle, Colombia. The inquiry into...

The film consists of three novels: the first novel about Gobustan, an ancient human settlement. The second novel deals with the theme of the East and...

Documentarian Jeffrey Morgan set out to the track one woman's search for the truth about her great-great-aunt's 1908 murder. But his film quickly...

This film brings to life a vanished world: that of the Warsaw Ghetto, destroyed by the Nazis after the 1944 uprising. Two authentic "reconstruction"...

Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and...

The age-old story of Don Juan, played by giant puppets.

Documentary film, without commentary, looking at events in Sheffield on 5th September 1973. Steelworkers retire, babies are born, there are fashion...

The fascinating story of knighthood, told through the extraordinary life and times of William Marshal, whom many consider the world's greatest...

A 1956 Belgian film, Low Light and Blue Smoke, showcases the music of American blues guitarist Big Bill Broonzy, capturing his performance at the...

1956. Three Hungarian friends hijack a plane to escape from the Iron Curtain.