History Movies
Victoria the Great (1937)

Victoria the Great (1937)

Victoria the Great (1937)
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The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after Albert’s death in 1861.

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Genre: Drama, History
Knight Without Armour (1937)

Knight Without Armour (1937)

Knight Without Armour (1937)
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British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins. After being released from prison in Siberia he poses as a Russian Commissar. Because…

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The Toast of New York (1937)

The Toast of New York (1937)

The Toast of New York (1937)
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After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Parnell (1937)

Parnell (1937)

Parnell (1937)
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Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O’Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.

The Good Earth (1937)

The Good Earth (1937)

The Good Earth (1937)
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China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over…

The Vicar of Bray (1937)

The Vicar of Bray (1937)

The Vicar of Bray (1937)
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The Vicar of Bray is a satirical description of an individual fundamentally changing his principles to remain in ecclesiastical office as external requirements change around him. The religious upheavals in…

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Genre: Drama, History
Marthe Richard (1937)

Marthe Richard (1937)

Marthe Richard (1937)
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Fictionalized reconstruction of the life of the French spy Marthe Richard who decided to contact the secret services during the First World War.

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Genre: Drama, History
Rembrandt (1936)

Rembrandt (1936)

Rembrandt (1936)
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A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt’s work takes…

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Genre: Drama, History
Tudor Rose (1936)

Tudor Rose (1936)

Tudor Rose (1936)
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The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

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Genre: Drama, History
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
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It’s the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O’Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O’Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment…

Genre: Drama, History
Mary of Scotland (1936)

Mary of Scotland (1936)

Mary of Scotland (1936)
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The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Life Is Ours (1936)

Life Is Ours (1936)

Life Is Ours (1936)
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A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.

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Genre: Drama, History
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
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It is England in the 1830s. London’s dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the…

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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
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After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford’s Theatre in…

Genre: Drama, History
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
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A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be…

Genre: Drama, History
The Cardinal (1936)

The Cardinal (1936)

The Cardinal (1936)
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Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by the rules of the confessional, the cardinal is unable to disclose the multitude of…

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Genre: Drama, History
Captain Blood (1935)

Captain Blood (1935)

Captain Blood (1935)
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Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
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The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on the eve of the revolution…

Anna Karenina (1935)

Anna Karenina (1935)

Anna Karenina (1935)
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In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.

The Crusades (1935)

The Crusades (1935)

The Crusades (1935)
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King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

Westward Ho (1935)

Westward Ho (1935)

Westward Ho (1935)
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Ballard’s trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John’s parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a…

Genre: History, Western
Abdul the Damned (1935)

Abdul the Damned (1935)

Abdul the Damned (1935)
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In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of…

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Genre: Drama, History
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
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In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt….

Les Misérables (1935)

Les Misérables (1935)

Les Misérables (1935)
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In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men’s lives, and soon Valjean finds himself…

Clive of India (1935)

Clive of India (1935)

Clive of India (1935)
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Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain…

Behold the Man (1935)

Behold the Man (1935)

Behold the Man (1935)
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The final days of Jesus from the time he enters the city of Jerusalem. Viewed as a threat, it is decided that he must be captured, tried, and executed as…

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Cleopatra (1934)

Cleopatra (1934)

Cleopatra (1934)
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The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

Nell Gwyn (1934)

Nell Gwyn (1934)

Nell Gwyn (1934)
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King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of…

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Genre: History
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
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Johann Strauss Jr. is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery, where he falls in love with Resi, the baker’s daughter. The girl gets…

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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
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The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments…

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Genre: Drama, History
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
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Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds…

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Genre: Drama, History
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
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The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin’s influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.

Genre: Drama, History
The Sign of the Cross (1932)

The Sign of the Cross (1932)

The Sign of the Cross (1932)
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A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.

Genre: Drama, History
The Conquerors (1932)

The Conquerors (1932)

The Conquerors (1932)
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A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.

The Congress Dances (1931)

The Congress Dances (1931)

The Congress Dances (1931)
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Vienna glove-sales-lady Christel falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander. Austrian Prince Metternich tries to use this and other pleasant diversions to keep him out of the negotiation conferences of…

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Genre: Comedy, History
Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln’s life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to…

Genre: Drama, History
The Iron Mask (1929)

The Iron Mask (1929)

The Iron Mask (1929)
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King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son – an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees…

Pan Tadeusz (1928)

Pan Tadeusz (1928)

Pan Tadeusz (1928)
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Pan Tadeusz (film 1928) is a Polish historical film directed by Ryszard Ordynski based on the national epic of Poland, an 1834 poem by Adam Mickiewicz.

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Genre: History, Romance
The Last Command (1928)

The Last Command (1928)

The Last Command (1928)
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A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

The King of Kings (1927)

The King of Kings (1927)

The King of Kings (1927)
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The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history,…

Genre: Drama, History