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1. Wounded Love (2016–2018)
120 min | Drama, History, Romance
During the occupation of Izmir by Greeks, a Turkish soldier starts to work for the enemy. But he is not really on the side of the enemy. He must keep this secret at the cost of losing his family.
Stars: Halit Ergenç, Bergüzar Korel, Boran Kuzum, Pinar Deniz
Votes: 5,473
2. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Approved | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger
Votes: 3,824
3. Senso (1954)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Romance, War
An Italian Countess is allied with Nationalists during the Italian-Austrian war of unification. However, she risks betraying their cause when she falls in love with an Austrian lieutenant.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Farley Granger, Alida Valli, Massimo Girotti, Heinz Moog
Votes: 7,525 | Gross: $0.03M
4. Kranti (1981)
187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of India's freedom struggle between the years 1825 and 1875.
Director: Manoj Kumar | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini
Votes: 1,071
5. The Great War (1959)
Approved | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The Italian Army fought against the Austrians during World War I.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Bernard Blier, Folco Lulli
Votes: 4,607
6. Children of War (2014)
160 min | Drama, History, War
Would you go to war for peace? A war child's search for acceptance and a nation inundated in blood.
Director: Mrityunjay Devvrat | Stars: Farooq Shaikh, Victor Banerjee, Pawan Malhotra, Indraneil Sengupta
Votes: 1,282
7. Outside the Law (2010)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War
A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 4,120
8. Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The wartime adventures of Scotish highland leader Rob Roy MacGregor during the reign of King George I in the 18th century.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough
Votes: 661
9. O Jerusalem (2006)
R | 100 min | Drama, History
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the country of Israel is being created.
Director: Élie Chouraqui | Stars: JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maria Papas, Patrick Bruel
Votes: 974 | Gross: $0.23M
10. Lafayette (1962)
Not Rated | 158 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.
Director: Jean Dréville | Stars: Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins, Michel Le Royer, Folco Lulli
Votes: 186
11. Names Engraved in Marble (2002)
95 min | Drama, Romance, War
This movie is about the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920), specifically the students fighting on the nationalist side, but also shown the conflict between two ideologies (Estonian nationalism and communism).
Director: Elmo Nüganen | Stars: Priit Võigemast, Indrek Sammul, Hele Kõrve, Alo Kõrve
Votes: 2,334
12. Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, History
On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washington is remembered as America's founding ... See full summary »
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Jane Brennan, Laura Brennan, Anthony Brophy, Frank Coughlan
Votes: 540
13. Garibaldi (1961)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, History
How Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi led a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquered Sicily and Naples.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Renzo Ricci, Paolo Stoppa, Franco Interlenghi, Giovanna Ralli
Votes: 454
14. Intimate Enemies (2007)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, History, War
A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Albert Dupontel, Aurélien Recoing, Marc Barbé
Votes: 3,454
15. Nell'anno del Signore (1969)
125 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Rome, 1825. Bishop Rivarola (Tognazzi) and colonel Nardoni (Salerno) are in charge to suppress liberal revolution. Shoemaker Cornacchia (Manfredi) got the information that the liberal ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Hossein
Votes: 831
16. Shyamol Chhaya (2004)
110 min | Drama
Twelve people are passengers on board.The boatmen are taking them to safety, far away from the fierce clutches of war. All the people on board are devastated by the horrors of war. As the story advances, different events unravel.
Director: Humayun Ahmed | Stars: Meher Afroz Shaon, Riaz, Swadhin Khosru, Ahmed Rubel
Votes: 2,417
17. La contessa di Castiglione (2006 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, History
Director: Josée Dayan | Stars: Francesca Dellera, Jeanne Moreau, Sergio Rubini, Christopher Thompson
Votes: 29
18. In nome del popolo sovrano (1990)
110 min | Drama, History
1849 - Ciceruacchio declares the Independent Republic of Rome, but the French and the Austrians try to bring back the Pope to Rome.
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Luca Barbareschi, Nino Manfredi, Jacques Perrin, Elena Sofia Ricci
Votes: 315
19. 'O re (1989)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Carlo Croccolo, Luc Merenda
Votes: 113
20. Bronte: cronaca di un massacro che i libri di storia non hanno raccontato (1972)
109 min | Drama, History
The revolt of the people of a Sicilian village further to the Expedition of the Thousand which, in 1860, enables Garibaldi to liberate Sicily.
Director: Florestano Vancini | Stars: Ivo Garrani, Mariano Rigillo, Ilija Dzuvalekovski, Rudolf Kukic
Votes: 79
21. Janice Meredith (1924)
Passed | 153 min | Drama, History, Romance
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of... See full summary »
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Macklyn Arbuckle
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.43M
22. Gritos de muerte y libertad (2010– )
22 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mini series that shows Mexico's Independence movement.
Stars: Alejandro Tommasi, Alberto Estrella, Arturo Ríos, Julio Bracho
Votes: 110
23. Anita Garibaldi (1952)
99 min | Drama, History
The story of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1849 campaign to free Italy from Austrian domination. Although the defence of Rome has become impossible, Garibaldi declares his intent to continue the ... See full summary »
Directors: Goffredo Alessandrini, Francesco Rosi | Stars: Anna Magnani, Raf Vallone, Alain Cuny, Jacques Sernas
Votes: 94
24. Israel: Birth of a Nation (1996 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Documentary, History, War
Sir Martin Gilbert, author of over sixty books and the host of A&E's JERUSALEM, hosts this gripping account of Israel's difficult first years. Filled with rare footage, photographs, and ... See full summary »
Director: Herb Krosney | Stars: Martin Gilbert, David Ben-Gurion
Votes: 119
25. The Warrior (1916)
95 min | Action, Drama, War
A soldier of near-superhuman strength fights battles in the First World War and wages a private war to rescue a young woman from the castle where she is imprisoned.
Director: Giovanni Pastrone | Stars: Bartolomeo Pagano, Fido Schirru, Valentina Frascaroli, Enrico Gemelli
Votes: 123
26. A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
An old woman's poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school: the happy moments, the sad ones and the tragic love for a Garibaldian.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Leonardo Cortese, María Mercader, Carla Del Poggio, Fausto Guerzoni
Votes: 379
27. Red and White III: Hearts of Freedom (2011)
100 min | Action, Drama, War
The third and final movie of "Red and White" trilogy and set during the Indonesian revolution in 1947-1948, as a band of guerrillas fight for Indonesia's freedom on land, sea, and air against the Dutch empire.
Directors: Conor Allyn, Yadi Sugandi | Stars: Darius Sinathrya, T. Rifnu Wikana, Donny Alamsyah, Rahayu Saraswati
Votes: 170
28. Sons of Liberty (1939)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Crisp, Montagu Love
Votes: 411
29. Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow (1999 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 29 min | Drama, Family, History
The story of a teenage girl and her family who live in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the American Revolution.
Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Robert Bockstael, Conrad Coates, Catherine Disher
Votes: 85
30. Flowers of Reverie (1985)
102 min | Drama, History
In 1849 the Hungarian revolution is beaten down by the Russian Army. Ferenc Majláth, who was an officer in the army of the revolution, has to choose between imprisonment or getting enlisted... See full summary »
Director: László Lugossy | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Grazyna Szapolowska, Jirí Adamíra, Boguslaw Linda
Votes: 133
31. Taking Liberty (1995 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Independent Nell Prescott gets involved in intrigue and heroism during the American Revolution and meets Benjamin Franklin along the way.
Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Sophie Ward, David Warner, David Ogden Stiers, Jason Carter
Votes: 74
32. Mon colonel (2006)
110 min | Crime, Drama, History
A "Reformed Colonel" is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Lieutenant Galois is assigned the investigation of this ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Herbiet | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Robinson Stévenin, Cécile de France, Charles Aznavour
Votes: 553
33. Cartouches gauloises (2007)
92 min | Drama
A pair of childhood friends spend a spring together before the summer Algeria's war of Independence.
Director: Mehdi Charef | Stars: Mohamed Faouzi Ali Cherif, Thomas Millet, Tolga Cayir, Julien Amate
Votes: 198
34. El carruaje (1972)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A review on life and work of Mexican President Benito Juarez Garcia and all the people involved during the War of Reforma, a battle for being recognized as the legitimous President of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Fernando Mendoza, Carlos Monden, Nelly Meden, José Carlos Ruiz
Votes: 22
35. Arrivano i bersaglieri (1980)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
In the year 1870 Rome, then governed by the Pope, was captured by the Italian General La Marmora's troops. After the armistice, the Italian soldier Alfonso killed a Pope's soldier, the son ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Giovanna Ralli, Ombretta Colli, Giovannella Grifeo
Votes: 82
36. Gesuzza the Garibaldian Wife (1933)
75 min | Drama, History
The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to ... See full synopsis »
Director: Alessandro Blasetti | Stars: Giuseppe Gulino, Aida Bellia, Gianfranco Giachetti, Mario Ferrari
Votes: 255
37. Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975 TV Movie)
26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Chester C. Cricket and his friends help out Thomas Jefferson and Paul Revere.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 173
38. The Life of Simon Bolivar (1942)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Miguel Contreras Torres | Stars: Julián Soler, Marina Tamayo, Carlos Orellana, Margarita Mora
Votes: 24
39. The Contessa's Secret (1954)
89 min | Drama, History, Romance
Director: Georges Combret | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Georges Marchal, Paul Meurisse, Rossano Brazzi
Votes: 32
40. La paloma (1937)
115 min | Biography, Drama, History
A romanticized tale of the end of French rule in Mexico as Emperors Maximilian and Carlota struggle against followers of Benito Juarez independence movement.
Director: Miguel Contreras Torres | Stars: Medea de Novara, Alfredo del Diestro, Arturo de Córdova, Josefina Escobedo
41. Pietro Micca (1938)
90 min | History, War
Director: Aldo Vergano | Stars: Guido Celano, Renato Cialente, Camillo Pilotto, Mino Doro
42. Paths of War (1970)
95 min | Comedy, Western
Two Sicilian royalist soldiers flee the island in a trunk at the arrival of Garibaldi's republican troops. They end up in the Far West with the army fighting the Indians and with their ineptitude they contribute to the army's defeat.
Director: Aldo Grimaldi | Stars: Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Stelvio Rosi, Renato Baldini
Votes: 59
43. L'empire du milieu du sud (2002)
86 min | Documentary, History, War
Directors: Eric Deroo, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 24
44. Jose, 1823
Biography | Announced
February 1824. Jose de San Martin, General in Chief of the liberating armies of Argentina, Chile and Peru, leave his country heading to Europe, to never return back to their homeland. ... See full summary »
Director: Cristina Raschia | Star: Ernesto Alterio
45. La leggenda del piave (1952)
95 min | Drama
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo Giustini, Renato Baldini, Edoardo Toniolo
Votes: 13
46. L'ultima carica (1964)
94 min | Adventure, History
Director: Leopoldo Savona | Stars: Tony Russel, Haya Harareet, Barbara Nelli, Arturo Dominici
47. El húsar de la muerte (1925)
65 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Manuel Rodriguez
Director: Pedro Sienna | Stars: Pedro Sienna, Clara Werther, Piet Van Ravenstein, Guillermo Barrientos
Votes: 162
48. Fratelli d'Italia (1952)
103 min | Drama
Capodistria, 1915. Captain Nazario Sauro, an officer in the Autrian Navy, is one of those patriots who militate for Italy to enter World War I. When he is about to be arrested by the ... See full summary »
Director: Fausto Saraceni | Stars: Ettore Manni, Olga Solbelli, Paul Muller, Mario Ferrari
Votes: 6
50. Gertrudis (1992)
98 min | Drama, History, War
A biographical film about the life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a noted female insurgent of the Mexican War of Independence.
Director: Ernesto Medina | Stars: Ofelia Medina, Angélica Aragón, Fernando Balzaretti, Monica Miguel
Votes: 51