| Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
In in 16th century, the ruthless and insane Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.tt0068182
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| The Alamo (1960)
In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders...tt0053580
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| Alexander (2004)
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.tt0346491+
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| Apollo 13 (1995)
True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. tt0112384+
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| Australia (2008)
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.tt0455824
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| The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous ''friends,'' escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revengett0245844
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| Das Boot (1981)
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. tt0082096
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| El Cid (1961)
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz (''El Cid'' to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour...tt0054847
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| For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.tt0035896
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| Gallipoli (1981)
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.tt0082432
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| The Great Escape (1963)
Several hundred Allied POWs plan a mass escape from a German POW camp. tt0057115
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| King Arthur (2004)
A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.tt0349683
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| Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.tt0320661+
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| The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.tt0104691
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| Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service. tt0056172
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| The Message (1977)
Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of thett0074896+
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| The Mission (1986)
18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.tt0091530+
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| Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on avenging his captors. tt0026752
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| The Pacific (2010)
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of ''Band of Brothers'' telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.tt0374463
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| Passage To India (1984)
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.tt0087892+
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| Pocahontas (1995)
The daughter of a Native American tribe chief and English soldier share a romance when English colonists invade 17th century Virginia. tt0114148
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| The Prince Of Egypt (1998)
An Egyptian prince learns of his identity as a Hebrew and, later his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people. tt0120794
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| Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)
In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.tt0252444
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| Red Tails (2012)
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.tt0485985
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| The Right Stuff (1983)
The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program. tt0086197
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| Robin Hood (2010)
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.tt0955308
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| Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto...tt0048579
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| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun...tt0049710
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| Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet.tt0120102
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| Spartacus (1960)
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman empire. tt0054331+
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| The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.tt0051003
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| The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. tt0049833+
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| Tom Jones (1963)
Tom Jones, the adopted son of a British country squire, is a love-'em-and-leave-'em lady charmer who goes blithely from bed to bed, while managing to get into enough other mischief to come within moments of being hanged.tt0057590
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| Walker (1987)
An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.tt0096409
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| The Way Back (2010)
Siberian gulag escapees walk 4000 miles overland to freedom in India.tt1023114
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