History Movies

A short documentary on Brother Paul McMullen, and his life as a Franciscan Brother in Loretto, PA.

Well known for its exploration of seduction and revenge, the “Dangerous Liaisons” by Choderlos de Laclos caused a scandal from its first...

Set in late 40s in Iran, a politically exiled man meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.

A Russian-Australian cinematographer travels to Albany to find out about the time when a 19th Century town at the end of the world was put on high...

The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.

The people of Antiquity had little problem with nudity and would not find graphic depictions of sexual acts as morally suspect or obscene. But...

The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an...

One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value.

Calling All Cons! With the 70th Anniversary of Alcatraz Penitentiary fast approaching, National Park Service Ranger John Cantwell is inviting every...

Benedict Arnold is not the villain of American history most people were taught to believe. New facts and never before presented material illuminate...

An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by...

Two young brothers are abandoned by their mother during summer of 1948, they run into the forest and survive there for seven years.

A filmmaker embarks on a poignant journey with his parents to the secret city where they unknowingly contributed to the creation of the first atomic...

A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before...

Dan Snow sets sail across the Mediterranean in the wake of Homer's The Odyssey. This epic was written down almost 3,000 years ago, and it has been...

Produced in 1988, this feature documentary presents a living history of Quebec's last 40 years as seen through the eyes of one couple. Pauline Julien...