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1. The King of Communism: The Pomp & Pageantry of Nicolae Ceausescu (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story about the national personality cult of the Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
Director: Ben Lewis | Stars: Mariana Aliman, Vartan Arachelian, Yasser Arafat, Gheorghe Arcudeanu
Votes: 167
2. Martin Luther (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
Martin Luther is born into a world dominated by the Catholic Church. For the keenly spiritual Luther, the Church's promise of salvation is irresistible. Caught in a thunderstorm and ... See full summary »
Director: Cassian Harrison | Stars: Liam Neeson, Timothy West
Votes: 224
3. Napoleon (2000– )
240 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the rise and fall of one of the greatest military geniuses of modern times from his Corsican childhood to final exile in St. Helena.
Star: David McCullough
Votes: 406
4. Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World (2003 TV Movie)
112 min | Documentary
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Michael Maloney, George Pagliero, Nadim Sawalha
Votes: 115
5. Stalin: Inside the Terror (2003 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary about the life of Stalin and his rise to power. The film includes interviews with surviving members of Stalins family who corroborate historical facts from their perspective.
Director: Tony Bulley | Stars: Kira Alliluyeva, Lilya Azarkina, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Natalya Orlova
Votes: 84
6. Tojo's War (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Hideki Tojo's role in World War II.
Director: Dominic Ozanne | Stars: Will Lyman, Hideki Tôjô
7.
Declassified (2004–2006)
Episode:
Ayatollah Khomeini
(2006)
Documentary, History
Director: Kosh | Stars: Ervand Abrahamian, Madeleine Albright, Shaul Bakhash, Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Votes: 9
8. Citizen Kurchatov: Stalin's Bomb Maker (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Brian Kaufman | Stars: David Ian, Jeremiah Kissel, Ted O'Brien, Leonard Zola
Votes: 10
9.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
A. Einstein: How I See the World
(1991)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary on physicist Albert Einstein which chronicles the experiences that led him to become a great advocate for world peace.
Director: Richard Kroehling | Stars: William Hurt, Albert Einstein
Votes: 129
10.
Heroes and Villains (2007–2008)
Episode:
Attila the Hun
(2008)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Attila the Hun. A warrior whose name is a byword for ferocity and terror and whose exploits are the stuff of legend. After murdering his brother, Attila leads the Germanic warrior tribes against the Romans.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Kevin Eldon, Mick Walter, Rory McCann, Nicholas Boulton
Votes: 171
11. Bolivar: Path to Glory (2005)
Documentary
A Documentary about the life and true experiences of Simon Bolivar who gave up his wealth and status and took on Spain to liberate Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. He was a Liberator of South America.
Directors: Bob DeBrino, Kenny Golde | Stars: Bebsabe Duque, Anthony Gomez, Katherin Kovin-Pacino, Laureano Olivares
Votes: 19
13. Christopher Columbus (1985)
360 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rossano Brazzi, Virna Lisi, Oliver Reed
Votes: 709
14. Galileo: Fighting in the Dawn of Modern Science (2013)
41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Exploring new insights into Galileo Galilei' s life and scientific works, we follow one of the greatest men in the History of Science to a journey through intense social, academical and political battles. For the Dawn of Modern Science.
Director: Panos Anestis | Stars: Nikos Bournias, Dimitris Petakos, Michalis Tamboukas, Antonis Vlisidis
Votes: 59
15. Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
157 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand
Votes: 1,118
16. Knox (2015)
77 min | Documentary
This film examines the life and legacy of Scotland's controversial Reformer: John Knox.
Director: Murdo MacLeod | Stars: Jane Dawson, John McIntosh, Scott Spurlock, Douglas Somerset
Votes: 23
17.
Heroes and Villains (2007–2008)
Episode:
Cortes
(2008)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In 1521, Hernan Cortes leads his Spanish conquistadors to the shores of Mexico, in search of hidden treasures. To get to these legendary riches, he must overcome the Aztecs, a powerful ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Brian McCardie, Nicholas Shaw, Andrew Howard, Niall Macgregor
Votes: 67
18.
Heroes and Villains (2007–2008)
Episode:
Shogun
(2008)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The tale of Samurai and their leaders Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida who were locked into a power struggle after the death of the Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ieyasu's and Mistunari's ... See full summary »
Director: Arif Nurmohamed | Stars: James Saito, Hiro Kanagawa, Louis Ozawa, Yuji Okumoto
Votes: 86
19.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Man Behind Hitler
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Lutz Hachmeister | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Federica D'Urso, Vanni Gandolfo, Francesca Leita
Votes: 24
20. Breaking the Code (1996 TV Movie)
75 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alun Armstrong, Blake Ritson, William Mannering
Votes: 671
21.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Rachel Carson
(2017)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of scientist and writer Rachel L. Carson (1907-64), whose 1962 book "Silent Spring" helped launch the modern environmental movement.
Director: Michelle Ferrari | Stars: Rachel L. Carson, Mary Fassino, John F. Kennedy, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 135
22.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Fidel Castro
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
A biography of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Directors: Adriana Bosch, M Pink Christofalo | Stars: Rena Baskin, Fulgencio Batista, James Blight, Ricardo Bofill
Votes: 47
23.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Biography of the Millennium
(1999)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Votes: 75
24. Perspectives (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
A British TV documentary series for ITV. Each hour long program sees well-known celebrities travel to various parts of the world to explore more about a person who has inspired them.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Laurie, Ian McKellen, Robson Green
Votes: 37
25.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Newton's Dark Secrets
(2005)
TV-G | Documentary
The auction of some of Newton's papers early in the 20th century uncovers the fact that he had a side other than the genius mathematician and visionary the world knew him as.
Director: Chris Oxley | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Roger Braban, Jed Buchwald, Gale Christianson
Votes: 66
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