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1. The Land (1970)

130 min | Drama

A small peasant village's struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner. The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited.

Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Mahmoud Al Meleji, Nagwa Ibrahim, Ezzat El Alaili, Hamdy Ahmed

Votes: 2,453

2. October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927)

95 min | Drama, History

A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.

Directors: Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Boris Livanov, Nikolay Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko

Votes: 8,451

3. That Night in Varennes (1982)

R | 150 min | Drama, History

During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 2,533

4. A Walk with Love and Death (1969)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War

In a story set during the Hundred Years War, a student who has abandoned his studies in Paris, pairs with a young noblewoman with whom he has fallen in love.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Assi Dayan, Anthony Higgins, John Hallam

Votes: 823

5. The Mysterious Island (1929)

Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi

On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his ... See full summary »

Directors: Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Lloyd Hughes, Montagu Love

Votes: 847 | Gross: $0.06M

6. The Russian Peasant (1912)

Short, Adventure

Dimitri and his sister, Amuska, stopped before the gate of the Brokoff estate. Even the sight of life, which knew not hunger and want, was a relief to these impoverished peasants. With no ... See full summary »

Director: George Melford | Stars: Carlyle Blackwell, Alice Joyce, William H. West, Claude Thorpe

7. The Crackpot King (1946)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short

The Little King wants a wife, so his court magician, using foul means for a devious purpose, brings him Sweet Suzette, who has no interest in marrying the King. Mighty Mouse rescues yet ... See full summary »

Director: Eddie Donnelly | Stars: Dayton Allen, Roy Halee

Votes: 56

8. Ryan Reeves (2014–2018)
Episode: Black Death (2014)

25 min | Documentary, History

The plague appeared for hundreds of years before and after the worst pandemic in Europe from 1347 to 1351 know as the Black Death. The calamity is attributed to the population increase ... See full summary »

Star: Ryan Reeves

9. England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2018)

10 min | Documentary, History

Lady Jane Grey is known as the Nine Days Queen and, three days into her reign, the clock is ticking.

Director: Bill Thomas | Stars: Helen Castor, Eilidh Loan, Ashley Gyngell, Lainy Boyle

Votes: 26