History In Film

The space race and Cold War are on full blast. A crop of young test pilots fight to see if they have what it takes to be the first U.S. [ … ] The post W075: The Right Stuff (1983) appeared first on .

Patrice Lumumba strives for an independent Congo, but struggles against all the various factions at play. The post W074: Lumumba (2000) appeared first on .

The native Algerian population has had enough of French control. Terrorism and torture leave neither side as the “good guy” in this conflict. The post W073: The Battle of Algiers (1966) appeared first on .

Edward R. Murrow publicly challenges Senator Joseph McCarthy’s aggressive campaign targeting supposed Communists in the United States. The post W072: Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) appeared first on .

A formative journey in the life of Che Guevara before he became world famous as a revolutionary. The post W071: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) appeared first on .

A weak film, but one that does offer a good look into the life of Argentinian first lady Eva Peron. The post W070: Evita (1996) appeared first on .

In post-war Japan, a government bureaucrat wonders what the point of his whole life has been. The post W069b: Ikiru (1952) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

Biopic of Puyi, the last of thousands of years of Chinese emperors. From God-Emperor to playboy to political prisoner to gardener, he lived one of the most unique lives in [ … ] The post W069: The Last Emperor (1987) appeared first on .

The man who essentially kicked the British out of India using only a policy of non-violent resistance. The post W068: Gandhi (1982) appeared first on .

In order to prove Polynesia could have been populated by native South Americans, Thor Heyerdahl built a raft in 1947 to attempt the journey himself. The post W067: Kon Tiki (2012) appeared first on .

A depressingly poignant story following a young brother and sister hoping to survive the Allied bombings of Japan in 1945. The post W066b: Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

Japanese soldiers prepare for a battle they expect to lose as WWII winds to a close. The post W066: Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) appeared first on .

The final days of Adolph Hitler as witnessed by his personal secretary. The post W065: Downfall (2004) appeared first on .

A great film, but one full of historical inaccuracies. Alan Turing leads the British effort to decrypt German messages during WWII. The post W064b: The Imitation Game (2014) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

Logan and Rich breakdown the historical accuracy of Spielberg’s classic and explore the characters outside of the film’s narrative. The post W064: Schindler’s List (1993) appeared first on .

This all-time classic takes place during the early stages of WWII in French occupied Morocco. Rick’s former lover hopes to convince him to help get her husband out of the [ … ] The post W063: Casablanca (1942) appeared first on .

Japan invades China as the world is about to descend into a second World War. Long before training Bruce Lee, Ip Man begins teaching Wing Chun. The post W062: Ip Man (2008) appeared first on .

Martin Scorsese explores film history. A young boy happens upon pioneering director George Melies in a Paris train station. The post W061b: Hugo (2011) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

During the Weimar Republic in Germany, a naive Englishman meets a rambunctious American girl. A growing Nazi threat looms in the background. The post W061: Cabaret (1972) appeared first on .

In 1926 China, a US Navy ship patrols the Yangtze River. The post W060b: The Sand Pebbles (1966) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .