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Rebellion in Patagonia
7.5

Rebellion in Patagonia

In 1920, workers from Patagonia, in Southern Argentina, gather around an anarcho-syndicalist society and go on strike, demanding better working ...
Lancelot of the Lake
6.9

Lancelot of the Lake

Apr. 23, 1974

Lancelot of the Lake

Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing ...
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
7.7

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to ...
Himiko
7

Himiko

Mar. 09, 1974

Himiko

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
The Abdication
6.1

The Abdication

Oct. 03, 1974

The Abdication

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
The Last Train
6.9

The Last Train

Oct. 31, 1973

The Last Train

Two people, a Frenchman and a Jewish German woman, meet on a train while escaping the German army entering France.
The Heroic Ones
6.5

The Heroic Ones

Aug. 14, 1970

The Heroic Ones

A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark ...
Massacre in Rome
6.5

Massacre in Rome

Oct. 04, 1973

Massacre in Rome

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. “Massacre in Rome” is ...
Bequest to the Nation
6.4

Bequest to the Nation

Apr. 18, 1973

Bequest to the Nation

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
Coup d’Etat
6.8

Coup d’Etat

Jul. 07, 1973

Coup d’Etat

A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
6.5

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it ...
Heroes Two
6.4

Heroes Two

Jan. 19, 1974

Heroes Two

A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by ...
The Five Days
5.8

The Five Days

Dec. 20, 1973

The Five Days

In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7.2

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal ...
The New One-Armed Swordsman
7.2

The New One-Armed Swordsman

Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just ...
The New Land
8

The New Land

Feb. 26, 1972

The New Land

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil ...
Antony and Cleopatra
5.8

Antony and Cleopatra

Mar. 18, 1972

Antony and Cleopatra

Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard’s ...
Ludwig
7.5

Ludwig

Mar. 07, 1973

Ludwig

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, ...
The Conspirators
7

The Conspirators

Jan. 05, 1972

The Conspirators

The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil’s colonial days, from ...
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.8

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes ...
Agent #1
5.5

Agent #1

Feb. 25, 1972

Agent #1

Jerzy Szajnowicz-Ivanov, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, raised in Greece, reports to the Carpathian Brigade in the spring of ...
1776
7.6

1776

Nov. 09, 1972

1776

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. ...
The Emigrants
8

The Emigrants

Mar. 08, 1971

The Emigrants

Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing ...
Sacco & Vanzetti
7.8

Sacco & Vanzetti

Mar. 16, 1971

Sacco & Vanzetti

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist ...
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.2

Nicholas and Alexandra

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Mary, Queen of Scots
7.1

Mary, Queen of Scots

Dec. 22, 1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at ...
The Married Couple of the Year Two
6.5

The Married Couple of the Year Two

Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees ...
Kidnapped
6.2

Kidnapped

Dec. 22, 1971

Kidnapped

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that he ...
Delusions of Grandeur
7.2

Delusions of Grandeur

Dec. 08, 1971

Delusions of Grandeur

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by ...
The Devils
7.7

The Devils

Jul. 16, 1971

The Devils

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria ...
Carry On Henry
6.2

Carry On Henry

Jun. 03, 1971

Carry On Henry

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, ...
Burke & Hare
5.3

Burke & Hare

Feb. 03, 1972

Burke & Hare

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
Blanche
6.5

Blanche

Jan. 26, 1972

Blanche

Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and ...
The Birdmen
6.6

The Birdmen

Nov. 08, 1973

The Birdmen

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can ...
Agnus Dei
6.4

Agnus Dei

Apr. 22, 1971

Agnus Dei

Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army ...
Woodstock
8.1

Woodstock

Mar. 26, 1970

Woodstock

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to ...
Waterloo
7.3

Waterloo

Oct. 26, 1970

Waterloo

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused ...
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Jan. 26, 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. ...
Start the Revolution Without Me
6.4

Start the Revolution Without Me

Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the ...
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
6.9

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of ...
Ryan’s Daughter
7.4

Ryan’s Daughter

Mar. 19, 1970

Ryan’s Daughter

The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.
Patton
7.9

Patton

Jan. 25, 1970

Patton

“Patton” tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton’s ...
The Molly Maguires
6.8

The Molly Maguires

Feb. 08, 1970

The Molly Maguires

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless ...
The Last Valley
7

The Last Valley

Jan. 28, 1971

The Last Valley

People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years’ War try to exist in peace with a ...
Julius Caesar
6.1

Julius Caesar

Jun. 04, 1970

Julius Caesar

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on ...
Josefine M.
5.6

Josefine M.

Aug. 21, 1970

Josefine M.

Josefine is a young streetwalker in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. She manages to sleep her way to the top by marrying a British ...