Best History movies of 1963

Actors : Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Paolo Stoppa, Alain Delon,
Directors : Luchino Visconti,

The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860's Sicily.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner,
Directors : John Sturges,

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Actors : Albert Finney, George Devine, Rachel Kempson, Susannah York,
Directors : Tony Richardson,

The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th century England.

Actors : Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Elizabeth Taylor, Pamela Brown,

Queen Cleopatra of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Actors : Carol Lynley, Romy Schneider, Tom Tryon, John Huston,
Directors : Otto Preminger,

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Naziism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Gabriella Giorgelli, Folco Lulli, Renato Salvatori,
Directors : Mario Monicelli,

A former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a late 19th Century textile factory.

Actors : Yul Brynner, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, George Chakiris,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.

Actors : Marek Walczewski, Anna Ciepielewska, Jan Kreczmar, Aleksandra Slaska,

While being aboard a transatlantic ship, German woman Liza notices someone who looks like Marta, the former inmate at Auschwitz, where Liza used to be the guard.

Actors : Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Valerie Gearon, Don Borisenko,
Directors : Mark Robson,

Fictional narrative of Hindu militant activist Nathuram Godse's plan to kill Mahatma Gandhi and of police officer Gopal Das' task to find the killer before it's too late.

Actors : June Thorburn, Lionel Jeffries, Jack Hedley, Oliver Reed,
Directors : John Gilling,

In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwell's troops.

Actors : Janette Scott, John Laurie, Ronald Howard, Ronald Lewis,
Directors : Nathan Juran,

In league with the Saxon invaders, Edmund of Cornwall plans to slay King Arthur, marry his daughter and usurp the throne of England but wizard Merlin and outlaw Robert Marshall stand in the way.

Actors : Lex Barker, Alessandra Panaro, Mario Petri, Guy Madison,
Directors : Luigi Capuano,

In Venice,during the Inquisition,Sandrigo Bembo,the son of the Doge Giovanni Bembo,is falsely accused of treason out of pure malice by the Grand Inquisitor Rodrigo Zeno.

Actors : Jaroslav Rozsíval, Frantisek Kuchta, Magdalena Lokvencová, Karol L. Zachar,
Directors : Palo Bielik,

The story of the Slovak highwayman and folk hero Juraj Janosik.

Actors : R. Muthuraman, Shivaji Ganesan, Devika, Ashokan,
Directors : B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu,

Saga of Danveer Karna - fated to a life of humiliation - and war with his siblings.

Actors : R. Muthuraman, Shivaji Ganesan, Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Ashokan,
Directors : B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu,

Brave Karna proves his bravery and loyalty but endures humiliation.

Actors : Vladimir Zamanskiy, Nikolai Kryukov, Georgiy Yumatov, Gennadiy Yukhtin,
Directors : Vladimir Dovgan,

On the 250th day of Sevastopol defense, at the edge of a bombed city, with no radio link and a bullets, twelve soldiers of the Soviet Army are holding out of the last forces.

Actors : Hiroshi Mizuhara, Michiko Nishizaki, Hibari Misora, Jûshirô Konoe,
Directors : Kokichi Uchide,

Kinu (Hibari Misora) is a young heiress to a wealthy, yet common-born father whom is the local village-elder. On the road towards getting married, she had her heart broken when she finds ...

Actors : Gordon Mitchell, Ursula Davis, Tony Kendall, Massimo Serato,
Directors : Giacomo Gentilomo,

This film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.

Actors : Léa Garcia, Luiza Maranhão, Eliezer Gomes, Antonio Pitanga,
Directors : Carlos Diegues,

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

Actors : Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Veena, Jabeen Jalil,
Directors : M. Sadiq,

It was at the Meena Bazar that Shehzada Khurram first laid eyes on Arjuman Banu. When their eyes met it was love at first sight for both of them. When Queen Noor Jehan, one of the wives of ...