Best History movies of 1960s

Actors : Nikolay Gubenko, Sergei Volf, Georgiy Burkov, Leonid Kulagin,

Three unconnected episodes united by a common theme: the establishment of the Soviet rule in Russia during the civil war of the early 1920s. Depicts dramatic events in simple lives of peasants and soldiers.

Actors : Kamini Kaushal, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Anand Kumar,
Directors : S. Ram Sharma,

Shaheed (1965) presents the inspirational biography of one of India's greatest patriots Sardar Bhagat Singh.

Actors : Christine Kaufmann, Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato,
Directors : Lionello De Felice,

Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.

Actors : Hôsei Komatsu, Noriko Matsumoto, Rokkô Toura, Kei Yamamoto,
Directors : Nagisa Ôshima,

The vengeful son of a murdered feudal lord meets a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga's regime in this unusual animated film where still manga drawings are accompanied with sound.

Actors : Igor Dmitriev, Ariadna Shengelaia, Imre Sinkovits, Sándor Pécsi,
Directors : Márton Keleti,

Pianist and composer Liszt was giving performances all over Europe and made his famous concert tour to St. Petersburg, Russia. Liszt's brilliant piano playing impressed the Russian royalty ...

Actors : Robert Ryan, Henry Fonda, Vittorio Gassman, Annie Girardot,

The US intelligence chief in Europe relates the stories of three different operations that he was involved in with colleagues in Paris and Djibouti, Rome, and Berlin.

Actors : Daniela Rocca, Robert Alda, Anthony Steel, José Greci,
Directors : Giuseppe Vari,

408 AD. The Visigoths led by Alaric invade northern Italy. At Ravenna, they have to battle, and they are stopped by the power of the Roman legions and the cunning of the emperor's sister, ...

Actors : Frank Latimore, Mario Morales, Jesús Puente, Pilar Cansino,
Directors : José María Elorrieta,

Film inspired on the life of Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

Actors : Mynavathi, Jayanthi, Bharathi, Narasimhraju,
Directors : B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu,

Story of the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, Lord Krishnadevaraya who presided over the empire at its zenith.

Actors : Alfredo Alcón, Lautaro Murúa, Evangelina Salazar, Ana María Picchio,
Directors : Leopoldo Torre Nilsson,

The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

Actors : Eijirô Tôno, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Hibari Misora,
Directors : Masahiro Makino,

The tale of Princess Sen, daughter to Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and wife of Toyotomi Hideyori.

Actors : Sergio Ciani, Wandisa Guida, Livio Lorenzon, Daniele Vargas,
Directors : Piero Pierotti,

Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by ...

Actors : Farzneh, Mohamad Ali Fardin, Manoochehr Nozari, Hossein Mohseni,
Directors : Esmail Kushan,

Amir Arsalan who is in love with Farrokh-Lagha the prince travels to the west to find her. He there meets the two ministers of Petros Shah. One of them Shams Vazir is good with him but the ...

Actors : Roger Browne, José Greci, Alfio Caltabiano, Harold Bradley,
Directors : Michele Lupo,

The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. ...

Actors : Ombretta Colli, Kirk Morris, Massimo Serato, Gloria Milland,
Directors : Tanio Boccia,

The czar Nicolas sends a secret mission of experts to find a hidden treasure. But at the same time he prepares a group of mercenaries who should kill the members of the mission after their ...

Actors : Fernando Rey, Rosalba Neri, Ivo Garrani, Anton Geesink,

The stories of Gideon and Samson from chapters 6-8 and 13-16 of The Book of Judges.

Actors : Carlos Padilla Jr., Bob Soler, Eddie Mesa, Lopito,
Directors : Abraham Cruz,

The elite of the katipunan chosen for their individual achievement unsurpassed courage incredible heroism.

Actors : Andrzej Szczepkowski, Gustaw Holoubek, Bronislaw Pawlik, Marek Kondrat,
Directors : Sylwester Checinski,

Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz. The story culminates in the unveiling of ...

Actors : Eva Dahlbeck, Birgitte Federspiel, Gitte Hænning, Oleg Vidov,
Directors : Gabriel Axel,

The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard calms down ...

Actors : Sergio Fantoni, Angela Cavo, Hildegard Knef, Giacomo Rossi Stuart,
Directors : Umberto Lenzi,

Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the ...