Best History movies of 1980s

Actors : Milan Strljic, Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Jezina, Miodrag 'Miki' Krstovic,
Directors : Miroslav Mikuljan,

This film is the true story of the creation of Labin Republic 1921. When Italy 1921 annexed Istria, Labin area that is very rich in coal became strategically important for the new ...

Actors : Ryszard Filipski, Andrzej Hrydzewicz, Jerzy Sagan, Ignacy Gogolewski,
Directors : Ryszard Filipski,

Reconstruction of dramatic events in Poland between years 1926 and 1933, when Marshall Pilsudski took the reins of power into his own hands.

Actors : Daniel Olbrychski, Claude Brasseur, Etienne Chicot, Dominique Labourier,
Directors : Jacques Rouffio,

The Red Orchestra which was implanted right into the very heart of the nazi empire was considered the most important espionage net of World War II.

Actors : Jian Fang, Narumi Lintai, Kang Chen, Yaping An,
Directors : Kangyu Zhou,

In 1864, the death of the emperor of China's Taiping rebellion gives the rival Ch'ings an opportunity to attack. They break into the Taiping capital; the emperor's son goes into hiding, ...

Actors : Louis Rolston, Joe McPartland, Mark Mulholland, John Hewitt,
Directors : Jimmy Murphy,

The elderly apostle John lives as a prisoner in the penal colony on the island of Patmos, where he gets inspiration to write the Book of Revelation.

Actors : Michal Bajor, Krzysztof Kolberger, Gustaw Holoubek, Krystyna Janda,
Directors : Edward Zebrowski,

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman. The young student ...

Actors : Vladislava Milosavljevic, Dragan Nikolic, Ljuba Tadic, Ljubisa Samardzic,
Directors : Aleksandar Petrovic,

Screening of the synonymous Milos Crnjanski's poetic novel about the tragedy of Serbian people who scattered their energy and bones from Dnepr to Lotaringia during XVII and XIX century. The...

Actors : Gholamhossein Naghshineh, Esmail Davarfar, Esmaeel Mehrabi, Mohamad Motie,
Directors : Jamshid Heydari,

Iran is still reeling from the ravages of the First World war. Two elderly sibling princes decide to run for the newly founded national-assembly, in an effort to dissuade its members from voting to end Qajar rule.

Actors : Christian Defleur, Catherine Reynet, Philippe Nahoun, Maurice Tuech,
Directors : Jean Baronnet,

When Antoine Combalat ,a peasant,reads the papers,he knows everything is brainwashing.But the church bells have rung:WW1 which was bound to end all wars has begun.

Actors : Constantin Codrescu, Cornel Ciupercescu, Silviu Stanculescu, Vlad Radescu,
Directors : Mircea Moldovan,

In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.

Actors : Marie Brozová, Josef Bláha, Josef Vinklár, Vilém Besser,
Directors : Karel Steklý,

During a first passing meeting of Kunhuta the Hungarian princess (Hana Maciuchová), and Závis of Falkenstejn (Radoslav Brzobohatý) something clicked between both young people. But to due ...

Actors : Henryk Bista, Maria Pakulnis, Grazyna Trela, Jan Frycz,
Directors : Mariusz Trelinski,

Decadence, homosexuality, excess wealth, infidelity, alcoholism and drugs all played a major role in the decline of aristocracy.

Actors : Doina Deleanu, Stefan Velniciuc, Serban Ionescu, Nae Caranfil,
Directors : Cornel Diaconu,

This mid-80s Romanian Communist propaganda film deals with the topic of young high-school graduates and members of the Romanian Communist Youth Union being sent to work at the Danube-Black Sea Canal mega-project.

Actors : Kanchana, Anant Nag, Saritha, Rajkumar,
Directors : Vijay,

Prahlada is a devotee of Lord Vishnu unlike his father who is an atheist. With admonitions along his way, he must change the way his father thinks.

Actors : Aleksandr Mikhaylov, Olga Ostroumova, Vasiliy Krivun, Andrey Rostotskiy,
Directors : Irina Poplavskaya,

Between passengers of the steamship there is a dispute on, whether that there are in Russia righteous persons? Nobody wants to tell about the life. And only one priest, though warns that he "the big sinner", decides to tell the history.

Actors : Marta Becket, Pirjo Bergström, Virginia Capers, Atso Almila,

A story of a famous young violinist, loosely based on the life of Heimo Haitto.

Actors : Hugo Weaving, Sam Neill, Helen Buday, Huw Williams,
Directors : Stephen Wallace,

A poor young woman in 1930's Australia falls in love with a dashing but arrogant teacher who preaches free love and watered down socialist precepts. She follows him to England, meeting a ...

Actors : Mari Simm, Katri Horma, Tõnu Kilgas, Jüri Krjukov,
Directors : Peeter Simm,

A young Estonian voice actress' life from the turbulent 1930's to the devastating March deportation of 1949.

Actors : Józef Fryzlewicz, Edmund Fetting, Krzysztof Chamiec, Ignacy Gogolewski,
Directors : Bohdan Poreba,

A historical reconstruction of dramatic events leading to creation of Polish state. Covers the First World War and the postwar period up to the Treaty of Versailles.

Actors : Gunars Cilinskis, Uldis Vazdiks, Olga Drege, Helmut Kalnins,
Directors : Eriks Lacis,

The fate of three brothers in serfdom period, when German barons cruelly robbed Latvian farmers.