Best History movies of 1970s

Actors : Mihai Mereuta, Stela Furcovici, Adrian Pintea, Radu Beligan,
Directors : Dinu Cocea,

The movie details the struggle of Iancu Jianu as he's torn between joining the struggle of the poor peasants from which he came from and being on the other side of the law working for the rich.

Actors : Anatoliy Papanov, Lyudmila Maksakova, Vladimir Vysotskiy, Oleg Dal,
Directors : Iosif Kheifits,

Dramatic story about two young men, two intellectuals of the 1890th. It is a story about a complex human character. Being tortured by ignorance and boredom of life, clerk Laevsky is longing...

Actors : Pavle Vuisic, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Fabijan Sovagovic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic,
Directors : Vatroslav Mimica,

Europe in second half of 16th century was very rough place to live. Peasants of Slovenia and Croatia had even rougher times because of the constant threat of Turk raids and being taxed to ...

Actors : Bhatti Mahadevappa, Manjula, Balkrishna, Ashwath,
Directors : Vijay,

The movie presents the story of a saintly boy who realises his royal connections and his return to his rightful place

Actors : Emanoil Petrut, Ion Dichiseanu, Alexandru Repan, George Constantin,
Directors : Gheorghe Vitanidis,

The life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian Kingdom despite considerable pressure from the neighboring Celtic warlords and the Greek cities of the Black Sea coast.

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 : André Mélançon, Jacques Thisdale, Rachel Cailhier, Serge L'Italien,
Directors : Clément Perron,

In 1942 even after a formal promise from the Liberal Party of Canada in the last election: "Never the Conscription", the Canadian Government vote a Conscription Law. In Quebec where the ...

Actors : Victor Rebengiuc, Toma Caragiu, Stefan Sileanu, Vasile Nitulescu,
Directors : Constantin Vaeni,

At the end of the 16th century, Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave dreams of uniting the kingdoms of Wallachia,Transylvania and Moldavia into a single country known as The United Principalities.

Actors : Robert Behling, Ray Ness, Susan Lynch, Joe Spano,

NORTHERN LIGHTS has the feel of an old black and white photograph discovered in an attic. The bitter-sweet story of young lovers caught up in an political struggle waged by farmers against ...

Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Silvana Mangano, Ruggero Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman,
Directors : Luigi Magni,

Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal Barca. He and his brother, Scipio Asiaticus, are accused by Marcus Porcius...

Actors : Cornel Coman, Gabriel Marian Oseciuc, Gheorghe Dinica, Stefan Sileanu,
Directors : Andrei Blaier,

Actors : Kirill Lavrov, Ada Rogovtseva, Andrei Popov, Igor Gorbachyov,
Directors : Daniil Khrabrovitsky,

About Russian space program and missile industry, and it's founder Sergei P. Korolev, from the 1920s to the first man in space in 1961.

Actors : Zvonimir Crnko, Vladimir Popovic, Charles Millot, Ranko Kovacevic,
Directors : Veljko Bulajic,

After the murder of the Russian Emperor Peter III, who was succeeded by Empress Catherine, Satan decides that the balance between good and evil on Earth has been destabilized. In order to ...

Actors : Antanas Surna, Algimantas Masiulis, Eugenija Pleskyte, Stasis Petronaitis,
Directors : Marijonas Giedrys,

Historical costume drama about the medieval wars of Old Prussians and Teutonic Crusaders. Hercus Monte (Latin: Henricus Montemin, German: Heinrich Monte, Lithuanian: Herkus Mantas) was the ...

Actors : Giancarlo Giannini, Tina Aumont, Fernando Rey, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : Mauro Bolognini,

Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, ...

Actors : Minas Christidis, Dimitris Myrat, Manos Katrakis, Giannis Voglis,
Directors : Pantelis Voulgaris,

The life and work of Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos from his election in 1910 until 1927.

Actors : Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola, Aarno Sulkanen, Ulla Eklund,
Directors : Edvin Laine,

Actors : Claudio Obregón, Gian Maria Volontè, Diana Bracho, Eduardo López Rojas,
Directors : Miguel Littin,

It is 1925 and working conditions in Chile are abysmal. The miners of Marusia go on strike, but the mine owners and the Government use the Chilean Army crush them.

Actors : György Cserhalmi, László Dózsa, József Madaras, Jácint Juhász,
Directors : Sándor Sára,

Mail author for translation. 1848. Európa forrong. A Lengyelországban állomásozó, osztrák kötelékhez tartozó magyar huszárok egy csoportja a szabadság- harc kitörésének hírére hazaindul. A ...

Actors : Károly Kovács, Lucyna Winnicka, András Bálint, Margit Makay,
Directors : István Szabó,

Hungary's postwar history told through the dreams, nightmares, and memories of the inhabitants of an old house on the eve of it's destruction.