World History On Film

Quest for Fire

1. QUEST FOR FIRE (PRE-HISTORY)
This story takes place in prehistoric time when three prehistoric tribesmen search for a new fire source.
Produced 1981
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Clan of the Cave Bear

2. CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR (PRE-HISTORY)
A young Cro-Magnons woman is raised by Neanderthals.
Produced 1986
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Land of the Pharaohs

3. LAND OF THE PHAROAHS (26TH CENTURY BC)
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to insure the impregnability of tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Produced 1955
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The Egyptian

4. THE EGYPTIAN (14TH CENTURY BC)
"The Egyptian" takes place during the reign on Akhnaton (around 1352 B.C.).
Produced 1954
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5. PRINCESS OF THE NILE (13TH CENTURY BC)
Time: A.D. 1249. Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad.
Produced 1954

The Ten Commandments
(50th Anniversary Collection)

6. TEN COMMANDMENTS (13TH CENTURY BC)
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
Produced 1956
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Helen of Troy

7. HELEN OF TROY (5TH CENTURY BC)
The abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war.
Produced 2003 (TV)
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300
(Widescreen Edition)

8. 300 (5TH CENTURY BC)
King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Produced 2007
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Socrates
(Roberto Rossellini)
(1971)

9. SOCRATES (5 TH CENTURY)
A fine depiction Socrates' demise
Produced 1971 (TV)
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Alexander, Revisited
The Final Cut
(Two-Disc Special Edition)

10. ALEXANDER (4TH CENTURY BC)
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Produced 2004
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The Emperor and the Assassin

11. EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN (4TH CENTURY BC)
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Produced 1998
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A Terra-Cotta Warrior

12. QIN YONG ( 3RD CENTURY)
China 3000 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the bodies of outlaws and the condemned.
Produced 1990
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The Emperor's Shadow

13. THE EMPEROR'S SHADOW (3RD CENTURY)
Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
Produced 1996
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Movie

14. LAST WOMAN OF SHANG (1100 BC)
Admist a rebellion during the Ching Dynasty in ancient China, a nurse flees the palace with a young prince. As an adult, he convinces the daughter of the usurper to betray her father and to assist in restoring him as the rightful monarch.
Produced 1964
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Rome
The Complete First Two Seasons

15. ROME HBO SERIES (100-27 BC)
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Produced 2005-2006 HBO

Spartacus

16. SPARTACUS (73 BC)
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman empire.
Produced 1960
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The Passion of the Christ
(Definitive Edition)

17. PASSION OF THE CHRIST
A film detailing the final hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Produced 2004
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Caligula
(Three-Disc Imperial Edition)

18. CALIGULA (12-41 AD)
Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula.
Produced 1979
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Ben-Hur
(Four-Disc Collector's Edition)

19. BEN-HUR (26 AD)
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Produced 1959
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The Fall Of The Roman Empire
(Three-Disc Limited Collector's Edition)
(The Miriam Collection)

20. THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (180-192 AD)
Action-packed look at the beginnings of the fall of the Roman Empire. Here is the glory, the greed and grandeur that was Rome.
Produced 1964
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EL VALLE DE LAS ESPADAS
[Non-USA DVD format:
PAL, Region 2 -Import- Spain]

21. EL VALLEDE LAS ESPADAS (1ST CENTURY)
Actually Shot in the Medieval Locations Where the Actual Story Took Place!
Produced 1963
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22. THE LOVERS (3RD CENTURY)
In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man, but their short love affair ends in disaster.
Produced 1994
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Attila

23. ATTILA (5TH CENTURY AD)
During the waning days of Roman Empire, the barbarian Huns are making their way torward Europe. A warrior named Attila violently assumes Hun leadership and unites the warring clans under his banner.
Produced 2001 (TV)
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Muhammad:
The Last Prophet

24. MOHAMMAD, THE LAST PROPHET (5TH AND 6TH CENTURY)
This groundbreaking film is set around 1400 years ago during the early ages of Islam. The film relates the events that unfolded and led to the rise of a renewed religion in the Arabian Desert, eventually spanning 7 continents and counting 1.6 billion adherents around the world.
Produced 2002 (Animated)
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Mulan
(Special Edition)

25. MULAN (6TH CENTURY)
To save her father from death in the army, a Chinese maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroes in the process.
Produced 1998 (Animated)
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Taira Clan Saga / Tales of the Taira clan / Shin Heike Monogatari

26. THE TAIRA CLAN SAGA (8TH CENTURY)
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan.
Produced 1955
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The Vikings

27. THE VIKINGS (8TH CENTURY)
Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ex-slave, but neither knows the true identity of the other. When the throne of Northumbria in Britain becomes free for the taking, the two brothers compete against one another for the prize, but they have very different motives - both involving the princess Morgana, however.
Produced 1958
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Prince Vladimir / Knyaz Vladimir
[PAL]
[Russian Language Only]

28. PRINCE VLADAMIR (9TH CENTURY)
The film is about those times and events as a result of which the semi-military alliance of the heathen Slavic breeds have become Rus from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This transformation took place under the hand of Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, from the clan of militant Rurik.
Produced 2006 Animated(Animated)
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29.THE SILK ROAD (11TH CENTURY)
In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One student is Zhao Xingde, who becomes the favorite of his commander, Zhu Wangli. While sacking a fortress, Xingde discovers Tsurpia, princess of the Uighur. He hides her; they fall in love. When he's sent away to study Xixian, he leaves Tsurpia in Zhu's care, but returns to find her engaged to Li. Tragedy follows, and he and Zhu enter a pact to take revenge when Li arrives at Dun-Huang, the region's seat of learning and culture. Against overwhelming odds, they find a surprising way to leave a monument to their life and love.
Produced 1988

El Cid
3-Disc Deluxe Edition

30.EL CID (11TH CENTURY)
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Produced 1961
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The Lion in Winter

31.THE LION IN WINTER (12TH CENTURY)
1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.
Produced 1968
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Kingdom of Heaven
The Director's Cut
(Four-Disc Special Edition)

32.KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (12TH CENTURY)
Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
Produced 2005
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Mongol:
The Rise of Genghis Khan
(+ Digital Copy)

33.MONGOL (12TH & 13TH CENTURY)
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.
Produced 2007
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Genghis Khan:
To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

34.GENGHIS KHAN: TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH AND SEA (13TH CENTURY)
A look at Genghis Khan's life, from his birth to conquests in Asia.
Produced 2007
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Braveheart
(Special Collector's Edition)

35.BRAVEHEART (13TH CENTURY)
William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.
Produced 1995
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Alexander Nevsky

36.ALEXANDER NEVSKY (13TH CENTURY)
The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
Produced 1938
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Marco Polo
(473 Minutes. 3-DVD Box & Ken Marshall, Denholm Elliott, Anne Bancroft, Burt Lancaster)
(1982)

37.MARCO POLO (13TH CENTURY)
The life and experiences of the 13th-century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.
Produced 1982 (TV)
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38.BOS NA KOSOVU (14TH CENTURY)
On June 28th 1389 at Kosovo Polje, the army of Serbian emperor Lazar made a stand against the advancing Ottoman forces of Sultan Murat, resulting in a great battle which would later inspire Serbian folk tales and poems about courage, sacrifice, betrayal and tragedy. The movie was made for the 600th anniversary of the event.
Produced 1989
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Henry V

39.HENRY V (15TH CENTURY)
The gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Produced 1989
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Richard III
Criterion Collection

40. RICHARD III (15TH CENTURY)
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed king and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
Produced 1955
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The Messenger:
The Story of Joan of Arc

. THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (15TH CENTURY)
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword.
Produced 1999
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1492:
Conquest of Paradise
[Widescreen Definitive Edition]

42. 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (15TH CENTURY)
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Produced 1992
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Mel Gibson's Apocalypto
(Widescreen Edition)

43. APOCALYPTO (15TH CENTURY)
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.
Produced 2006

Captain From Castile

44.CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE (16TH CENTURY)
The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.
Produced 1947
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The Legend of Suriyothai

45.THE LEGEND OF SURIYOTHAI (16TH CENTURY)
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.
Produced 2001
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The Other Boleyn Girl

46.THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (16TH CENTURY)
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Produced 2008
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Elizabeth
(Spotlight Series)

47.ELIZABETH (16TH CENTURY)
A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Produced 1998
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Eisenstein
The Sound Years
(Ivan the Terrible Parts 1 & 2, Alexander Nevsky)
Criterion Collection

48.IVAN THE TERRIBLE (16TH CENTURY)
During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
Produced 1944
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Kagemusha
Criterion Collection

49.KAGEMUSHA (16TH CENTURY)
In 1572, there is a civil war in Japan, and three powerful clans, leaded by the lords Shingen Takeda (Tatsuya Nakadai), Nobunaga Oda (Daisuke Ryu) and Ieyasu Tokugawa (Masayuki Yui), dispute the conquest of Kyoto.
Produced 1980
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Anne of the Thousand Days / Mary, Queen of Scots

50.MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (16TH CENTURY)
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland.
Produced 1961
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Elizabeth
The Golden Age
(Widescreen Edition)

51.ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (16TH CENTURY)
An exploration of the relationship between Elizabeth I and the adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh.
Produced 2007
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Queen Margot
(La Reine Margot)

52.LA REINE MARGOT (16TH CENTURY)
The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.
Produced 1994
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James Clavell's Shogun

53.SHOGUN (17TH CENTURY)
John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Toranaga and Ishido, who struggle for the title of Shogun which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.
Produced 1980 (TV)
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The Last Valley

54.THE LAST VALLEY (17TH CENTURY)
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 group of soldiers occupying the valley.
Produced 1970
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Black Robe

55.BLACK ROBE (17TH CENTURY)
In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter.
Produced 1991
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Rob Roy

56.ROB ROY (17TH-18TH CENTURY)
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Produced 1995

Roots
The Complete Collection
(Roots / Roots
The Next Generations)

57.ROOTS MINISERIES (18TH-20TH CENTURY)
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendents' liberation.
Produced 1977 (TV)
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The Mission
(Two-Disc Special Edition)

58.THE MISSION (18TH CENTURY)
18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Produced 1986
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Marie Antoinette

59.MARIE ANTIONETTE (18TH CENTURY)
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Produced 2006
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The Bounty

60.THE BOUNTY (18TH CENTURY)
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
Produced 1984
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WATERLOO
by Sergei Bondarchuk
(Import)

61.WATERLOO (19TH CENTURY)
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him.
Produced 1970
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Amistad

62.AMISTAD (19TH CENTURY)
AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free-man who led the revolt.
Produced 1999
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The Charge of the Light Brigade

63. CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (19TH CENTURY)
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854
Produced 1968
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Glory

64. GLORY (19TH CENTURY)
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Produced 1989
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

65. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (19TH CENTURY)
Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Produced 2007
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66. SHANTRANJ KE KHILARI (19TH CENTURY)
Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court is of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.
Produced 1977
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Junoon

67. JUNOON (19TH CENTURY)
The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied and many smaller kingdoms joined the soldiers in the hope of regaining their territories from the English.
Produced 1978
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The Four Feathers

68. THE FOUR FEATHERS (19TH CENTURY)
A British army officer who resigns his commission on the eve of his unit's embarkation to a mission against Egyptian rebels seeks to redeem his cowardice by secretly aiding his former comrades disguised as an Arab.
Produced 1939
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Tombstone
The Director's Cut
(Vista Series)

69. TOMBSTONE (19TH CENTURY)
A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.
Produced 1993

Zulu

70.ZULU (19TH CENTURY)
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
Produced 1964
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Jose Rizal The Movie
Philippine Tagalog

71.JOSE RIZAL (19TH CENTURY)
Jose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on various aspects of his life - as writer, propagandist, lover, friend, brother, doctor, and the man that inspired a revolution.
Produced 1998
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The Flame Trees of Thika

72.THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA (20TH CENTURY)
Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates.
Produced 1981
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Gallipoli

73.GALLIPOLI (20TH CENTURY)
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
Produced 1981
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Lawrence of Arabia
(Collector's Edition, 2 discs)
DVD

74.LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (20TH CENTURY)
An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name.
Produced 1962
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All Quiet on the Western Front
(Universal Cinema Classics)

75. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (20TH CENTURY)
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
Produced 1930
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Rabbit-Proof Fence

76.RABBIT-PROOF FENCE (20TH CENTURY)
In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.
Produced 2002
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The Last Emperor
Criterion Collection

77. THE LAST EMPEROR (20TH CENTURY)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Produced 1987
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A Passage To India
(2-Disc Collector's Edition)

78. PASSAGE TO INDIA (20TH CENTURY)
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
Produced 1984
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Don't Cry, Nanking

79. NANJING 1937 (20TH CENTURY)
This is one of the only movies (non-documentary) that has ever been made of the Rape of Nanjing, among the worst atrocities to have been committed in World War II.
Produced 1995
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Farewell My Concubine

80. FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (20TH CENTURY)
It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth century into a three-hour time-frame.
Produced 1993
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Gandhi
(Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

81. GHANDI (20TH CENTURY)
"Gandhi" is the tale of the "half naked fakir" (quote courtesy W.L.Churchill) who took on an Empire with nothing but truth, non-violence and indomitable will as weapons...and won.
Produced 1982

Battle of Britain

82.BATTLE OF BRITAIN (20TH CENTURY)
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle vs. the Nazi Germany Air Force for control of British air space to prevent a Nazi invasion of Britain.
Produced 1969
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

83.TORA, TORA, TORA, (20TH CENTURY)
A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen.
Produced 1970
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Oro Plata Mata

84.ORO, PLATA, MATA (20TH CENTURY)
A tale set in World War II Philippines about how a rich family copes with the war and how the people change amidst violence and death
Produced 1982
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Band of Brothers

85.BAND OF BROTHERS SERIES (20TH CENTURY)
The story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day.
Produced 2001 (TV)
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Schindler's List
(Widescreen Edition)

86.SCHINDLER'S LIST (20TH CENTURY)
Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts to save them.
Produced 1993
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

87.THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (20TH CENTURY)
After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.
Produced 1957
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Letters from Iwo Jima
(Two-Disc Special Edition)

88.LETTERS FROM IWOJIMA (20TH CENTURY)
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Produced 2006
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The Longest Day
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

89.THE LONGEST DAY (20TH CENTURY)
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Produced 1962
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Patton
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

90. PATTON (20TH CENTURY)
The World War II phase of the controversial American general's career is depicted.
Produced 1970
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Hiroshima

91.HIROSHIMA (20TH CENTURY)
The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.
Produced 1995 (TV)
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Black Rain

92.BLACK RAIN (20TH CENTURY)
The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel.
Produced 1989
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MacArthur

93.MACARTHUR (20TH CENTURY)
The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War
Produced 1977
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Earth

94.EARTH (20TH CENTURY)
The movie opens in Lahore of 1947 before India and Pakistan became independent. It is a cosmopolitan city, depicted by the coterie of working class friends who are from different religions. The rest of the movie chronicles the fate of this group and the maddening religious that sweeps even this city as the partition of the two countries is decided and Lahore is given to Pakistan.
Produced 1998
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The Right Stuff
(Two-Disc Special Edition)

95.THE RIGHT STUFF (20TH CENTURY)
The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Produced 1983

Thirteen Days
(Infinifilm Edition)

96.THIRTEEN DAYS (20TH CENTURY)
The film is set during the two-week Cuban missile crisis in October of 1962, and it centers on how President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and others handled the explosive situation.
Produced 2000
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The Battle of Algiers
Criterion Collection

97.THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (20TH CENTURY)
A surprisingly unbiased account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history.
Produced 1966
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JFK
Director's Cut
(Two-Disc Special Edition)

98.JFK (20TH CENTURY)
A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Produced 1991
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Full Metal Jacket

99.FULL METAL JACKET (20TH CENTURY)
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
Produced 1987
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Platoon
20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
(Widescreen)

100.PLATOON (20TH CENTURY)
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Produced 1986
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Apocalypse Now
The Complete Dossier
(Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

101.APOCALYPSE NOW (20TH CENTURY)
During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.
Produced 1979
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All the President's Men
(Two-Disc Special Edition)

102.ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (20TH CENTURY)
Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation.
Produced 1976
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The Last King of Scotland
(Widescreen Edition)

103.LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (20TH CENTURY)
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s
Produced 2006
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The Killing Fields

104.THE KILLING FIELDS (20TH CENTURY)
An American citizen is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody "Year Zero" ethnic cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million "undesirable" civilians.
Produced 1984
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Salvador
(Special Edition)

105.SALVADOR (20TH CENTURY)
A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship.
Produced 1986
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Hotel Rwanda

106.HOTEL RWANDA (20TH CENTURY)
The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
Produced 2004
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Jarhead
(Widescreen Edition)

108.JARHEAD (20TH CENTURY)
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
Produced 2005