Historical Movies

Telescopic chronophotography of the 1882 transit of Venus as observed from Lick Observatory.

An immigrant, working-class family lives through the horrors of the 20th century and raises a son who honors them. This memoir film is told entirely...

Urbino Martínez, on his deathbed, regrets his wrongdoing after betraying Emiliano Zapata.

A documentary covering the harrowing tragedy of the SS Morro Castle.

The rise and fall of ancient Rome is one of the greatest stories in the history of the world. From a group of settlements huddled along the Tiber in...

Bruno Muel's documentary on the coup in Chile in 1973. Muel, who was part of the famed Medvedkine group, along with Chris Marker and Jean-Luc...

With cunning and courage the japanese warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu managed to unify Japan after 150 years of civil war.

For the first time, this documentary includes two exclusive interviews with Vladimir Putin and full details about actions in Crimea during spring...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the...

In 1899, a photographer at American Mutoscope & Biograph mounted his camera on the front of a trolley traveling over the Brooklyn Bridge. The three...

The age-old story of Don Juan, played by giant puppets.

Ceschi and Stamm's documentary tells the incredible story of Monika Krause, a former East German citizen, who became Fidel Castro's Sexual Education...

In the summer of 1900, the first film camera was purchased by Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar for Iran, and immediately the first Iranian moving images...

The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was...

Despite being forcibly converted to Christianity in 1497 many of the Jews of Portugal continued to practice Judaism in secret. Today, residents of...

This is a short documentary about the old City of Buenos Aires and the new one. It’s an observational piece where the old photos of the same...

Joža Čop, an illiterate man of the people, earned great respect from his fellow compatriots. He once famously said: "I’ve never...

Beth, a young transgender woman, is taken to times and places afar. Run-ins with a powerful spirit and a growing bond with another lost girl will...