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Films About History and Those That Aspire to Be Historical - Page 3

'History is bunk' said Henry Ford allegedly, and unfortunately that might be an apt description of several films on this list.The great films on this list focus on great people or great events. I omitted King Arthur and Robin Hood as no one can definitely prove they existed outside their own legends.it is also impossible to include every film that is labelled 'based on a true story'. Certain historical eras like Tudor England,and Julio Claudian Rome, have had rather too many films made about them, so film makers eventually decided to poke fun at their cliches. Some of these films bear grandiose titles, and have run times of grandiose length. For these reasons, it seemed appropriate to include some films that are also intentionally funny about history
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The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo (1960)
81
52%6.8
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (2004)
82
29%6.0
Custer of the West (1967)
Custer of the West (1967)
83
25%5.8
Little Big Man (1970)
Little Big Man (1970)
84
96%7.6
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
85
93%7.7
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
86
89%8.0
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
87
92%6.4
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
88
90%7.9
Waterloo (1970)
Waterloo (1970)
89
27%7.2
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
90
100%7.2
War and Peace (1956)
War and Peace (1956)
91
50%6.7
War and Peace (Natasha Rostova) (1966)
War and Peace (Natasha Rostova) (1966)
92
100%8.3
Danton (1983)
Danton (1983)
93
83%7.4
Khartoum (1966)
Khartoum (1966)
94
100%6.8
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
95
93%7.7
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
96
70%7.2
The Bounty (1984)
The Bounty (1984)
97
74%7.1
How the West Was Won (1962)
How the West Was Won (1962)
98
86%7.1
De Sade (1969)
De Sade (1969)
99
11%4.2
The Patriot (2000)
The Patriot (2000)
100
62%7.2
1776 (1972)
1776 (1972)
101
74%7.6
Young Winston (1972)
Young Winston (1972)
102
50%6.7
A Night to Remember (1958)
A Night to Remember (1958)
103
100%7.9
55 Days at Peking (1963)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
104
57%6.7
Zulu (1964)
Zulu (1964)
105
96%7.7
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
106
50%6.6
Breaker Morant (1980)
Breaker Morant (1980)
107
100%7.9
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
108
94%8.3
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
109
67%7.2
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
110
84%8.0
Reds (1981)
Reds (1981)
111
89%7.3
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
112
98%8.1
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
113
100%7.1
Gallipoli (1981)
Gallipoli (1981)
114
91%7.4
Joyeux Noël (2005)
Joyeux Noël (2005)
115
74%7.7
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
116
71%6.8
1917 (2019)
1917 (2019)
117
89%8.3
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
118
86%7.0
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
119
79%7.0
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
120
85%8.0
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