History in Film

Biopic of Puyi, the last of thousands of years of Chinese emperors. From God-Emperor to playboy to political prisoner to gardener, he lived one of the most unique lives in [ … ] The post W069: The Last Emperor (1987) appeared first on .

The man who essentially kicked the British out of India using only a policy of non-violent resistance. The post W068: Gandhi (1982) appeared first on .

In order to prove Polynesia could have been populated by native South Americans, Thor Heyerdahl built a raft in 1947 to attempt the journey himself. The post W067: Kon Tiki (2012) appeared first on .

A depressingly poignant story following a young brother and sister hoping to survive the Allied bombings of Japan in 1945. The post W066b: Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

Japanese soldiers prepare for a battle they expect to lose as WWII winds to a close. The post W066: Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) appeared first on .

The final days of Adolph Hitler as witnessed by his personal secretary. The post W065: Downfall (2004) appeared first on .

A great film, but one full of historical inaccuracies. Alan Turing leads the British effort to decrypt German messages during WWII. The post W064b: The Imitation Game (2014) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

Logan and Rich breakdown the historical accuracy of Spielberg’s classic and explore the characters outside of the film’s narrative. The post W064: Schindler’s List (1993) appeared first on .

This all-time classic takes place during the early stages of WWII in French occupied Morocco. Rick’s former lover hopes to convince him to help get her husband out of the [ … ] The post W063: Casablanca (1942) appeared first on .

Japan invades China as the world is about to descend into a second World War. Long before training Bruce Lee, Ip Man begins teaching Wing Chun. The post W062: Ip Man (2008) appeared first on .

Martin Scorsese explores film history. A young boy happens upon pioneering director George Melies in a Paris train station. The post W061b: Hugo (2011) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

During the Weimar Republic in Germany, a naive Englishman meets a rambunctious American girl. A growing Nazi threat looms in the background. The post W061: Cabaret (1972) appeared first on .

In 1926 China, a US Navy ship patrols the Yangtze River. The post W060b: The Sand Pebbles (1966) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

The right to teach evolution in the classroom is challenged in this film based on the famous Scopes monkey trial. The post W060: Inherit the Wind (1960) appeared first on .

Ireland joins the revolution game and tries to throw off the shackles of the British Empire. The post W059: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) appeared first on .

Marlon Brando stars as Emiliano Zapata as we dive into the Mexican Civil War. The post W058: Viva Zapata! (1952) appeared first on .

An epic romance set against Russia’s 1917 revolutions and the subsequent civil war. The post W057: Doctor Zhivago (1965) appeared first on .

This Stanley Kubrick classic explores the practice of executing soldiers for cowardice. Kirk Douglas stars. The post W056b: Paths of Glory (1957) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

This week we dig into the trenches of World War I and the disillusionment of the common soldier. The post W056: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) appeared first on .

T.E. Lawrence aims to help the Arabs in their quest for self-governance in the middle of the first World War. Peter O’Toole stars. The post W055: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) appeared first on .

Our first look at World War I focuses on the Gallipoli campaign pitting Aussie forces against the Ottoman Empire. The post W054: Gallipoli (1981) appeared first on .

Set in the 1910s in Bengal, this film shows us a poor, but loving, family struggling to make a living. The post W053: Pather Panchali (1955) appeared first on .

We had to tackle one of the most iconic movies of all-time and what really went down with this famous shipwreck. The post W052b: Titanic (1997) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .

Parallel stories in 1909 and 1940 with white men venturing into the Amazon with the shaman Karamakate as their guide. The post W052: Embrace of the Serpent (2015) appeared first on .

Set against the pogroms against Jews in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Fiddler on the Roof shows the poor milk farmer Tevye deal with marrying off [ … ] The post W051b: Fiddler on the Roof (1971) [BONUS EPISODE] appeared first on .