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1. Viva Zapata! (1952)

Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman

Votes: 12,512

2. The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

Approved | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, History

While holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal, Conrado San Martín

Votes: 4,243

3. A Walk with Love and Death (1969)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War

In a story set during the Hundred Years War, a student who has abandoned his studies in Paris, pairs with a young noblewoman with whom he has fallen in love.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Assi Dayan, Anthony Higgins, John Hallam

Votes: 822

4. Tempest (1958)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, History

In 18th century Russia, Imperial officer Piotr Grinov is dispatched to a faraway isolated outpost where his loyalties are tested during the Pugachev Rebellion against the Empress Catherine II.

Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin, Viveca Lindfors, Geoffrey Horne

Votes: 263

5. Casual Scholar (2021– )
Episode: Soviet Style Economics Was Insane and Here's Why (2021)

25 min | Documentary

The labor scarcity caused by the Black Plague in Western Europe eventually lead to the industrial revolution and more egalitarian governments while Eastern Europe retained the feudal system... See full summary »