Historical Figure Movies
- 1953
Young Bess
Young Bess5.81953HD
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I....
- 2018
M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity6.8042018HD
A portrait of the visionary Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972), according to his own words, taken from his diary, his correspondence and the texts...
- 1990
Vincent & Theo
Vincent & Theo6.41990HD
The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written...
- 2019
The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century6.12019HD
Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will...
- 2024
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli82024HD
Highlights Rajamouli’s influence on Indian and international cinema, with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
- 1998
Winchell
Winchell6.0591998HD
The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.
- 1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois71940HD
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his...
- 1950
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee5.41950HD
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
- 2011
King Naresuan: Part 3
King Naresuan: Part 35.82011HD
The legend of King Naresuan continues with this third of four chapters and tells the story of King Naresuan, Thai's chivalric king and warrior in the...
- 2022
Jane by Charlotte
Jane by Charlotte7.12022HD
Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother Jane Birkin in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of reserve. Using a camera lens, they expose...
- 2010
Princess Kaiulani
Princess Kaiulani5.72010HD
Ka'iulani, a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, is raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American...
- 1948
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story5.81948HD
The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
- 1982
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda8.11982HD
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- 1961
Prince Yeonsan
Prince Yeonsan8.21961HD
A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.
- 2013
Koch
Koch4.92013HD
A documentary on the former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.
- 1943
Paracelsus
Paracelsus5.81943HD
The story of the Renaissance-era Swiss physician, alchemist and astrologer Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, better known to...
- 2023
Explorer: Lost in the Arctic
Explorer: Lost in the Arctic6.42023HD
Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over...
- 1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur6.81936HD
A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and...
- 2017
The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill
The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill8.62017HD
Winston Churchill, one of the most revered men of the twentieth century. Adolf Hitler, one of the most hated leaders in contemporary history. Between...
- 1934
The Mighty Barnum
The Mighty Barnum0.51934HD
20th Century Fox's highly fabricated film biography of circus showman P. T. Barnum stars Wallace Beery (as Barnum), Virginia Bruce (as Jenny Lind),...