ITT: God-tier historical movies.
(They don't have to be historically accurate)
>>68141135
Ghost and the Darkness.
>>68141135
Bill and Ted's excellent Adventure
>>68141135
As a degreed historian I find it very sad that I can't come up with very many movies.
>John Wayne's Alamo
>Gettysburg
>shogun tv series
>all quiet on the western front 1930
>last of the Mohicans
>empire of the sun
>Lawrence of Arabia
Mel Gibson's The Patriot, British soldiers and officers are portrayed like the dogs they were.
>>68141750
Mel gibsons patriot is a mess
>>68141689
I forgot
>apocalypto
>>68141750
>Army Dog 1775
Pic related is the only historical movie worth caring about.
>>68141886
>ywn fight and die for the greatest general in history and spread the ideals of freedom all across Europe and stick it to the Eternal Anglo
https://youtu.be/1oLflPilcMc?t=4m25s
It hurts, bros.
Casablanca
>>68141250
underrated movie
>implying women will ever understand
> I command a king's ship, not a private yacht! WE DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR YOUR DAMNED HOBBIES, SIR!
>>68141135
>(They don't have to be historically accurate)
The Great Emu War
>Without law, Commander, there is no civilization.
>>68142292
>>68142345
>always choose the lesser of the two weevils
God when will this quipshit trend die
>>68142292
>>68142345
Where are the sequels? It's a 21 book series.
>>68143985
I think it was meant to be a trilogy but the project was shutdown because it wasn't very successful.
I think the Crowe has said he would be on board but the director Weir dosen't, sooo it probably won't happen. :(
>>68142501
>he who would pun would pick a pocket
Never.
>>68141135
Barry Lyndon..
That movie looks so goood
>>68142292
>>68142345
>mfw reading the books and finding out that Stephen isn't an aloof natural-philosopher along for the ride but actually a stone-cold motherfucker bringing Jack along for the ride a lot of the time
Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut
A little too pro-Islam for my taste but still a good historical epic.
>>68146283
It really is very watchable all despite Bloom.
>>68146349
Bloom's best performance IMO. He's a decent actor in the right role
>>68146283
>A little too pro-Islam
I didn't get that vibe really. What made it seem pro-Islam?
>>68146475
Okay, maybe it wasn't "pro Islam," but it certainly portrayed muslims as innocent dindus being slaughtered aimlessly by evil christian white invaders.
>>68146475
The Muslims were portrayed as human beings.
>>68141689
Throw in Das Boot into that list.
>>68146475
I dunno about pro-Islam necessarily but Saladin himself is definitely portrayed as being more enlightened than the majority of the crusaders.
>>68146396
The speech at the end always falls short for me.
>>68146665
That's Saladin, though.
>>68146590
Saladin was a fair bit different from your average leader. He was not a bloodthirsty maniac and was well educated and pretty much just wanted to try and broker some sort of peace. I mean the guy was no fucking saint but he was pretty fucking respectable as a commander.
>>68141135
The Birth of a Nation
>>68141135
The Last Valley (1971)
>People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try to exist in peace with a group of soldiers occupying the valley.
also starring My Cocaine
>>68141886
>Napoleon has ridden in range sir ,may I take a shot?
>certainly not
>commanders have better things to do then to fire at each other
Based
>>68146764
He definitely seems pretty based. From what I've read he was very merciful and didn't like unnecessary bloodshed.
Baldwin IV was badass too
>>68141886
How the hell did they shoot this scene? With an army of extras?
>>68146665
Well, blooms character seemed more enlightened than most of the muslims......
Stop projecting mate.
>>68146665
>>68146764
>what is Jerusalem worth?
>>68146880
Yes. The soviet army.
>>68146949
Nothing... EVERYTHING
Not a movie but..
>no Sharpe
>>68146880
Yeah they trained a real army in the drills of the time, flattered land for the battle fields and built pipes under the land to create muddy terrains
Truly a mavel in filmmaking ,unfortunately not to be matched sience
>>68147057
BAAAAAAAAAA
>>68147171
>no Hornblower!
>>68146849
>>68146764
He was pretty cruel actually. The only reason he didn't slaughter everyone in Jerusalem was because they threatened to burn down all the buildings.
>>68147057
GOAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxAYeeyoIc
>>68147233
This would never ever have been possible today.
>>68147057
That motherfucker looks way too handsome in that outfit. Why is he such an ugly git when shaven, but a devilish rogue with a beard?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1EPVDXj5Ow
>>68147557
It's all about the chin. It's why he looks extra ugly as Bean, because there he's actively making his chin smaller/weaker-looking.
>>68146908
projecting...
To clarify I mostly meant Guy de Lusignan and Reynald de Chatillon being barely a stage above cartoon villains.
>>68147274
Peck of Gruffudd?
Cidade de Dias/City of God
>>68147843
Gruffudd all day erre day
Bondarchucks war and peace.
The best thing to come out of the Soviet Union.
>>68147608
dem feels....
I feel sorry for the Zulu
we promised we would stop the Boers from killing them and expanding onto their land then we threw them under a bus and broke our promise
>>68141250
Fucking came here to post this.
>>68147773
Yeah, the movie would've been so much more interesting if every character was a mary/gary sue...
Good values
>At the British Inquiry into the disaster, Peterson testifies against Ismay, condemning his actions, but Ismay is cleared of all charges and the blame is placed squarely on the deceased Captain Smith's shoulders. An epilogue states that "the deaths of 1,500 people remain un-atoned, forever a testament of Britain's endless quest for profit
>>68148112
>feelings sorry for people who hadn't even discovered the wheel
how does The Deceivers fare?
>>68148249
>be 1943 German government
>spend a fuckton of money on films like this when the Red Army is advancing from the East
they deserved to lose
>>68147608
good movie right here
The correct answer is Waterloo.
>>68147557
You're right. Makes me wanna try the Blackadder II style.
>>68142221
>free France from the shackles of monarchy and a untaxed aristocracy
>the monarchies of Europe get scared and send their slaves to re-enslave the people of France
>ultimately the slaves of tyrants win
Feels bad.
>>68148311
Some of them were even showed in neutral territories.
Completely unironically Jud Suss is a really good movie. Goebbels was a genius
>>68148834
great first half
shit second half
>>68146713
I put that more down to the Director's choice more than anything. It's difficult to deliver a fiery speech when it's all philosophical like that
Dennis Hopper was banned from Australia for 20 years as a result of his drug addled drunken bender during and after shooting pic related.
>>68146396
Jerusalem is a symbolic place. All three major religions have claimed the city. But the city itself doesn't have any actual geopolitical relevance.
This is the meaning of the scene. The city is worth nothing and everything at the same time.
By conquering the city Salahdin didn't really gain anything, but it won a moral victory against Christianity, which is another theme of the film: it sucks. Islam is better.
>>68148834
Oh I forgot about this.
Thanks Anon.
>>68146620
Pro islam then
>>68147773
Well Reynald de Chatillon was actually a cartoon villain in real life, Guy de Lusignan was just a fucking moron.
