Greatest 20 History Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1973

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner. Details on Jesus Christ Superstar / IMDB / YouTube

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. Check out Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid / IMDB / YouTube

At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country. Check out Michael the Brave / IMDB / YouTube

The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886. Look into Ludwig / IMDB / YouTube

Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination. See more about Executive Action / IMDB / YouTube

A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way. Read about Hiroshima Death Match / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization based on eyewitness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun. Explore Hitler: The Last Ten Days / IMDB / YouTube

Two people, a Frenchman Julien Maroyeur and a Jewish German woman (Anna Kupfer) met on a train while escaping the German army entering France. Read about The Last Train / IMDB / YouTube

Rome, March 23, 1944: 33 German soldiers are killed by a bomb. Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler is ordered to execute ten times that many Italians. Info on Massacre in Rome / IMDB / YouTube

During the currency devaluation by the Edo treasury, officer Hanzo deals with a temple priestess who sells her pupils as prostitutes, and a notorious thief who plans to rob the mint. Find out about Hanzo the Razor: The Snare / IMDB / YouTube

Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution and the revolution of the third world such as the revolt of the students in the United States and Western Europe, Czech citizens protest against the Soviet Union's State bureaucracy. Read about The Hour of the Furnaces / IMDB / YouTube

Fleeing from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for heresy. Info on Giordano Bruno / IMDB / YouTube

In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution. More about The Five Days / IMDB / YouTube

Historical movie, set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII, in which a group of Chinese rebels tries to oust the Japanese forces from a small town. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role. Look into Not Scared to Die / IMDB / YouTube

A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936. Details on Coup d'Etat / IMDB / YouTube

Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead. Check out Battle of Okinawa / IMDB / YouTube

Based on Lermontov's novel Vadim, this costume drama, set in Russia during the 1700s, chronicles the battle between a vengeful, anarchic peasant and the tyrannical landowner who killed his mother and father. Explore One Russian Summer / IMDB / YouTube

A shot from a car coursing through Rome in 1972 opens this interpretation of Brecht's unfinished experimental novel The Business Affairs of Mr. Julius Caesar. In a second part set in contemporary Rome, a young researcher discusses the economic and political manipulation that drove Caesar to power. Check out History Lessons / IMDB / YouTube

Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton. With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelson's stature and notes his feet of clay. And yet, Nelson is a hero, a great man. How can this be resolved? Meanwhile, the combined French and Spanish fleet puts to sea. Details on The Nelson Affair / IMDB / YouTube

During the 1800s, American Army officer Phillip Nolan renounces his country. During his court-martial, he is sentenced to sail the seas on American warships without ever setting foot on American soil again or hearing news of America. Read about The Man Without a Country / IMDB / YouTube