Best 26 History Movies Hits from 1987

During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him. Check out The Untouchables / IMDB / YouTube

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II. Check out Empire of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko. More about Cry Freedom / IMDB / YouTube

German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943. Get info on Escape from Sobibor / IMDB / YouTube

A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community in 1920 West Virginia, brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company. Look into Matewan / IMDB / YouTube

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries... Find out about Extreme Prejudice / IMDB / YouTube

A Sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Viet Nam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old Army buddy. Info on Gardens of Stone / IMDB / YouTube

An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua. Learn about Walker / IMDB / YouTube

Two soldiers (Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh) recover from World War I while spending a summer in a Yorkshire village. Learn about A Month in the Country / IMDB / YouTube

Feature-length documentary film featuring real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Find out about Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam / IMDB / YouTube

After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After many adventures and near-disasters, they end up in Hollywood designing sets for D.W. Griffith and marry beautiful actresses, but tragedy strikes with the arrival of World War I, which finds the brothers fighting on opposite sides... Check out Good Morning Babylon / IMDB / YouTube

Restore a piece of the past with talented artisans, collectors, and dreamers who restore masterpieces of a bygone era. You will fly the skies in a WW I bi-plane, drive in the glamorous Duesenberg automobile, ride a turn-of-the-century carousel, sail aboard a magnificent tall ship, and finally, promenade through the halls of a breathtaking Russian palace. Saved from obscurity, these priceless TREASURES FROM THE PAST bring history to life once more. Explore Treasures from the Past / IMDB / YouTube

The story of The Tolpuddle Martyrs. A group of nineteenth century English farm laborers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages. Read about Comrades / IMDB / YouTube

In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Secret Service made a film called Calling Australia! to show the exemplary conditions under which prisoners of war were kept, and to soften up the Australian public for the anticipated occupation of their country by Japanese forces. Prisoners of Propaganda tells why the film was made, and how it came to be forgotten. More about Prisoners of Propaganda / IMDB / YouTube

Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces. Find out about The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory / IMDB / YouTube

Based on a traditional Japanese fairy tale, a peasant couple finds a girl in a bamboo shoot and raises her as their own daughter. When the girl grows up, she must decide whether to return to her world or accept a man's love. Learn about Princess from the Moon / IMDB / YouTube

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people with whom he interacts. More about Uncle Tom's Cabin / IMDB / YouTube

A Japanese immigrant in 1901 Hong Kong wishes to become a simple shopkeeper. Fate soon intervenes, allowing him to mix adventure and fervent patriotism with greed. Look into Zegen / IMDB / YouTube

A Roman Agent is sent to Palestine to investigate rumors of the resurrection of an executed criminal. Info on The Inquiry / IMDB / YouTube

Dr. Robert Ballard and his team of researchers explore the remains of the 1912 wreckage of the ill-fated RMS Titanic 2 1/2 miles deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Check out National Geographic Video: Secrets of the Titanic / IMDB / YouTube

Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor of their new apartment. Neighbor Wiktor, a communist intellectual, befriends the poverty-stricken family but is soon arrested and sent to jail. During the war Lucja narrowly escapes a Nazi roundup at the black market. Her sons hold ardent Communist meetings in their ap. Look into Matka Królów / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman is sold into the famous red light district brothel in Yoshiwara by her bankrupt father. Learn about Tokyo Bordello / IMDB / YouTube

At the end of World War II Lena Kuchler arrives at a refuge camp in search of her disappeared family members. But at this place she can get no information in her case but only encounters hungry children. Check out Lena: My 100 Children / IMDB / YouTube

Creepy Classics was a 1987 direct-to-video compilation of trailers for various horror and science fiction movies, hosted by Vincent Price. Learn about Creepy Classics / IMDB / YouTube

Biopic that traces the life of Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda the Uncivilized (1955) is iconic in Australian cinema. Check out Tudawali / IMDB / YouTube

This is the 9th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ann Jillian after a short presentation by David Copperfield himself from the Alcatraz prison's beacon. It is the first one to include officially in the title the name of the last illusion, that is Escape From Alcatraz. Copperfield has chosen just this prison because of its reputation: Alcatraz, nickn. Get info on The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz / IMDB / YouTube