Greatest 18 History Movies Hits from 1988

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi. Info on The Last Emperor / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Check out Gorillas in the Mist / IMDB / YouTube

After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways. Check out Blackadder's Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army. Info on Red Sorghum / IMDB / YouTube

Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons. Check out Man Behind the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads. More about Blackadder: The Cavalier Years / IMDB / YouTube

A housewife in Nazi-occupied France struggles to make ends meet when her husband returns home after being wounded in the war. Learn about Story of Women / IMDB / YouTube

In the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was kidnapped from the village as a boy is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out. Details on Time of Violence / IMDB / YouTube

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock. Explore The Lighthorsemen / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after the war. More about Hôtel Terminus / IMDB / YouTube

The industrialization of Montreal (Canada), as seen from the point of view of a rocking-chair. Explore Crac / IMDB / YouTube

Love, humiliation, and politics play out in a distant village of China during the Cultural Revolution. More about Hibiscus Town / IMDB / YouTube

In the mid-60s, a teenage 4.0 high-school student is drawn out of his element on a dare by his peers, to become a dancer on popular TV music show. Look into The in Crowd / IMDB / YouTube

In 1793 when terror is widespread in France, peasants known as Chouans fight the revolutionaries in attempt to restore the monarchy. Find out about Chouans! / IMDB / YouTube

On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North. See more about Roots: The Gift / IMDB / YouTube

In 1870 Russia, a group of young and idealistic anarchists plots to overthrow the established order through violent means. Info on The Possessed / IMDB / YouTube

During the Angola Civil War, CIA agent Michael Smith is captured by the Communists, prompting a rescue mission organized by his father aided by hired mercenaries. Learn about Skeleton Coast / IMDB / YouTube

Miep Gies struggles to keep Anne Frank and her family hidden and safe inside the secret annex, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down. Find out about The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank / IMDB / YouTube