Best 22 History Movies Hits from 1979

Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century. Info on The Tree of Wooden Clogs / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. Explore Zulu Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley. Look into Elvis / IMDB / YouTube

Filmed on location in Israel at authentic biblical sites, this inspirational drama and commercial success retells the life of Christ. Details on The Jesus Film / IMDB / YouTube

An unstable former French Sergeant commits many atrocities. A judge considers how this case could benefit or damage his career. Look into The Judge and the Assassin / IMDB / YouTube

In 1944 a German sergeant gets involved in an anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel. Learn about Breakthrough / IMDB / YouTube

On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. More about S.O.S. Titanic / IMDB / YouTube

Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court. Get info on Vlad Tepes / IMDB / YouTube

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations. Find out about The Brontë Sisters / IMDB / YouTube

This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état. Look into The Battle of Chile: Part III / IMDB / YouTube

The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts. Find out about Partizanska eskadrila / IMDB / YouTube

When French King Louis XIV (Beau Bridges) learns that his twin brother, Philippe (Beau Bridges), could usurp his crown, he sets out to imprison him in the Bastille prison but four loyal musketeers are protecting Philippe. Info on The Fifth Musketeer / IMDB / YouTube

A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk. Read about Himiko / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution. Look into Lady Oscar / IMDB / YouTube

Disturbing documentary, shot on site less than a year after the Khmer Rouge downfall, depicting the shocking situation and recent history of Cambodia. Read about Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia / IMDB / YouTube

Interviews with people involved with and leading the Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam war. More about The War at Home / IMDB / YouTube

The first chapter of a two-part dramatized history of Hungary, from the turn of the century, to World War II. Info on Hungarian Rhapsody / IMDB / YouTube

Evil Queen Himiko and her army invade a small rural province in order to kill a Phoenix in order to achieve immortality, a young boy survives and goes on an adventure to amend the injustices. Look into Hi no tori / IMDB / YouTube

Investigates a nation torn by naked corporate greed and the red-hot rift between the industrial masters and the rabble-rousing workers in the field and factory. Get info on The Wobblies / IMDB / YouTube

A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s. More about The Patriot Game / IMDB / YouTube

The seven sisters of the outcast LeFleur family try to survive in a post-Civil War Deep South. More about House of Seven Belles / IMDB / YouTube

This documentary chronicles the ups and downs of a German family in the 1970s, but in an unorthodox manner. Footage from several years prior serves as a point of comparison to the family's current tumultuous state. Check out Is This Fate? / IMDB / YouTube