Greatest 27 History Movies Releases from 1967

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government. Learn about The Battle of Algiers / IMDB / YouTube

Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers. Check out In Cold Blood / IMDB / YouTube

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back. Explore Samurai Rebellion / IMDB / YouTube

When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V. Learn about Chimes at Midnight / IMDB / YouTube

Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men. Info on Far from the Madding Crowd / IMDB / YouTube

A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return. Check out Marketa Lazarová / IMDB / YouTube

Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago. Read about The St. Valentine's Day Massacre / IMDB / YouTube

A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major German fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya. Get info on Tobruk / IMDB / YouTube

The Danish tightrope dancer Elvira Madigan meets Lieutenant Sixten Sparre, a Swedish officer who is married and has two children. They both decide to run away. Look into Elvira Madigan / IMDB / YouTube

In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients. Find out about Marat/Sade / IMDB / YouTube

In Paris around 1900, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inheritance. Georges hopes to marry his cousin Charlotte, but his uncle arranges for her to marry a rich neighbour. As an act of revenge, Georges steals the fiance's family jewels, and enjoys the experience so much that he embarks upon a life-time of burglary. Info on The Thief of Paris / IMDB / YouTube

It explores The Battle of Borodino through the eyes of Pierre. Learn about War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812 / IMDB / YouTube

It explores the aftermath of The Battle of Borodino. Find out about War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov / IMDB / YouTube

George Armstrong Custer's love of the heroic traditions of the Calvary and his distaste with the coming of industrialization leads him to his destiny at the Little Big Horn. Learn about Custer of the West / IMDB / YouTube

In the fourth of the Angélique series, the heroine sets sail in hopes of discovering the truth about a man she once loved and lost. Find out about Untamable Angelique / IMDB / YouTube

The Wife of Seishû Hanaoka is set in feudal Japan. Its two central characters are based on the wife and mother of Japanese physician Seishû Hanaoka (1760-1835). Hanaoka developed a herbal general anesthetic, Tsusensan, some forty years before the better-known innovations of his American counterparts Long, Wells and Morton. Look into The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka / IMDB / YouTube

A 22-minute short film featuring interviews with four trans women in 1967. Learn about Queens at Heart / IMDB / YouTube

German documentary for TV about the Cinema Novo movement (Brazilian New Wave). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967: Leon Hirszman preparing the script with poet/writer Vinicius de Moraes for Garota de Ipanema (1967); Glauber Rocha shooting Terra em Transe (1967); Arnaldo Jabor editing A Opinião Pública. More about Cinema Novo / IMDB / YouTube