Greatest 20 History Movies Highly Rated Released in 1982

A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II. Check out Das Boot / IMDB / YouTube

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience. See more about Chariots of Fire / IMDB / YouTube

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him. See more about Missing / IMDB / YouTube

The life of the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, from childhood to death: his spiritual journey, artistic endeavors, and inner conflicts within the cultural and historical context of Armenia. Hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov. Look into The Color of Pomegranates / IMDB / YouTube

A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away. More about The Draughtsman's Contract / IMDB / YouTube

Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice, returns to England after the Holy Wars. He finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power struggle for the throne of England. Will justice prevail, and will all fair ladies in distress be rescued? Learn about Ivanhoe / IMDB / YouTube

Disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety. Explore The Atomic Cafe / IMDB / YouTube

This is a true story of the famous Variola epidemic outbreak in Belgrade. Check out Variola Vera / IMDB / YouTube

A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II. Explore Attack Force Z / IMDB / YouTube

The lives of two slum neighbors, one of a happy-go-lucky gambler and the other of a poor ronin, converge when the two get involved with the affairs of a powerful samurai official and his gangsters. Details on Humanity and Paper Balloons / IMDB / YouTube

The misadventures of Attila and his band of barbarians as they take up arms against the Roman Empire in their native Milano. Find out about Attila / IMDB / YouTube

True tale about two men planning to escape from communist East Germany in a hot air balloon, but only if they can take their families with them. Read about Night Crossing / IMDB / YouTube

Death of Yazdgerd is the story of death of the last king of Iran before Muslims invade Iran. He escapes to city of Marv and hides in a mill but finally gets killed. The Story is told by the miller, his wife and his daughter but all the stories are different from each other. Get info on Death of Yazdgerd / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Canada's struggle to gain control and define its own constitution. Read about The Road to Patriation / IMDB / YouTube

During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the White Rose after a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body. At first small in numbers and fearful of discovery, the White Rose begins to gain m. Check out The White Rose / IMDB / YouTube

Caligula's four-year reign and descent into madness are revisited through slanderous vignettes and blunt historical facts. Find out about Caligula: The Untold Story / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s. More about A Woman Called Golda / IMDB / YouTube

Political and sexual repression in Hungary, just after the revolution of 1956. In 1958, the body of Eva Szalanczky, a political journalist, is discovered near the border. Her friend Livia is in hospital with a broken neck; Livia's husband, Donci, is under arrest. In a flashback to the year before, we see what leads up to the tragedy. Eva gets a job as a writer. She me. Look into Another Way / IMDB / YouTube

Seductive Messalina will stop at nothing to become the most powerful woman in Rome. Look into Caligula et Messaline / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer), Adolf Hitler's (Sir Derek Jacobi's) young architect and one-time confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. This movie is based on Speer's autobiography of the same name. Look into Inside the Third Reich / IMDB / YouTube