Top 20 History Movies Worth Watching Released in 1983

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. Check out Gandhi / IMDB / YouTube

During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed. Read about Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence / IMDB / YouTube

In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party. Look into Danton / IMDB / YouTube

Just after WW1, alcoholic American biplane pilot Patrick O'Malley is hired by Eve Tozer, the spoiled daughter of an industrialist, to locate her father, who disappeared somewhere in Asia. Find out about High Road to China / IMDB / YouTube

A group of misfits, headed by an incompetent knight named Brancaleone, set out to reach the small town of Aurocastro so that their leader can take possession of the fief. Get info on L'armata Brancaleone / IMDB / YouTube

In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army. Info on The Return of Martin Guerre / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the Greek mythological figure Hercules, battling the wizard King Minos, who uses science in an attempt to take over the world. Hercules must stop him and rescue his princess love in the process. Read about Hercules / IMDB / YouTube

Vatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome. Info on The Scarlet and the Black / IMDB / YouTube

1940s Venice. After twenty years of marriage, a retired art critic and his younger wife feel their passion is waning. To help her shed her inhibitions and rekindle their relationship, the professor records his sexual fantasies in a diary. Read about The Key / IMDB / YouTube

When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber. Details on The Grey Fox / IMDB / YouTube

During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps. Get info on That Night in Varennes / IMDB / YouTube

In 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge. Read about Utu / IMDB / YouTube

At the goading of the ominous and omnipresent Leading Player, Pippin, the eldest son of King Charlemagne, samples life's pleasures to discover his place in the world and the meaning of his life. See more about Pippin: His Life and Times / IMDB / YouTube

On their return trip through France, Charlie Brown and the gang visit various memorials to the World Wars. Learn about What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? / IMDB / YouTube

The first Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Adi Shankaracharya - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy. The Jiv-Atman or Individual Self is a mere reflection or limitation of Singular Atman in a multitude of apparent individual bodies. More about Adi Shankaracharya / IMDB / YouTube

Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne. Get info on Richard III / IMDB / YouTube

Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. Get info on The Second Part of Henry the Sixth / IMDB / YouTube

Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are other claimants to the throne, Plantagent of York and Somerset of Lancaster, whose factions will ultimately cause the Wars of the Roses. Ignorant of the schisms Henry tries to unite th. Check out The Third Part of Henry the Sixth / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait Read about Battle Anthem / IMDB / YouTube

Connie is a member of the British landowning Ascendancy in Ireland after WWI. Through a chance friendship with a British soldier, she learns how sheltered she has been, and chooses to ally herself, in her own way, with the struggle for Irish independence. Info on Ascendancy / IMDB / YouTube