Top 19 History Movies Picks from 1991

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Get info on JFK / IMDB / YouTube

Jim Morrison's life, from his LA film student days to his death in Paris. Val Kilmer delivers an uncanny portrayal, with vocals indistinguishable from Morrison's originals. It depicts Morrison's journey as the iconic 60s rock frontman. Learn about The Doors / IMDB / YouTube

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge. Info on Hamlet / IMDB / YouTube

An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney - his own daughter. Details on Class Action / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, fierce and somber man, grand master of the viola da gamba and professor of Marin Marais, prestigious musician in the court of Louis XIV. Learn about Tous les matins du monde / IMDB / YouTube

In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions. Info on Black Robe / IMDB / YouTube

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King. Get info on The Long Walk Home / IMDB / YouTube

In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctor. To escape boredom, she throws herself into love affairs with a suave local landowner and a law student, and runs up ruinous debts. Explore Madame Bovary / IMDB / YouTube

This drama reveals the controversial postwar 1950's London murder trial that sent an intellectually challenged young man to the gallows for a murder he did not commit. Get info on Let Him Have It / IMDB / YouTube

A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902. Explore Daughters of the Dust / IMDB / YouTube

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict - but also very just. His weakness is his interest in young women. Get info on The Elementary School / IMDB / YouTube

In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield pol. Look into Edward II / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his Master despite the arrest of his neighbors and his involvement with their daughter, his wife's affair with the chilling State Security . See more about The Inner Circle / IMDB / YouTube

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude dancing causes an international sensation. Through her marriages to an Italian pseudo-count and an orchestra leader, to her bond with army . Details on The Josephine Baker Story / IMDB / YouTube

An investigation into the conviction of a French Army Captain of treason leads a man into the deadliest of conspiracies that helped divide the people of France and set the stage for the First World War. More about Prisoner of Honor / IMDB / YouTube

A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Get info on Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt / IMDB / YouTube

In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy. More about Heaven and Earth / IMDB / YouTube

A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her. Check out Young Catherine / IMDB / YouTube

True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial. Read about Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis / IMDB / YouTube