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- Das Boot (1981) Wolfgang Peterson’s epic German war movie is still the king of submarine films – mostly because it’s the only one that actually feels like being stuck on a submarine.
- A Night To Remember (1958) When RMS Titanic launched in Belfast in 1911, a young boy named William MacQuitty was there to see it. 47 years later, he was hired as the producer of A Night To Remember, and he made sure he did everything he could to get the facts right.
- All The President’s Men (1974) No one knew more about the Watergate scandal than the two Washington Post journalists who originally broke the story, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.
- Master And Commander: The Far Side of The World (2003) The characters in Master And Commander are all made up, and it’s incredibly unlikely that the British Navy would have spent months targeting a single enemy ship during the Napoleonic War, but the details in Peter Weir’s film are all spot on.
He reviews movies that are very historically accurate (Waterloo, Zulu, We Were Brothers) and movies that overly romanticized certain historical figures (Braveheart) or just flat put lied about what really happened (1492:Paradise Conquered). His presentation is great, he finds that right balance of education and comedy.
Feb 28, 2024 · History Buffs stands out by exploring the historical accuracy of movies. With meticulous research and attention to detail, the channel examines how well films portray the past, separating fact from fiction with an expert touch.
- 1 Chapter 27
- 2 Lincoln
- 3 Downfall
- 4 Schindler’s List
- 5 Joyeux Noël
- 6 12 Years A Slave
Jared Leto Stars As The Man Who Killed John Lennon
To say a film that dives into the disturbed mind of a killer is 100% accurate is highly speculative, butChapter 27 is perhaps the most in-depth exploration of the assassination of John Lennon. Led by Jared Leto in the starring role of Mark David Chapman,the film recreates the week leading up to Lennon's murderand nearly all his doings during his time in New York City in December 1980. The film is uncomfortable to watch, but then again that's essentially the point. Seeing Chapman interact with...
Steven Spielberg Explores The Emancipation Proclamation
Steven Spielberg's biopic of President Abraham Lincoln is not the typical biopic as it does not look at the entire life of the man but rather focuses on one key aspect of his administration -- the passing of the amendment to abolish slavery in the United States. It details the political intrigue and deals made behind the scenes to ensure the important part of history was actually created. It also depicts Lincoln as a storyteller and complex leader whose reasons for ending slavery are not as h...
The Last Days Of Adolf Hitler
Although it was the birthplace of a thousand memes, Downfall should be taken as a brilliant character study that faithfully recreated the last days of Adolf Hitler during the Battle of Berlin in the fall of WWII. The film gives an inside look deep into the bowels of Hitler's Wolf's Den as Germany loses the war. The movie explores different aspects of the h=infamous historical figure that are not often covered in movies, from his crippling insecurities to his health issues. Because Hitler is s...
Spielberg's Harrowing Look At The Horrors Of The Holocaust
On the subject of World War II films, the genre would be nothing without the moving and heart-wrenching saga ofSchindler's List. Based on the account of Oskar Schindler and the hundreds of Jewish refugees he saved from Germany's concentration camps, it goes into painstaking detail depicting the cruelty of the Nazi party, the indifference to the plight of the Jewish population felt by onlookers, and the compassion had by one man who saved over a thousand. While there had been many holocaust mo...
The Inspiring Christmas Story Set On A Battlefield
Inspired by the famous Christmas Truce of WWI, Joyeux Noël is a war film that is also an unexpected Christmas movie. Excruciating attention to detail was taken to ensure that this emotional tale of war, brotherhood, and peace was given the proper respect it deserves. The movie takes a look at the soldiers on both sides of the fight and the harsh realities of their dangerous lives in the trenches mixed with the welcome reprieve from the fighting. So much attention to historical accuracy was gi...
Solomon Northup's Unjust Journey To Freedom
Few people knew about the story of Solomon Northrup before 12 Years A Slave won Best Picture, but it is an unbelievable and harrowing story set during the dark period of American history. Solomon is a free Black man living in New York with his family when he is kidnapped and illegally sold into slavery. The portrayal of slavery in the United States is among one of the periods that undergoes the most rewriting once a project tackling the subject reaches Hollywood. Perhaps out of fear people wo...
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- Glory (1989): Netflix. Despite being hailed as one of the best Civil War dramas ever made, Glory suffers from one major flaw: it makes a white commanding officer its main character in lieu of the black soldiers who are really at the center of its action.
- A Night To Remember (1958): Criterion Channel. Forget James Cameron's Titanic: the forgotten 1958 black-and-white film about the RMS Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage in 1915 is much more historically accurate and much less melodramatic.
- All The President's Men (1976): HBO Max. Journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward wrote the 1974 book that is based on All The President's Men, which digs into how the men uncovered the Watergate scandal that led to the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
- Downfall (2004): Amazon Prime. German actor Bruno Gantz plays Nazi leader Adolph Hilter in Downfall, a German-language retelling of the Battle of Berlin - one of the last major offensives in World War II that led to the fall of Berlin and the death of Hilter by his own hand.
Sep 15, 2024 · Vote up the historical movies that let the real facts shine. The sheer number of inaccurate films about the past prove that movies aren’t history lessons. But every now and then, a historical film comes out that gets the facts right.
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Jun 29, 2022 · From 'Apollo 13' and 'The Gladiator' to 'Lincoln,' these are the top historical movies to watch and stream that will change your life.
