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major Wilson's Last Stand
s an 1899 British silent short war film based upon the historical accounts of the Shangani Patrol. The film was adapted from Savage South Africa, a stage show depiction -
The Story of the Kelly Gang
The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian film that traces the life of the legendary infamous outlaw and bushranger Ned Kelly (1855–1880). -
Battleship Potemkin
is a 1925 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm. It presents a dramatized version of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled against their officers of the Tsarist regime. -
The Johnstown Floo
is an American silent epic film drama directed by Irving Cummings, that addresses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. -
The General is
s a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. Inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, which happened in 1862, the film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman. -
Napoléon
French film directed by Abel Gance that tells the story of Napoleon's early years. -
Chicago
comedy-drama silent film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Frank Urson. -
Rasputin and the Empress
is a 1932 film about Imperial Russia starring the Barrymore siblings—John (as Prince Chegodieff), Ethel (as Czarina Alexandra), and Lionel Barrymore (as Grigori Rasputin).[2] It is the only film in which all three appeared together. -
In the Wake of the Bounty
is an Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel about the 1789 Mutiny on the Bounty. -
Cleopatra
is a 1934 epic film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Paramount Pictures, which retells the story of Cleopatra VII of Egypt. -
You Only Live Once
is a 1937 crime drama film starring Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. Considered an early film noir, -
San Francisco
San Francisco is a 1936 musical-drama directed by Woody Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
