Posts Tagged ‘based-on-historical-events’

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Countries: France | Spain | UK
Actors: Gérard Depardieu | Armand Assante | Sigourney Weaver | Loren Dean | Ángela Molina | Fernando Rey | Michael Wincott | Tchéky Karyo | Kevin Dunn | Frank Langella | Mark Margolis | Kario Salem | Billy L. Sullivan | John Heffernan | Arnold Vosloo
Directors: Ridley Scott
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Big budget account of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus’ struggle to civilize the New World.

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller | War
Countries: Italy | South Africa | UK | USA
Actors: Xolani Mali | Don Cheadle | Desmond Dube | Hakeem Kae-Kazim | Tony Kgoroge | Rosie Motene | Neil McCarthy | Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole | Nick Nolte | Fana Mokoena | Jeremiah Ndlovu | Sophie Okonedo | Lebo Mashile | Antonio David Lyons | Leleti Khumalo
Directors: Terry George
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Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda–and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

The Long Riders (1980)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Genres: Western
Countries: USA
Actors: David Carradine | Keith Carradine | Robert Carradine | James Keach | Stacy Keach | Dennis Quaid | Randy Quaid | Kevin Brophy | Harry Carey Jr. | Christopher Guest | Nicholas Guest | Felice Orlandi | James Remar | James Whitmore Jr. | John Bottoms
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The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of of revenge.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Brad Pitt | Mary-Louise Parker | Brooklynn Proulx | Dustin Bollinger | Casey Affleck | Sam Rockwell | Jeremy Renner | Sam Shepard | Garret Dillahunt | Paul Schneider | Joel McNichol | James Defelice | J.C. Roberts | Darrell Orydzuk | Jonathan Erich Drachenberg
Directors: Andrew Dominik
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Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.