Filmography of World History

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Global in scope and a practical tool for students and teachers of history, Deanne Schultz's "Filmography of World History: A Select, Critical Guide To Feature Films That Engage The Past" includes description and analysis of over 300 historical films. A companion to Grant Tracey's "Filmography of American History," this critical reference book selects movies that represent aspects of world history from the middle ages through the twentieth century. These films adopt as their subject a wide range of historical events, people and societies of Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Canada, and Latin America. Over half of the entries provide extended analysis of the historical interpretation the film brings to the screen. "Filmography of World History" argues for the potential of feature films to teach us about the past and its reconstruction in academe and popular culture.

The book provides several listings of the films, the one shown here is the cross referenced list by time periods. These are divided as followed on this ICM list:

1 - 19 Medieval (c. 600-1500)
20 - 50 Early Modern (c. 1500 - 1800)
51 - 95 Nineteenth Century (1801 - 1900)
96 - 286 Twentieth Century (1901 - 2000)
287 - 292 Contemporary

Note: I have ordered the list chronologically by the years the films deal with within these groups using the years the author has provided. In cases such as WW2 films that deal with the same years, these are ordered alphabetically within these years.

For more detail about the specific years and regions of each movie, check out the book and/or download this excel file I made: http://we.tl/vO29n6ik2d

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  1. 1 new

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 12 new

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 18 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 19 new

    1492: Conquest of Paradise

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 20 new

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 26 new

    Luther

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 29 new

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 30 new

    Le retour de Martin Guerre

    1982 — a.k.a. The Return of Martin Guerre, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 31 new

    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 32 new

    Elizabeth

    1998, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 34 new

    Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor

    1958 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 40 new

    Cromwell

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 43 new

    Vatel

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 44 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 48 new

    La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV

    1966 — a.k.a. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 51 new

    Danton

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 58 new

    Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya

    1975 — a.k.a. The Star of Fascinating Happiness, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 82 new

    Daens

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 84 new

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 87 new

    José Rizal

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  21. 92 new

    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 95 new

    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 100 new

    Rosa Luxemburg

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  24. 103 new

    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 111 new

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 112 new

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 120 new

    Agoniya

    1981 — a.k.a. Rasputin, in 1 top list Check
  28. 122 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  29. 134 new

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    1990 — a.k.a. Dr. Bethune, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 135 new

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 145 new

    Korczak

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 147 new

    Kundun

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  33. 154 new

    Seven Years in Tibet

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  34. 162 new

    ...a pozdravuji vlastovky

    1972 — a.k.a. And Give My Love to the Swallows, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 166 new

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 167 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  37. 169 new

    Die weiße Rose

    1982 — a.k.a. The White Rose, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 178 new

    Tóngnián wangshì

    1985 — a.k.a. A Time to Live, a Time to Die, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 193 new

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 233 new

    Nasser 56

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 235 new

    Lumumba

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 250 new

    Cry Freedom

    1987, in 1 top list Check
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