The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (
2012) | IMDb:
4.3
In the summer of 1683, 300 000 Ottoman Empire's warriors begin the siege of Vienna. City's fall, will open way to conquer the Europe. The Sept 11 is the day of main battle between Polish cavalry under the King Jan III Sobieski and Turks.
Starring:
F. Murray Abraham
,
Enrico Lo Verso
,
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
,
Jerzy Skolimowski
,
Piotr Adamczyk
,
Cristina Serafini
Directed by:
Renzo Martinelli
Pan Tadeusz (
1999) | IMDb:
6.1
A grand and patriotic tale of Poland's struggle for freedom just before Napoleon's war with Russia. Written in poetic style by Adam Mickiewicz, this story follows two feuding Polish families as they overcome their old conflicts and petty lives. However, they are able to unite as one with their patriotic and rebellious efforts to free the country they deeply love from Russian control.
Starring:
Bogusław Linda
,
Daniel Olbrychski
,
Grażyna Szapołowska
,
Andrzej Seweryn
,
Michal Zebrowski
,
Marek Kondrat
Directed by:
Andrzej Wajda
Lucie Aubrac (
1997) | IMDb:
6.6
A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband...
Starring:
Carole Bouquet
,
Daniel Auteuil
,
Patrice Chéreau
,
Jean-Roger Milo
,
Éric Boucher
,
Bernard Verley
Schindler's List (
1993) | IMDb:
9
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Starring:
Liam Neeson
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Ralph Fiennes
,
Caroline Goodall
,
Jonathan Sagall
,
Embeth Davidtz
The French Revolution (
1989) | IMDb:
7.6
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.
Starring:
Klaus Maria Brandauer
,
François Cluzet
,
Marie Bunel
,
Jane Seymour
,
Jean-François Balmer
,
Andrzej Seweryn