Historical Movie Recommendations?

scott1598 · 11-16-09, 07:53 PM

I just found out I will be teaching a History vs. Hollywood class and wanted to see what you thought are some good movies that are mostly based on historical truth. They can also be fictionalized, but have groundings in some accuracy.

These movies need to cater to HS kids 10^th - 12^th grade. 'R' rated is ok, but not ultra-hard.

Also, want groups of similar themed movies (WW II, Government, WW I, Terrorism, etc.)

Some movies that I know have been shown or will be shown:
Mississippi Burning
We Were Soldiers
The Last King of Scotland
Thirteen Days
Braveheart
Gladiator

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

scott1598 · 11-18-09, 05:45 PM

anyone???

JamesDFarrow · 11-18-09, 07:24 PM

John Adams is supposed to be excellent.

Info here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472027/

James

josepotato · 11-19-09, 03:47 PM

Here's a few I've seen recently and liked:

Heavens Fall (2006)
Windtalkers (2002)
Mongol (2007)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
House of Saddam (2008) miniseries
Cromwell (1970) great film, but I've heard it's not too accurate
The Deal (2003)

And a few I saw when I was in high school:

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Roots (1977) miniseries
Andersonville (1996)

dhmac · 11-20-09, 01:41 AM

Spartacus (1960) - based on a real slave rebellion in Ancient Rome

The Longest Day (1962) - depicts the D-Day invasion of WWII and has a good level of historic accuracy

(And both feature a number of mega-superstars that the kids won't have a clue as to who they are)

11-16-09, 07:53 PM	#1
scott1598 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: I want to go to there! Posts: 13,965	Historical Movie Recommendations? I just found out I will be teaching a History vs. Hollywood class and wanted to see what you thought are some good movies that are mostly based on historical truth. They can also be fictionalized, but have groundings in some accuracy. These movies need to cater to HS kids 10^th - 12^th grade. 'R' rated is ok, but not ultra-hard. Also, want groups of similar themed movies (WW II, Government, WW I, Terrorism, etc.) Some movies that I know have been shown or will be shown: Mississippi Burning We Were Soldiers The Last King of Scotland Thirteen Days Braveheart Gladiator Thanks in advance for suggestions. __________________ "stranger than fiction" DVD collection "almost famous" SteelBook™ collection "Even though I am no better than a beast, don't I have the right to live?"

11-18-09, 05:45 PM	#2
scott1598 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: I want to go to there! Posts: 13,965	Re: Historical Movie Recommendations? anyone??? __________________ "stranger than fiction" DVD collection "almost famous" SteelBook™ collection "Even though I am no better than a beast, don't I have the right to live?" Last edited by scott1598; 11-19-09 at 07:49 PM.

11-18-09, 07:24 PM	#3
JamesDFarrow Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 382	Re: Historical Movie Recommendations? John Adams is supposed to be excellent. Info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472027/ James

11-19-09, 03:47 PM	#4
josepotato Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 588	Re: Historical Movie Recommendations? Here's a few I've seen recently and liked: Heavens Fall (2006) Windtalkers (2002) Mongol (2007) The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Frost/Nixon (2008) House of Saddam (2008) miniseries Cromwell (1970) great film, but I've heard it's not too accurate The Deal (2003) And a few I saw when I was in high school: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) The Miracle Worker (1962) Roots (1977) miniseries Andersonville (1996) __________________ ~jp \| My DVDs \| Godzilla Film Collection "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." Brillat-Savarin

11-20-09, 01:41 AM	#5
dhmac DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 3,694	Re: Historical Movie Recommendations? Spartacus (1960) - based on a real slave rebellion in Ancient Rome The Longest Day (1962) - depicts the D-Day invasion of WWII and has a good level of historic accuracy (And both feature a number of mega-superstars that the kids won't have a clue as to who they are) __________________ One man's awesome is another man's teh suck