Escape From Sobibor (1987)

Boycott (2001)

Category:  Historical & War | Director:  Clark Johnson | Rated:  PG | Color:  Black & White / Color | Closed Captioned:  Yes

Format:  | Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder

In December of 1955, Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks' refusal to move to the back of a segregated bus sparked a citywide boycott that put 26-year-old pastor Martin Luther King, Jr. into the ... more

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Betty & Coretta (2013)

Category:  Historical & War | Rated:  NR | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  Yes

Format:    | Starring: Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige, Richard Jutras

With both of their husbands martyred to the cause of civil rights, Dr. Betty Shabazz (Mary J. Blige) and Coretta Scott King (Angela Bassett) became good friends despite the differing views held by Malcolm ... more

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Lionheart (1987)

Category:  Historical & War | Rated:  PG | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  Yes

Format:  | Starring: Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nichola Cowper

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ("Planet of the Apes"), this adventure set against the backdrop of the Children's Crusade of the 13th century stars Eric Stoltz as a young knight who sets out to serve ... more

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Criterion Collection) (1983)

Category:  Historical & War | Rated:  R | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  No

Format:    | Starring: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Powerful examination of the clash between European inmates and their Japanese captors in a WWII prisoner of war camp. David Bowie turns in a fascinating portrayal as a man going head to head against ... more

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Latino (1985)

Category:  Historical & War | Rated:  NR | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  No

Format:    | Starring: Robert Beltran, Annette Cardona, Tony Plana

Renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler directed this controversial war drama set in war-torn Nicaragua. Eddie (Robert Beltran) is a Hispanic Vietnam vet who's sent to help U.S. Special Forces train ... more

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The Last Emperor (Criterion Collection) (Four-Disc Set) (1987)

Category:  Historical & War | Director:  Bernardo Bertolucci | Rated:  R | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  Yes

Format:    | Starring: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole

Bernardo Bertolucci's stunning historical drama, winner of nine Oscars including Best Picture and Director, follows the tragic life of Pu Yi: child ruler of Imperial China, dissolute playboy in exile, ... more

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The Beast (1988)

Category:  Historical & War | Director:  Kevin Reynolds | Rated:  R | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  Yes

Format:    | Starring: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer

A Russian tank crew in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation is cut off from their unit and besieged by local Mujahedeen fighters in this engrossing and allegorical military drama. Steven Bauer, George ... more

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Code Name: Emerald (1985)

Category:  Historical & War | Rated:  PG | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  No

Format:  | Starring: Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz

Wartime thriller stars Eric Stoltz as a young Allied spy captured by the Germans in World War II. As the Nazis try to get the information he possesses--including the secrets of the Normandy invasion--a ... more

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Gandhi (Anniversary Edition) (1982)

Category:  Historical & War | Director:  Richard Attenborough | Rated:  PG | Color:  Color | Closed Captioned:  Yes

Format:    | Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, John Gielgud

Winner of nine Academy Awards (including Best Picture, Actor and Director), this epic masterpiece stars Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi, spiritual leader of the people of India. Teaching tolerance and ... more

Regularly $14.99 $13.49