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List of films set in ancient Greece; List of films set in ancient Egypt; List of war films and TV specials; List of English Civil War films; List of films about the American Revolution; List of films set during the French Revolution and French Revolutionary Wars; List of Napoleonic Wars films; List of films and television shows about the ...
French historical epic film that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon. John Adams: 2008: 1770–1826: The story about the American Founding Father John Adams from the Boston Massacre in 1770 to his death in 1826. [6] Louis van Beethoven: 2020: 1770s–1827: Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, called Louis in family The Duchess: 2008: 1774–1806
Aravaan (Tamil: அரவான்) (2012) – Indian Tamil-language epic historical film based on the history of Madurai from 1310 to 1910 [12] Argo (2012) – historical thriller film based on the " Canadian Caper ", in which Tony Mendez led the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran , Iran , under the guise of filming a science-fiction ...
A Call to Spy (2019) – historical drama film inspired by the true stories of three women who worked as spies in World War II [7] [8] A Girl from Mogadishu (2019) – Irish - Belgian semi-biographical film based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed , who having escaped war-torn Somalia , emerged as one of the world's foremost international ...
The Great Train Robbery , which was 12 minutes in length, would also give the film industry a boost. [5] In 1905, John P. Harris and Harry Davis opened a five-cents-admission movie theater in a Pittsburgh storefront, naming it the Nickelodeon and setting the style for the first common type of movie theater. By 1908 there were thousands of ...
7 Days in Hell (2015) – sports mockumentary television film inspired by the Isner–Mahut marathon men's singles match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships [1]; 10 Days in a Madhouse (2015) – biographical film about undercover journalist Nellie Bly, a reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World who had herself committed to the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island to write an ...
The Man of Glass (Italian: L'uomo di vetro) (2007) – Italian crime drama film based on real life events of the first Sicilian Mafia's "pentito", Leonardo Vitale [101] Maradona, the Hand of God (Spanish: Maradona – La mano de Dios) (2007) – Argentine-Italian biographical drama film based on real life events of footballer Diego Maradona [102]
This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. Not all films have remained true to the genuine history of the event or the characters they are portraying, often adding action and drama to increase the substance and popularity of the film.