Thanks my whole channel is dedicated to historical shows and movies so maybe check out some of my other videos. But I will probably make another free movies list at some point!
Thanks for the list. 😊👍🏼 Much appreciated. I was appalled that people are criticising your grammar, and pronunciation of certain words instead of just being grateful for your offerings. It has been my experience that people who criticise others for their English the most, often only speak the one language themselves. 😊 I think perhaps that English isn’t your first language from your accent. It is my own third language of eight, and I used them all in my work as an interpreter and translator. I also have smatterings of other languages which I don’t read and write. Again, thank you for the list and everything else you post.
I speak 4 languages and I have lived across several countries and cities so i think I have developed a weird accent and have a mix of lingos. I seem to struggle with articulation when I do recordings a lot more than i do in real life for some reason lol
@@HistorySpark Oh, I think your narration is excellent. Anybody can mispronounce foreign names or words of which they have no previous knowledge. Just imagine that you’re speaking to your nearest and dearest who don’t mind how you speak or pronounce things. We, who like your posts, won’t mind how you speak anyway and anybody else is not worth the worry. I can relate to the weird accent. People are always asking how my youngest brother and I sound so different. Our mother died when he was very young. Our family came to Australia and our father remarried to a lovely woman of English descent and we started to speak only English at home, so he doesn’t speak our mother tongues and has remained monolingual all his life. He loved our mother dearly, and is proud of our heritage but was never motivated enough to bother with any other language although Australia is country of many diverse people but English being the official language…….In Australia there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including 800 dialects! Thanks again.
Great list of films, one I would add is "The 12th Man" true life story from world war II of the Norwegian resistance fighter Jaan Baalstrud and his heroic escape from the Gestapo after a failed sabotage mission. a 10/10 for me.
The film Alatriste is one of very few films which show a realistic battle scene of the 17th century, the Battle of Rocroi on the 19. of May 1643 in northern France.
Last night I saw 'The Gathering Storm'' which is on your list. It is a moving and well-made movie, with an outstanding performance by Albert Finney as Churchill, and many other fine parts. Thank you for suggesting this.
Barbara, Based on your comment I watched 'The Gathering' Storm" last night. I was not disappointed. Great movie about a very great man. Thank you for commenting.
I recommend that you guys also research old productions from Eastern and Central Europe. There are many films that are true gems produced decades ago that are on the same level as great western productions. A few here: Michel the Brave (1970), Khan Asparuh (1981), Mircea (1989), Potop (1974)
I do not know there names but I have seen a couple great Polish films and a Austrian one that were all worthy of watching again and all historical films.
@@deanfirnatine7814 Henryk Sienkiewicz was the Nobel Prize-winning author of Quo Vadis. But he also wrote a series of novels about Polish history that made spectacular films. Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) ruclips.net/video/RApzre_YhTg/видео.html, Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969), ruclips.net/video/PwrlrfSQghM/видео.html The Deluge (1974) ruclips.net/video/N_sZBHtZ3-M/видео.html ruclips.net/video/8PDjdiLOAWo/видео.html and With Fire and Sword (1999). ruclips.net/video/PwrlrfSQghM/видео.html These are all terrific epics with strong casts, a zillion extras, picturesque locations and huge battle scenes, and all before CGI.
I'm surprised you did not include "The Legend of Tomiris" on your list. She led an army of steppe tribes against one of the first true emperors in history, Cyrus the Great. The richest man on earth and ruler of Mesopotamia was killed in battle by a woman who rallied her tribes of horsemen after her husband and son were betrayed and murdered by the double-dealing Cyrus.
The film and its premise seem interesting so ill definitely check it out, but its not available to watch for free on RUclips so its not really appropriate for this list
Great list. I don't know if you like to read books, but I highly recommend The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. It is his best work in my opinion, and is set in the early middle ages. It follows King Arthur through the perspective of Derfel Cadarn. It's very fantasy inspired, and Cornwell’s take on the Arthurian mythology is very interesting. A great read!
I do enjoy reading very much so, but with 2 kids under 3 and a full time job and running this RUclips channel it leaves very little time free to do any casual reading. But I will definitely make a note of your recommendation and get around to reading the Warlord Chronicles. Thanks !
A good addition would be Desiree (1954), with Marlon Brando starring as Napoleon. It's a romance, so it's probably not for everyone here, but it's a good historical movie with great sets and costuming. Not sure how many people would be into a Napoleon film without any battle scenes (all the battles are off-screen), but it's free on RUclips, so it might be worth a watch. EDIT: Continuing the Napoleon theme, the entire 2002 Christian Clavier Napoleon miniseries is on RUclips, covering Napoleon's life from the Italian Campaign to St Helena. It's a good show - though it had to cut a lot of the story out for time reasons. The only problem is that neither upload on RUclips is that good. There's a new upload of the series in HD, but the uploader used AI interpolation to increase the frame rate to 60 FPS, and the AI did a particularly bad job of it - making the whole thing look janky and weird, like it's on fast forward. There's an older upload that keeps the frame rate as originally aired, but the problem is that the picture quality is quite low.
The channel "Cinema of the USSR" is a goldmine. "Alexander Nevsky" is crazy - seeing what you can do on half a shoestring with one great composer! The Battleship Potemkin there, too.
I just watched Henry VIII, after seeing your list. Very excellent. Ray Winstone as Henry very good. I am a fan of Ray Winstone after seeing him in Sexy Beast!
I will be making a more updated list on WW2 movies in the future, but for now this could be a good starting point - ruclips.net/video/UIy_G0NQ66U/видео.html
Some great film on this list. I've found some great free films and TV shows on RUclips. I'm watching Ruyi's royal love in the Palace at the moment. I managed to watch parts of Maximilien and Mary of Burgundy to on RUclips.
@@HistorySpark Ruyi's Royal love in the Palace is a series, I'll post a link to the first episode. Its set in The forbidden city during the Qing dynasty. Based on true events. ruclips.net/video/FwGz8S24A4M/видео.html
Of these, I have watched only Alatriste. It is good, but it's quite long and slow moving. But if you are a history buff, you would enjoy it. My only concern now is whether the makers of these movies would have them taken down on copyright grounds.However, I am shocked at the availability of Lawrence of Arabia and Schindler's List on RUclips.
Honestly, Helen or Troy is a far more faithful recreation of Homer's work than Troy or Troy: Fall of a City. Obviously, it's romanticized with plenty of creative license, but it's pretty good comparatively.
Yes, i feel like with a bigger budget it could have been an even more popular and mainstream version of Illiad than Troy or Troy fall of a city. But i did enjoy all 3 versions of the Trojan War :)
@@HistorySpark Well, actually the story of Helen would be based on the Cypria rather than the Iliad, but that's one of Homer's poems that aren't popular these days
I couldnt find a free link to the entire movie for Come and See havent checked for Dara Jasenovac, but if you have links to these movies feel free to add them below as a comment :)
“Schindler’s List” is a grossly overrated movie. It’s not bad (well, it has bad and good elements); it’s just not as great as nearly everyone says it is.
From the great days of Hollywood epics, done with thousands of extras, not CGI. One of the more literate ones, because based on the French play by Corneille, not on Spanish tradition or history. One of my favorites!
Ray Winstone as Henry VIII is the worst casting of all time. Also, even though I love Helena Bonham Carter, in my opinion she sucks in this production as Ann Boleyn
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Just found your channel and I'm obsessed with period dramas and historical shows. Thanks for all the content and suggestions.
Your welcome, I hope you enjoy my videos
Thank you so much I am a history freak and I love this selection please do more of these if you could , your selections are AWESOME
Thanks my whole channel is dedicated to historical shows and movies so maybe check out some of my other videos. But I will probably make another free movies list at some point!
Watched Alatriste movie. What a good movie. Thank you for making this list.
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the list. 😊👍🏼 Much appreciated.
I was appalled that people are criticising your grammar, and pronunciation of certain words instead of just being grateful for your offerings. It has been my experience that people who criticise others for their English the most, often only speak the one language themselves. 😊
I think perhaps that English isn’t your first language from your accent. It is my own third language of eight, and I used them all in my work as an interpreter and translator. I also have smatterings of other languages which I don’t read and write.
Again, thank you for the list and everything else you post.
I speak 4 languages and I have lived across several countries and cities so i think I have developed a weird accent and have a mix of lingos. I seem to struggle with articulation when I do recordings a lot more than i do in real life for some reason lol
@@HistorySpark
Oh, I think your narration is excellent. Anybody can mispronounce foreign names or words of which they have no previous knowledge. Just imagine that you’re speaking to your nearest and dearest who don’t mind how you speak or pronounce things. We, who like your posts, won’t mind how you speak anyway and anybody else is not worth the worry.
I can relate to the weird accent. People are always asking how my youngest brother and I sound so different. Our mother died when he was very young. Our family came to Australia and our father remarried to a lovely woman of English descent and we started to speak only English at home, so he doesn’t speak our mother tongues and has remained monolingual all his life. He loved our mother dearly, and is proud of our heritage but was never motivated enough to bother with any other language although Australia is country of many diverse people but English being the official language…….In Australia there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including 800 dialects!
Thanks again.
Thanks
Great list of films, one I would add is "The 12th Man" true life story from world war II of the Norwegian resistance fighter Jaan Baalstrud and his heroic escape from the Gestapo after a failed sabotage mission. a 10/10 for me.
Thank you! I had no idea some of these epic and excellent movies are free on RUclips!
your welcome, there are some great movies on youtube
The film Alatriste is one of very few films which show a realistic battle scene of the 17th century, the Battle of Rocroi on the 19. of May 1643 in northern France.
Realistic looking, the ending was inaccurate.
Good movie though.
Keep up these outstanding selections. My master’s is in military history and I truly enjoy the list. Particularly because my Dad was a combat vet…
Last night I saw 'The Gathering Storm'' which is on your list. It is a moving and well-made movie, with an outstanding performance by Albert Finney as Churchill, and many other fine parts. Thank you for suggesting this.
Awesome, im glad you liked the movie and got some benefit from my list :)
Barbara, Based on your comment I watched 'The Gathering' Storm" last night. I was not disappointed. Great movie about a very great man. Thank you for commenting.
Glad we can share recommendations!
Watch "Young Winston" first!
I recommend that you guys also research old productions from Eastern and Central Europe. There are many films that are true gems produced decades ago that are on the same level as great western productions. A few here: Michel the Brave (1970), Khan Asparuh (1981), Mircea (1989), Potop (1974)
Thanks for the recommendations, do you have any links to share for any of those videos on youtube ?
I do not know there names but I have seen a couple great Polish films and a Austrian one that were all worthy of watching again and all historical films.
look for Black Book. a French film re wwii
@@deanfirnatine7814 Henryk Sienkiewicz was the Nobel Prize-winning author of Quo Vadis. But he also wrote a series of novels about Polish history that made spectacular films.
Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
ruclips.net/video/RApzre_YhTg/видео.html,
Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969),
ruclips.net/video/PwrlrfSQghM/видео.html
The Deluge (1974)
ruclips.net/video/N_sZBHtZ3-M/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/8PDjdiLOAWo/видео.html
and With Fire and Sword (1999).
ruclips.net/video/PwrlrfSQghM/видео.html
These are all terrific epics with strong casts, a zillion extras, picturesque locations and huge battle scenes, and all before CGI.
Thank you for this list! i have seen most of them, having watched some more than once. I loved Beowulf and Grendal.
Your welcome, Beowulf and Grendal was surprisingly good !
'The 12th Man' was outstanding,. Based on a true story, it was well-acted, with excellent setting, really moving.
Yes it was a great film
Thank you for you're research I like the list .
Your welcome, I hope you enjoy some of the movies I have recommended
awesome list, thank you!
Thank you for the good suggestions.
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed the video
I'm surprised you did not include "The Legend of Tomiris" on your list. She led an army of steppe tribes against one of the first true emperors in history, Cyrus the Great. The richest man on earth and ruler of Mesopotamia was killed in battle by a woman who rallied her tribes of horsemen after her husband and son were betrayed and murdered by the double-dealing Cyrus.
The film and its premise seem interesting so ill definitely check it out, but its not available to watch for free on RUclips so its not really appropriate for this list
Queen of the Scythians, kind of
@@HistorySpark I tink its free on YT movie, Im sure Ive watched it here on YT.
yes awesome movie
@@HistorySpark is free on YT with english subs
thanks for this video! i have only ever seen no. 1 - schindler's list. the others are pretty much right up my alley.
awesome, hopefully ull get around to seeing them all soon !
Great list. I don't know if you like to read books, but I highly recommend The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. It is his best work in my opinion, and is set in the early middle ages. It follows King Arthur through the perspective of Derfel Cadarn. It's very fantasy inspired, and Cornwell’s take on the Arthurian mythology is very interesting. A great read!
I do enjoy reading very much so, but with 2 kids under 3 and a full time job and running this RUclips channel it leaves very little time free to do any casual reading. But I will definitely make a note of your recommendation and get around to reading the Warlord Chronicles. Thanks !
Thanks.... I'm going to download them. Looking fwd to reading them.
Fantastic books!! And a Fantastic series on Netflix
B. Cornwell is a Trump Hater.
I just finished "The pagan Lord"......... Excellent
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍💖💖💖Thank you! Great selection 👏 I've seen all you recommended with exception of one 💞
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. Which one hadn't you seen?
@@HistorySpark 💞A Bridge Too Far is still on my list to see, Thank you!💞
Some outstanding movies. Thank you. Please do more.
thanks, my whole channel is dedicated to historical movies and tv shows :)
Great selection
Young Winston is another good one for free...better than others on your list.
Thanks for the recommendation
Nicolas and Alexandra
Come And See is also available on RUclips in case you forgot about it or missed it for some reason.
Great film, i must have missed it i will definitely be including it in future videos
An excellent and very harrowing film
A good addition would be Desiree (1954), with Marlon Brando starring as Napoleon. It's a romance, so it's probably not for everyone here, but it's a good historical movie with great sets and costuming. Not sure how many people would be into a Napoleon film without any battle scenes (all the battles are off-screen), but it's free on RUclips, so it might be worth a watch.
EDIT: Continuing the Napoleon theme, the entire 2002 Christian Clavier Napoleon miniseries is on RUclips, covering Napoleon's life from the Italian Campaign to St Helena. It's a good show - though it had to cut a lot of the story out for time reasons. The only problem is that neither upload on RUclips is that good. There's a new upload of the series in HD, but the uploader used AI interpolation to increase the frame rate to 60 FPS, and the AI did a particularly bad job of it - making the whole thing look janky and weird, like it's on fast forward. There's an older upload that keeps the frame rate as originally aired, but the problem is that the picture quality is quite low.
tanks for the list got more
ur welcome, i am glad u enjoyed the video!
Thank you so much!
your welcome, glad you enjoyed the video
Thanks so much for such a great list.
Your very welcome, I am glad you found value from my video
Thank you any chance I might buy any of the on e bay or Amazon great video
Thank you very veŕy much!!
The channel "Cinema of the USSR" is a goldmine. "Alexander Nevsky" is crazy - seeing what you can do on half a shoestring with one great composer! The Battleship Potemkin there, too.
Thanks!
your welcome :)
I just watched Henry VIII, after seeing your list. Very excellent. Ray Winstone as Henry very good. I am a fan of Ray Winstone after seeing him in Sexy Beast!
Awesome, glad to hear my list helped u out :)
You probably meant 'Henry VIII' not the III / 3rd ✌🏻😊
@@stoker1931jane yes! Thank you. I fixed it!
That was a great selection. Please recommend more movies on WW2. Thank you.
I will be making a more updated list on WW2 movies in the future, but for now this could be a good starting point - ruclips.net/video/UIy_G0NQ66U/видео.html
The WW 2 movie "Anthropoid."
Some great film on this list. I've found some great free films and TV shows on RUclips. I'm watching Ruyi's royal love in the Palace at the moment. I managed to watch parts of Maximilien and Mary of Burgundy to on RUclips.
Thanks for the recommendations, if uve got some links I am sure some people might be interested in watching them
@@HistorySpark Ruyi's Royal love in the Palace is a series, I'll post a link to the first episode. Its set in The forbidden city during the Qing dynasty. Based on true events. ruclips.net/video/FwGz8S24A4M/видео.html
@@mehhandle Thanks for the link and recommendation
Thanks for getting half of them taken down with the shout out. Half of them aren’t even available anymore 😂
Haha well the video has been up for years, so even half still being available isn't too bad
@@HistorySpark Yeah you have a point. I didn’t see how old this video is.
Of these, I have watched only Alatriste. It is good, but it's quite long and slow moving. But if you are a history buff, you would enjoy it. My only concern now is whether the makers of these movies would have them taken down on copyright grounds.However, I am shocked at the availability of Lawrence of Arabia and Schindler's List on RUclips.
Thank you
Your welcome
Seen Beowolf, henry 8, love Schindler's List. But yes, really would rather have a movie or 2 on Henry4 and/or5 instead of Henry 8.
Yes I totally agree, no more movies- about Henty 8 or Julius Ceasar, I feel like that market has been fully rinsed by now
There's a good movie : "Henry V" starring Kenneth Branagh. It was on RUclips 2 years ago when I saw it.
@@charlesmaeger6162 I wore out the VHS back in the day. Loved it. But I would like something more than Shakespeare's version of history.
You are a legend
Thanks mate, I hope some of these videos are still available
Schindlers List and Lawrence of Arabia simply fabulous, unforgettable movies.
Thank-Ypu!
Your welcome
Thanks.
your welcome !
Great movies also ПОДУБНИ and ГЕНЕРАЛ КОЛЧАК. Russian movies that are very well made and historically accurate.
Thanks for the recommendations !
It is Адмирал actually :D
do they have english subs though
Honestly, Helen or Troy is a far more faithful recreation of Homer's work than Troy or Troy: Fall of a City. Obviously, it's romanticized with plenty of creative license, but it's pretty good comparatively.
Yes, i feel like with a bigger budget it could have been an even more popular and mainstream version of Illiad than Troy or Troy fall of a city. But i did enjoy all 3 versions of the Trojan War :)
@@HistorySpark Well, actually the story of Helen would be based on the Cypria rather than the Iliad, but that's one of Homer's poems that aren't popular these days
Grendal ? Historical ? :) :) Helen of Troy is also a legend.
Thanks
Your welcome
What about Waterloo? I cant believe you left the Greatest historical movie of all time out here....
is that available on youtube for free?
@@HistorySpark ruclips.net/video/1sOhpY5gIkA/видео.html
@@HistorySpark yes it is ruclips.net/video/3DcWJrzK0wU/видео.html
Someone needs to make a movie about Medusa...I think it would be a great movie to watch...
clash of the titans has medusa involved in the plot for a little while, might be something you would be interested in
I can't believe you forgot Ironclad it stars Paul Giamatti and Brian Cox it's about King John being upset about the Magna Carta it is on you tube.
“Beowulf” and “The Iliad” aren’t history. They are set in historical periods, though.
Yea thats why I have included them in this list and I do think historical fans will enjoy them
Where are the links
In the description
There are some really great Chinese and Korean historical films.
There are soo many Chinese and Korean historical movies out there, too many to count !
What about the Highlander?
Is that available on RUclips? If so please feel free to add the link to it :)
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John Rhys (pronounced Rees) Davies (pronounced Davis). Good Welsh name.
Thanks for the clarification !
How do I access the films?
There's links in the description
I’ll try
It's "Ala"triste.
Thanks for the clarification!
There's so many more, if you search
Dara of Jasenovac? Come and See?
I couldnt find a free link to the entire movie for Come and See havent checked for Dara Jasenovac, but if you have links to these movies feel free to add them below as a comment :)
@@HistorySpark ruclips.net/video/UkkJZweYaLI/видео.html
Dara is new movie so whenever someone puts it on the RUclips, they are removing the movie because of copyright.
@@DRTISAGITA Cool, thanks for linking that hopefully some people will be able to watch it before it gets taken down
You pronouncer Alatriste wrong..... it goes like that A-la-trist-e.
thanks for the clarification
A Bridge Too Far with Robert Redford
yes him too
Thank. Plis su titulé in spanish
add: The Pacific
“Schindler’s List” is a grossly overrated movie. It’s not bad (well, it has bad and good elements); it’s just not as great as nearly everyone says it is.
Interesting, what aspect of the movie would you say is overrated?
I loved it and highly recommended it
Kenau link is no longer good, but if you search for the movie "Battle of Haarlem" it is the same film. :)
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Come and see if available free on RUclips. Best movie depicting the eastern front of ww2
great movie!
A man for all seasons?
Zorba the Greek?
Ottoman?
Randolph
C'mon...the Caesar film was piss poor.
It was okay if u temper your expectations
El Cid: ruclips.net/video/ORK6nH9SISo/видео.html
Thanks for providing the link
From the great days of Hollywood epics, done with thousands of extras, not CGI. One of the more literate ones, because based on the French play by Corneille, not on Spanish tradition or history. One of my favorites!
Probably all gone.
ive got a few other videos on my chanenel that link to movies and tv shows on youtube :)
Henry ace I like to see his mic that movie and I can
Sounds good
Yeah but gave the English full movie
Fans
Thanks for your comment
You forgot to mention Robert Redford .. bridge too far
haha apologies
Ray Winstone as Henry VIII is the worst casting of all time. Also, even though I love Helena Bonham Carter, in my opinion she sucks in this production as Ann Boleyn
fair enough
no links
Sorry, I have updated the description now with the Links
A L A T R I S T E, not ALTARISTE
History ended in 1453, so there are actually only 3 movies on this list. No comments allowed.
why 1453 lol
@@HistorySpark When gunpowder took down Constantinople.
Sultan Mehmed the conquerer would disagree.
historical movies? now that's funny sh t
yawnnnn,seen'em all
Rubbish waste of time ?
Not at all, some amazing films that you can watch for free, I think u need to reevaluate your expectations
Most of the films you picked have been played so much waste of time
Have been played?
Thank you.
Thank. Plis su titulé in spanish
THANKS
Your welcome