241. The Countess
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julie Delpy
Actors: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca, Sebastian Blomberg , Charly Hübner
Plot: Erzebet Bathory was an infamous Hungarian Countess, feared by many for her strong will and envied for her wealth and estate holdings. It is said that Erzebet Bathroy becomes obsessed with her desire for youth and believes the blood of young female virgins will help sustain her youth and beauty. Was vanity to be the ultimate undoing of this countess or was it betrayal by her royal counterparts?
242. Harvest of Empire
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Getzels, Eduardo Lopez
Actors: Juan Gonzalez
Plot: Documentary released in conjunction with journalist Juan Gonzalez's book, Harvest of Empire explores the history between America's involvement in Latin America and how it correlates to the current immigration crisis in the U.S.
243. Allonsanfan
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer, Laura Betti, Claudio Cassinelli, Benjamin Lev
244. For Greater Glory
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dean Wright
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Oscar Isaac, Bruce Greenwood, Bruce McGill
Plot: When Mexican officials began a series of actions targeting the Roman Catholic population that led to the three-year Cristero War, as those who felt persecuted fought back.
245. Old Glory
Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chuck Jones
Actors: Mel Blanc, John Deering, John Litel
246. Siberiade ( Sibiriada )
Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Actors: Natalya Andrejchenko, Sergei Shakurov, Vitali Solomin, Vladimir Samojlov, Pavel Kadochnikov, Vladimir Simonov
247. Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Norman Zigrossi, Robert Sikma, Darelle 'Dino' Butler, Bob Robideau, Leonard Peltier, William Muldrow
248. The Revisionaries
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Scott Thurman
Actors: Don McLeroy, Scott Thurman, Cynthia Dunbar
Plot: Don McLeroy is head of the Texas Board of Education - one of the most influential groups deciding the curriculum of our nation's schools. He is also an outspoken creationist and in 2009, his views on evolution and history became a polarizing subject.
249. October - Ten Days That Shook the World ( Oktyabr )
Year of Release: 1928
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein
Actors: Vladimir Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko, Boris Livanov, Eduard Tisse, Mikholyev
250. Virginia City
Year of Release: 1940
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale
Plot: Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. Once there he finds that the former commander of his prison Vance Irby is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.
