20 movies like For Greater Glory, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), War and Peace(1966), Cinco de Mayo: The Battle(2013), The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955), Tolkien(2019), The Birth of a Nation(2016), The Bridge at Remagen(1969), Breaker Morant(1980), Khartoum(1966), Chimes at Midnight(1965), The Colossus of Rhodes(1961), The Iron Duke(1934) ...
Drama, History
Mexico
2012
143 Minutes
Andy Garcia Eva Longoria Peter O'Toole Oscar Isaac Santiago Cabrera Catalina Sandino Moreno Bruce Greenwood Ruben Blades Nestor Carbonell Mauricio Kuri Adrian Alonso
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A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Romance, War, Drama, History
1966
373 Minutes
Lyudmila Saveleva Sergei Bondarchuk Vyacheslav Tikhonov Oleg Tabakov Boris Zakhava Anatoliy Ktorov Anastasiya Vertinskaya Antonina Shuranova Viktor Stanitsyn
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Drama, History, War
Mexico
2013
125 Minutes
Kuno Becker Angélica Aragón William Miller Liz Gallardo Noé Hernández Pascasio Lopez
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On May 5th, 1862, a few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world's largest and most powerful army in one legendary battle for freedom and for Mexico.
Drama, History
USA
1955
100 Minutes
Gary Cooper Charles Bickford Ralph Bellamy Rod Steiger Elizabeth Montgomery Fred Clark James Daly Jack Lord Peter Graves Darren McGavin Robert F. Simon
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A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Nicholas Hoult Lily Collins Colm Meaney Derek Jacobi Anthony Boyle Patrick Gibson Tom Glynn-Carney Craig Roberts Harry Gilby Adam Bregman Albie Marber
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The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2016
114 Minutes
Nate Parker Armie Hammer Mark Boone Junior Colman Domingo Aunjanue Ellis Dwight Henry Aja Naomi King Esther Scott Roger Guenveur Smith Gabrielle Union Penelope Ann Miller
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Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
War, Drama, History
USA
1969
115 Minutes
George Segal Robert Vaughn Ben Gazzara Bradford Dillman E.G. Marshall Peter Van Eyck Hans Christian Blech Heinz Reincke Joachim Hansen Sonja Ziemann
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As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?
Drama, War, History
Australia
1980
107 Minutes
Edward Woodward Jack Thompson Bryan Brown John Waters Rod Mullinar Lewis Fitz-Gerald Charles "Bud" Tingwell Vincent Ball Frank Wilson Terence Donovan Russell Kiefel
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Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
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In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
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Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.
Adventure, Drama, History
Italy|France|Spain
1961
129 Minutes
Rory Calhoun Léa Massari Georges Marchal Conrado San Martín Ángel Aranda Mabel Karr Jorge Rigaud Roberto Camardiel Mimmo Palmara Carlo Tamberlani
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While on holiday in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Drama, History
UK
1934
88 Minutes
George Arliss Gladys Cooper Emlyn Williams Ellaline Terriss A.E. Matthews Alan Aynesworth Lesley Wareing Felix Aylmer Norma Varden
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Chronicling the life of Arthur Wellesley the first duke of Wellington, who faced down Napoleon's armies at Waterloo, and served as prime minister.
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1938
111 Minutes
Dmitri Vasilyev Nikolai Cherkasov Nikolai Okhlopkov D. Orlov Andrei Abrikosov Anna Danilova Vera Ivasheva Sergei Blinnikov Lev Fenin Ivan Lagutin Vladimir Yershov
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The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
Drama, History
Japan
2012
116 Minutes
Gael García Bernal Alfredo Castro Luis Gnecco Antonia Zegers Marcial Tagle Néstor Cantillana Jaime Vadell Pascal Montero Alejandro Goic
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After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.
Biography, Drama, History
Cambodia|USA
2017
136 Minutes
Sareum Srey Moch Phoeung Kompheak Sveng Socheata Tharoth Sam
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Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
Romance, Action, Drama, History
2010
139 Minutes
Mélanie Thierry Lambert Wilson Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Gaspard Ulliel Raphaël Personnaz Eric Rulliat Samuel Theis Michel Vuillermoz Judith Chemla Philippe Magnan César Domboy
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In 16th-century France, Marie de Mezières marries for her father's political gain, and when war breaks out, she becomes exposed to sexual and political intrigues of court.
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
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April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
Drama, Western, History
UK|Spain|USA
1972
92 Minutes
Telly Savalas Clint Walker Anne Francis Chuck Connors Ángel del Pozo Luis Dávila Jose Maria Prada
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A double-cross in an arms deal prompts Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to raid a US Army weapons depot in Columbus, New Mexico.
War, Drama, History
2019
104 Minutes
Oto Brantevics Gatis Gaga Martins Vilsons Renars Zeltins Vilis Daudzins Great Trusina Ieva Florence
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Adventure, Drama, History, War
USA
1926
129 Minutes
Robert Colman Neil Hamilton Ralph Forbes Alice Joyce Mary Brian Noah Beery Norman Trevor William Powell Victor McLaglen Donald Stuart
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Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their... See full summary »