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Le Faux Soir
Le Faux Soir: a fake edition of the collaborationist Brussels daily Le Soir, produced by the Belgian resistance Front de l'Indépendance and distributed at kiosks on 9 November 1943; 50,000 satirical copies ridiculing the Nazi occupier.
Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙)
Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙) is Clint Eastwood's 2006 Japanese-language war film, companion to Flags of Our Fathers, starring Ken Watanabe as General Kuribayashi; it won the 79th Academy Award for Sound Editing and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
Lin Zexu (1959 film)
Lin Zexu (林则徐, The Opium Wars) is a 1959 Chinese color historical biographical film by Shanghai Haiyan Film Studio, directed by Zheng Junli and Cen Fan, starring Zhao Dan as the Qing commissioner who destroyed opium at Humen; a tenth-anniversary tribute film.
Little Boy (film)
Little Boy is a 2015 World War II faith-based drama directed by Alejandro Monteverde, starring Jakob Salvati, Emily Watson, and Tom Wilkinson. Released by Open Road Films, it earned about $6.5 million on a $20 million budget and a Metacritic score of 30.
The Endless Trench
The Endless Trench (La trinchera infinita) is a 2019 Spanish-French drama by Arregi, Garaño, and Goenaga about a Republican who hides in his house for over 30 years after the Spanish Civil War, inspired by the real 'topos' and the 1977 book Los topos.
The Face Reader (관상)
The Face Reader (관상) is a 2013 South Korean period drama directed by Han Jae-rim, starring Song Kang-ho, about a Joseon face reader caught in a 1455 royal coup.
The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)
The Fall of the Roman Empire is Anthony Mann's 1964 Samuel Bronston epic starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, set in 180 A.D.; its huge cost bankrupted Bronston and inspired Gladiator.
The Fortress (남한산성)
The Fortress (남한산성, Namhansanseong) is Hwang Dong-hyuk's 2017 Korean historical drama adapted from Kim Hoon's novel, depicting King Injo's 47-day siege at Namhansanseong during the 1636 Qing invasion and the surrender debate between ministers Choi Myung-kil and Kim Sang-heon.
The Founding of a Republic (建国大业)
The Founding of a Republic (建国大业, Jianguo Daye) is a 2009 Chinese historical drama by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin, made for the PRC's 60th anniversary with 83 star cameos; it became the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in China.
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini): 1970 Vittorio De Sica film adapted from Giorgio Bassani's 1962 novel about a wealthy Jewish family in Ferrara under fascist racial laws; Golden Bear 1971, Oscar Best Foreign Language Film 1972.
The Great War of Archimedes (アルキメデスの大戦)
The Great War of Archimedes (アルキメデスの大戦, Arukimedesu no taisen) is a 2019 Japanese historical drama by Takashi Yamazaki, based on Norifusa Mita's manga, in which mathematician Kai Tadashi tries to stop the battleship Yamato's construction through cost analysis; it earned ¥1.93 billion in Japan.
The King and the Clown (왕의 남자)
The King and the Clown (왕의 남자, Wang-ui namja) is Lee Joon-ik's 2005 South Korean historical drama about clowns Jang-saeng and Gong-gil in King Yeonsan's court; a record-breaking box-office hit based on the play Yi.
The King's Warden (왕과 산다는 남자)
The King's Warden (왕과 산다는 남자) is a 2026 South Korean historical drama directed by Jang Hang-jun. It is set in 1457 during the exile of King Danjong.
The Knot (云水谣)
The Knot, also known as 云水谣, is a 2006 Chinese romantic war epic directed by Yin Li, starring Chen Kun, Vivian Hsu, and Li Bingbing.
The Last Duel (2021 film)
The Last Duel (2021 film), Ridley Scott historical drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck; adapts Eric Jager's book on the 1386 French trial by combat; three-perspective structure, $30.6M gross on $100M budget.
The Last Full Measure (2019 film)
The Last Full Measure (2019) is Todd Robinson's war drama about Air Force pararescueman William H. Pitsenbarger, his posthumous 2000 Medal of Honor, and the veterans' campaign, starring Sebastian Stan and Samuel L. Jackson.
The Last Supper (王的盛宴) (2012 film)
The Last Supper (王的盛宴) is a 2012 Chinese historical drama directed by Lu Chuan about Liu Bang and Xiang Yu at the fall of the Qin dynasty.
The Legend of Suriyothai
The Legend of Suriyothai (สุริโยไท) is a 2001 Thai historical epic by Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol about the 16th-century Ayutthaya queen who died in battle against Burma; royal-funded, record-breaking Thai box office, recut by Coppola.
The Leopard (1963 film)
The Leopard (Il gattopardo), Luchino Visconti's 1963 Italian-French epic adapted from Lampedusa's 1958 novel, stars Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Claudia Cardinale; it won the unanimous 1963 Cannes Palme d'Or and ranks =90 in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.
The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵) is Kunio Watanabe's 1958 Daiei color Daieiscope film of the Chushingura revenge legend, starring Kazuo Hasegawa as Oishi, distinct from Mizoguchi's 1941 version and the 2013 Hollywood 47 Ronin.