Historical Reinterpretation Movies

In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral...

In Morocco, new excavations on the site of Jebel Irhoud upset the generally accepted view of the dating of the appearance of man.

Just off the southern coast of mainland Greece lies the oldest submerged city in the world. It thrived for 2,000 years during the time that saw the...

The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.

A team of archaeologists examines an ensemble of finely crafted gold and silver artifacts from a temple in Laos. The expedition takes the researchers...

Nearly forty years after the moon landing the men on the mission reveal what really happened. On how close the mission came to disaster.

How our representation of dinosaurs has evolved over time, from the medieval imaginary dragon to the latest feats of scientific imagery, via the...

A famous figure of the 20th century, Albert Schweitzer was a tireless humanist and polymath who opened a hospital in the Gabonese jungle to bring...

Based on the old Norse poem, 'Þrymskviða', Freyja is called to Asgard to help Thor and Loki find Mjǫllnir, hoping it will satiate...

The Californian sun, which lights up the city, lights up again every evening in cinemas all over the world". Guided by these words from Blaise...

A simple, carved figure bought at an auction in New York leads David Attenborough on a global journey from Russia to Australia, from England back to...

The once most magnificent imperial city in China is located in what is now Fengyang. The first city of the Ming dynasty was a model for all those who...

The contrast between the majestic statues of Easter Island and the desolation of their surroundings is stark. For decades Easter Island, or Rapa Nui...

It was aboard the legendary and sturdy Peugeot 504 and Renault 12 that most North African families made the "route du bled," a ritual return to their...