Best 1970s History Movies

Looking for the best 1970s History movies? These are the 12 highest-rated 1970s History titles in our catalogue, led by The Message, Ankara Ekspresi and Stephen the Great: Vaslui 1475. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. The Message (1976)

★ 8.5/10

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and…
2. Ankara Ekspresi (1970)

★ 8.3/10

During World War II, Germany aims to conquer Turkey with an operation which is Ankara Express. German spy Hilda and Turkish major Seyfi engage in a dangerous relationship while they work for the Ankara Express operation.
3. Stephen the Great: Vaslui 1475 (1975)

★ 7.6/10

In 1475 when Stephen the Great, ruler of Moldavia is facing an invading Ottoman army of 120 000 men, the fate of Christian Europe largely depends on the battle's outcome.
4. Hitler: A Career (1977)

★ 7.4/10

A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and…
5. Jacob the Liar (1974)

★ 6.9/10

A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his…
6. I Am the Law (1977)

★ 6.8/10

Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a…
7. And Agnes Chose to Die (1976)

★ 6.6/10

After the Nazis take her husband away, an illiterate old washerwoman joins the Resistance as a bike courier in the Central Italian countryside.
8. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)

★ 6.3/10

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. He shows inadequate respect to the treasurer, who wants him dead.
9. Ben Bir Garip Keloğlanım (1976)

★ 6.0/10

The devilish sultan tries to impose his tyrannical rule on the people, but since he cannot place the crown on his head, he is not recognized as sultan by the people. Keloğlan finds himself in the middle of events while…
10. Massacre in Rome (1973)

★ 6.0/10

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian…
11. Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

★ 5.6/10

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three…
12. Aşkın Zaferi (1974)

★ 0.0/10

Oya, a teacher, is assigned to Söğütlü Village. However, there is no school here, so no one in the village can read or write. Oya, who starts working at the school built in the village, is helped only by Fatma, the…