Planet of the Apes (1968)
An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet where highly intelligent non human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The story of T E Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it
A Place in the Sun (1951)
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War
Showing Roots (2016)
Set in the year 1977, two women look to integrate their small town, inspired by the miniseries Roots as it hits the airwaves
Che! (1969)
An intentionally noncommittal version of the Cuban revolution told through flashbacks, the film recounts Ches switch from doctor to politico in Castros campaign