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Emily (2022): Wuthering Heights and the Brontë Biopic that PERFECTLY mixes Fact & Fiction
Episode 41
Emily (2022), written and directed by Frances O’Connor and starring Emma Mackey, imagines the inner life of Emily Brontë — the fiercely private autho…
4 months ago
The Return (2024) — The Greatest Story Ever Retold
Episode 40
Based on Homer’s Odyssey, The Return (2024) reimagines the legend of Odysseus’ journey through a modern, gritty lens. Directed by Uberto Pasolini and…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Last Samurai (2003) — Tom Cruise v. The Meiji Restoration
Episode 39
The Last Samurai (2003), directed by Edward Zwick, dramatises Japan’s Meiji Restoration and the end of the samurai era.
We break down the historical a…
5 months ago
Papillon (2017) — How much of Henri Charrière’s Epic Escape Story is True?
Episode 38
Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in the 2017 remake of Papillon, based on Henri Charrière’s memoir of imprisonment and escape from Devil’s Island.
W…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Book Behind Nuremberg (2025) Jack El-Hai talks to us about turning The Nazi and the Psychiatrist into a movie
Episode 37
Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, joins us for this episode of the Historical Movies Podcast for an in-depth conversation about t…
6 months ago
The Damned United (2009) — Brian Clough, Leeds United and the ‘Restless Enigma’ of English Football
Episode 36
Brian Clough vs. Leeds United — one of football’s greatest stories gets the cinematic treatment in The Damned United (2009), directed by Tom Hooper a…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Glory (1989) - The True Story of the 54th Massachusetts (feat. Chad Robinson from the Retro Movie Roundtable)
Episode 35
Glory (1989), directed by Edward Zwick and starring Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman, tells the story of the 54th Massachusett…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Immortal Beloved (1994) - The Real Beethoven and the Mystery of his Lost Love (feat Jack C.T. Adams)
Episode 34
Gary Oldman stars as Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994) — the dramatic retelling of the composer’s life and loves, directed by Bernard R…
7 months, 1 week ago
Escape to Victory (1981) - The WWII POW Cult Classic and the Real History Behind it
Episode 33
What happens when Allied POWs take on Nazi Germany... in a football match? Escape to Victory (1980) — directed by John Huston and starring Michael Ca…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Podcast update: We're taking a break! Plus listener questions and the series 1 'awards'
Episode 32
We're taking a summer break for a few months, but we'll be back soon, so watch this space!
Plus Ros answers some of your questions and hands out the c…
1 year, 1 month ago