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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

May 7th , 1429, Joan of Arc is wounded by the English at Orléans
May 8th , 1429, the English forces agree to retreat from Orléans
May 23rd , 1430, Joan of Arc is captured
January 9th , 1431, Joan of Arc's trial begins
May 30th , 1431, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake

Rating: 63 %

Awards: 6 wins & 13 nominations.

Length: 98 mins

The Ninth Day (2004)

January 15th , 1942, Henri Kremer is temporarily released from Dachau
January 24th , 1942, the ninth, and last, day of Henri Kremer's release

Rating: 75 %

Length: 134 mins

Papillon (2017)

October 26th , 1931, Henri Charrière, known as Papillon, is convicted of murder
September 29th , 1933, Papillon is sent to a penal colony
November 28th , 1933, Papillon first tries to escape from the penal colony
March 18th , 1944, Papillon successfully escapes from the penal colony

Rating: 70 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.

Length: 150 mins

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

June 2nd , 1967, the Shah of Iran visits West Berlin
April 2nd , 1968, Frankfurt department stores are firebombed
July 15th , 1971, Petra Schelm is killed in a shootout with police
April 24th , 1975, the Red Army Faction take over the West German Embassy in Stockholm
September 5th , 1977, Hanns-Martin Schleyer is kidnapped by the Red Army Faction
October 18th , 1977, Hanns-Martin Schleyer is murdered by the Red Army Faction

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 46 wins & 61 nominations.

Length: 140 mins

La Vie en Rose (2007)

April 6th , 1936, Louis Leplée is killed
October 28th , 1949, Marcel Cerdan dies in a plane crash
October 24th , 1960, Charles Dumont offers his song "Non, je ne regrette rien" to Édith Piaf
October 10th , 1963, Édith Piaf dies

Rating: 62 %

Awards: 2 nominations.

Length: 137 mins

Child 44 (2015)

May 2nd , 1945, Leo Demidov raises the Soviet flag on top of the Reichstag

Rating: 54 %

Awards: 1 win.

Length: 90 mins

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)

May 10th , 1996,

Rating: 64 %

Awards: 3 nominations.

Length: 120 mins

The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)

May 27th , 1942, an ultimately successful attempt is made on Reinhard Heydrich's life

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 1 win & 16 nominations.

Length: 120 mins

Anthropoid (2016)

May 27th , 1942, Reinhard Heydrich is assassinated by soldiers involved in Operation Anthropoid

Rating: 64 %

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.

Length: 113 mins

The Third Half (2012)

June 22nd , 1942, German and Russian soldiers play a game of soccer

Rating: 75 %

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 26 wins & 44 nominations.

Length: 144 mins

Casino Royale (2006)

July 6th , 2006, the bomb-maker receives a text message

Rating: 67 %

Awards: 14 nominations.

Length: 122 mins

From Hell (2001)

August 7th , 1888, Martha Tabram is murdered

Rating: 74 %

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.

Length: 126 mins

The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

September 1st , 1939, the invasion of Poland begins

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 9 wins & 15 nominations.

Length: 130 mins

Flame & Citron (2008)

September 19th , 1944, Flammen and Citronen are arrested after disguising themselves as policemen
October 15th , 1944, Citronen is killed by the Nazis
October 18th , 1944, Flammen kills himself with a cyanide pill

Rating: 57 %

Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Length: 101 mins

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

October 3rd , 2004, a Weyland owned satellite spots an unknown structure in antarctica
October 8th , 2004, Sebastian de Rosa finds a Pepsi bottle cap
October 10th , 2004, an expedition led by Charles Weyland explores a large underground structure

Rating: 63 %

Awards: 3 nominations.

Length: 125 mins

Amundsen (2019)

December 14th , 1911,

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

May 7th , 1429, Joan of Arc is wounded by the English at Orléans

May 8th , 1429, the English forces agree to retreat from Orléans

May 23rd , 1430, Joan of Arc is captured

January 9th , 1431, Joan of Arc's trial begins

May 30th , 1431, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake

The Ninth Day (2004)

January 15th , 1942, Henri Kremer is temporarily released from Dachau

January 24th , 1942, the ninth, and last, day of Henri Kremer's release

Papillon (2017)

October 26th , 1931, Henri Charrière, known as Papillon, is convicted of murder

September 29th , 1933, Papillon is sent to a penal colony

November 28th , 1933, Papillon first tries to escape from the penal colony

March 18th , 1944, Papillon successfully escapes from the penal colony

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

June 2nd , 1967, the Shah of Iran visits West Berlin

April 2nd , 1968, Frankfurt department stores are firebombed

July 15th , 1971, Petra Schelm is killed in a shootout with police

April 24th , 1975, the Red Army Faction take over the West German Embassy in Stockholm

September 5th , 1977, Hanns-Martin Schleyer is kidnapped by the Red Army Faction

October 18th , 1977, Hanns-Martin Schleyer is murdered by the Red Army Faction

La Vie en Rose (2007)

April 6th , 1936, Louis Leplée is killed

October 28th , 1949, Marcel Cerdan dies in a plane crash

October 24th , 1960, Charles Dumont offers his song "Non, je ne regrette rien" to Édith Piaf

October 10th , 1963, Édith Piaf dies

Child 44 (2015)

May 2nd , 1945, Leo Demidov raises the Soviet flag on top of the Reichstag

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)

May 10th , 1996,

The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)

May 27th , 1942, an ultimately successful attempt is made on Reinhard Heydrich's life

Anthropoid (2016)

May 27th , 1942, Reinhard Heydrich is assassinated by soldiers involved in Operation Anthropoid

The Third Half (2012)

June 22nd , 1942, German and Russian soldiers play a game of soccer

Casino Royale (2006)

July 6th , 2006, the bomb-maker receives a text message

From Hell (2001)

August 7th , 1888, Martha Tabram is murdered

The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

September 1st , 1939, the invasion of Poland begins

Flame & Citron (2008)

September 19th , 1944, Flammen and Citronen are arrested after disguising themselves as policemen

October 15th , 1944, Citronen is killed by the Nazis

October 18th , 1944, Flammen kills himself with a cyanide pill

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

October 3rd , 2004, a Weyland owned satellite spots an unknown structure in antarctica

October 8th , 2004, Sebastian de Rosa finds a Pepsi bottle cap

October 10th , 2004, an expedition led by Charles Weyland explores a large underground structure

Amundsen (2019)

December 14th , 1911,