THEME EXPLORATION

Spanish conquest

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El Cid
El Cid
1961 · Anthony Mann
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 · John Ford
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Il momento della verità
Il momento della verità
1964 · Francesco Rosi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His film 'Qué viva México!' directly documented the legacy of Spanish conquest and indigenous resistance through revolutionary Mexican history.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His masterpiece 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' explores the obsession and madness driving Spanish conquistadors through the Amazon.