ATL versions of OTL movies

Let's take movies concerning historical events, and change them to fit a completely different ATL. Here's an example

Downfall (La Chute) (2004)

This film chronicles Napoleon IV's last month in his bunker under Paris in 1952, at the end of the Third Franco-Prussian War, with Kaiser Louis Ferdinand's forces surrounding the city. It details the man's insanity and ruthlessness, but also shows a more human side to the often-demonized man, and almost makes yoou feel sorry for him...

...If you can still take it seriously that is.

Recently, on the popular video site Videorekorder.de, there have been several parodies where the French audio is retained, but it is replaced by gag subtitles, usually in German or English, but occasionally other languages too.

Gettysburg (1993):

Ted Turner's four hour war epic starring Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger, Stephen Lang and Jeff Daniels portraying the Confederate army's sweeping victory over the Union and gain of independence under the leadership of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet and Stonewall Jackson.

This has potential !

The Shop on Main Street

Gripping Czech and Slovak co-production drama/thriller, won several international awards. Anton Brtko is an ordinary northern Slovak shopkeeper who secretly runs an underground highway that helps Silesians (mostly Silesian dissidents and monarchist loyalists) escape the Falangist Free State of Silesia. Not all is well, since Tóno is repeatedly threatened by spies and hitmen of the State Police of Falangist Silesia. The Falangist Party of Silesia wants the unlikely hero dead... The main plot arc of the movie focuses on Brtko aiding the Silesian writer Tomasz Grzyb-Hoffmann, author of the novel The June Bug Buzzes Overhead, in his escape. Though Grzyb-Hoffmann is first reluctant to reveal the reason for his persecution, he eventually tells Brtko that his book was blacklisted by the regime. In a scene that is well remembered from the final seconds of the movie's trailer, a pensive Grzyb-Hoffmann turns to Brtko and says: "Imagine a world... where the Falangists didn't come to power in the 1930s...".

Tora, Tora, Tora !

Famous Imperial Film Office documentary on Operation Tora (Tiger), chronicling the final offensive that led to the definite, permanent annexation of the gaijins of China and Korea to the Japa... erm, I mean... Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Joyeux Noel

Chilling docudrama about the first open use of a solisiumbomb in war, during the infamous bombings of Paris and Lyon by the Scandinavian Union on Christmas Eve 1926... Among the survivors of the blast, the living envied the dead...

Mary Reilly

Historical war/spy drama about the famous female Irish terrorist and spy who assasinated the deranged British scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll, alleged government-funded creator of a poison serum that was dumped into Irish wells during the 1850s. The film was derided by the British as "another piece of Brit-demonizing propaganda from the Kingdom of Ireland".

The Lion in Winter

Historical action-adventure comedy about an aged Richard the Lionheart busting out of his Austrian prison during one of the coldest winters of the 12th century, trying to get back home to England or at least back to the Holy Land. On the way, he kicks ass, takes names, romances hot medieval chicks and coins the immortal meme "Bon jour, I came here to chew a straw and kick arse... And I'm all out of straws...". The tagline was "This winter, it is the lion who will cause discontent among his foes.". The film was praised for its dry black humour, witty dialogues, great fight scenes and overall quirky tongue-in-cheek tone.

Love's Labour's Lost

A documentary on prostitution in Elizabethine times. Brought the half-forgotten author William Shakspere to the fore (an author of several books of erotic odes to prostitutes).

Michael Collins

Biopic about the unsung Apollo 11 astronaut.

Apollo 13

Documentary about the third Apollo landing, on the Fra Mauro plateau. Criticized for "adding a moment of ahistorical artificial drama" when the crew thinks the computer of their Command Module has seriously malfunctioned.

Petike said:

The Lion in Winter[/B]

Historical action-adventure comedy about an aged Richard the Lionheart busting out of his Austrian prison during one of the coldest winters of the 12th century, trying to get back home to England or at least back to the Holy Land. On the way, he kicks ass, takes names, romances hot medieval chicks and coins the immortal meme "Bon jour, I came here to chew a straw and kick arse... And I'm all out of straws...". The tagline was "This winter, it is the lion who will cause discontent among his foes.". The film was praised for its dry black humour, witty dialogues, great fight scenes and overall quirky tongue-in-cheek tone.
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I would be willing to donate myself to medical science for this

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

A German-produced film about Finnish sniper Simo Hayha during the brutal Battle of Helsinki (1949) of the Second Winter War. In particular, it describes the rivalry between Hayha and legendary White Army General Maksimilian Zolnerowich, the latter of whom is killed in the final scene's ultimate showdown.

EDIT: Same universe as my last post.

The Producers (2005)

1993, the wake of the Deutscher Frühling. Two young German theater producers, finally freed from the stringent cultural laws of the Nazi state, attempt to host a controversial play about the Jewish genocide conducted under Hitler. They find that under the veneer of new found freedom and democracy, old hatreds and fears persist.

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I would be willing to donate myself to medical science for this

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Start a petition on kickstarter.com, maybe someone will be crazy enough to support it.

The Social Network (2010)

Mark Zuckerberg, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, is attending Oxford University in London, in the British Republic. The film details Zuckerberg meeting with refugees from the brutal genocides and other atrocities throughout the Axis's sphere of influence, from Poland, to India, to China, to Namibia. He, along with his friend Mieczysław Rutkowski, is inspired to found Refugees.org.co.br, the first social network geared toward refugees from totalitarian states and other less-than-well-off areas of the world. The network also supposedly helped contribute to the Tiananmen Square Protests against Japanese rule in 2007. The Japanese did not withdraw, although the regime has since liberalized.

Forest Gump (1994)
A movie that attempts to recollect a partially true story about growing up during the 1930s in a middle class family in Few City, Georgia. It portrays what was going on with the post-war Culutral Revolution and how Georgia rebuilt itself into a stable democracy in a humorous manner, which earned the movie quite a few critics. Despite this, it won the Pan-American Filmmaker's Association award for Best Film in 1994.

Rebel Without a Cause: about Confederation holdouts after the restoration of the Union.

CSA: The Confederate States of America

A chilling documentary about the fall of the Freedomite Confederacy. It is particularly controversial for depicting Featherston and his inner circle as flawed human beings instead of inhuman monsters.

Miracle Mile- (1987)- Larry, a down-on-his-luck 30-year-old schmoe in Orange County, CA, runs into a former runway model by the name of Julie, who has to deliver a mysterious package to a building at the end of the Miracle Mile section of L.A., but has no ride. Larry, feeling sorry for her, decides to let her hop into his 1962 Mercury, and they start off, racing against the clock. Unfortunately, Larry and Julie have to face off with the Mafia and pissed off State Troopers in order to complete their mission.
This movie was criticized for it's somewhat low-end production values, but praised for white-knuckle action, and was well received overall.

The Blues Brothers- (1992) -Docudrama about the half Afro-American, half-Jewish Mickelson brothers and the rise of their jazz & blues empire in San Francisco.

Gordon Gecko-(1994)-Crooked industry executive finds himself being turned on by the people he once worked with, and decides to turn the tables on them. The title role is very believably played by Salt Lake native, Mitt Romney.

The Sound of Music (1965)
This movie is a story of a man who spent some of his childhood in a large estate in Appalachia. When his father died, his mom was forced to sell the estate and move him and his four brothers into an apartment in Jacksonville, the capitol of South Carolina. Growing up there was hard, and one of the only things he was able to find peace in was music. He picked up piano, guitar, and singing pretty quickly. He was able to get odd jobs doing gigs at bars and bistros until an agent for a recording company found him, and gave him a record deal. Before he started, he was given some formal education at a music school. A fascination with classical music began, and through the record deal he had, he created a number of extremely popular more modern classical pieces. He founded the Pearce School of Music, and was a teacher there, but only for a short time. When the South Carolinan Congress, dominated by the Grand National Party, voted to join Georgia. As a result of annexation, all men were subject to the 5 years required military service. He attempted to flee, but in the end gave in and joined the military. Before he left, he had one last encore performance with the Jackson's Philharmonic. It was stunning, and losing one of their greatest entertainers turned many South Carolina people against their government, which lead to their defeat in the Great American War.

Glory (1989)

Historical drama about the 17th Virginia Light Infantry, the first black regiment recruited by the CSA in 1864. Noted for a heart-rending scene where the regiment in question encounters their USCT counterparts during the 2nd battle of Vicksburg, where Sherman's forces were repelled from Mississippi. Starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. William Schallert appears as Robert E. Lee in a cameo.

The King's Speech (2011)

Following his restoration by Nazi occupiers, King Edward VIII returns to the throne of Britain, serving as a figurehead for the BUF government of Prime Minister Mosley. The film follows the king through the years, culminating with his abdication and final speech in 1945 and subsequent life in the British Republic.

My ATL movies in reference to Once Upon a December:

Pestel (1992):

A Russian movie about the life of Pavel Pestel and his role in shaping the Decembrist Revolution in Russia. This movie's story was told from the perspective of a young Decembrist officer who worked alongside Pestel during the early days of the Decembrist Revolution which brought Tsar Constantine I into the throne of Russia. Mikhail Porechenkov stars as Pavel Pestel.

Other ATL movies not based on Once Upon a December:

Ivan and Elizabeth (2008):

A joint Anglo-Russian production film. An epic story about the miraculous survival of King Henry VIII's son, Charles Tudor by his second wife, Anne Bolelyn. After Henry VIII's death, Charles Tudor becomes King of England when Edward VI dies from his illness. Princess Elizabeth is pushed into the murky world of political and dynastic unions when her younger brother establishes relations with the Tsardom of Muscovy, and as a symbol of friendship, Charles I Tudor arranges for Elizabeth to travel into Moscow to wed the young Tsar, Ivan Vasilievich. Ivan and Elizabeth is an epic tale of an unlikely friendship forged between two distant nations in the face of adversity.

The Patriot (2000)
A sweeping epic about a young man from the streets of London (Heath Ledger) plucked from his home and forced to fight in the American Rebellion. It follows his story, first from his experiences in the Saratoga Campaign, and on to the capture of Philadelphia, culminating in an encounter with a rebel that is known only as the Ghost (Mel Gibson). A movie for the ages that tells a well-known tale of the failed independence movement in British America from a new perspective: that of the average British soldier.

Delicatessen (1991)

X-rated French exploitation documentary about the ungodly cuisine of the Tsalal.

The City of Lost Children (1995)

French historical war drama about the everyday life of orphaned footpads trying to eek out an existence in the ruins of London after the French conquered it at the end of the West European War (1932-1937). In addition to the bleak, almost-apocalyptic atmosphere, the film features several experimental narrative techniques and many unusual shots.

Amélie (2001)

French biopic about American-born aviatrix Amelia Earhart, focusing mainly on her aviation carreer and emigration from the US to Europe after Charles Lindbergh won the elections and turned the country into a dictatorship. The film was criticized for playing up the melodramatic aspects of said (literal) flight to Europe and for Earhart not being portrayed by a genuine American actress.

Overdrive: The story of Bachmann Turner Overdrive.

Canadian band Bachmann Turner Overdrive have spent years trying to make their big break. Hopes arose for the band when Randy Bachmann gave Charlie Fach their demo tape. Charlie Fach later disposed of their demo tape, wishing to start his talent search fresh after his trip from France.

BTO languished on the lower margins of the Canadian rock charts for the next 40 years.

Randy Bachmann's son, the filmmaker Tal Bachmann, films a documentary about his father and uncle's band's struggle to hit the mainstream. Legenday Canadian metal band Anvil has a cameo in this movie.

Argo (2012)

Propaganda film celebrating the launch of the eponymous Greek-Iranian generation starship, the first joint venture of both superpowers.