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51. Interlude in Prague (2017)
103 min | Drama, History, Music
The incredible tale of Mozart's Prague years.
Director: John Stephenson | Stars: Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks, Morfydd Clark
Votes: 791
52. The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm.
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Victor Sjöström, Edith Erastoff, John Ekman, Nils Aréhn
Votes: 2,096
53. Mutiny (2017)
300 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
Ant Middleton leads a team of eight volunteers to recreate the perilous voyage led by Captain William Bligh in 1789 following the famous mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty.
Stars: Ant Middleton, Ben Gotsell
Votes: 281
54. Alexander Hamilton (1931)
Passed | 70 min | Biography, Drama, History
With the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, General George Washington took Colonel Hamilton with him into the newly formed government. While the main disagreements in the early days was ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Dudley Digges, June Collyer
Votes: 324 | Gross: $0.99M
55. La Marseillaise (1938)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, History, Music
A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare, Louis Jouvet, Léon Larive
Votes: 1,395
56. Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
116 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
The life story of the titular Beaumarchais, playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michel Aumont
Votes: 1,471 | Gross: $0.63M
57. The Broken Chain (1993 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama, War, Action
The story of two Iroquis brothers caught in the midst of the Revolutionary War.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pierce Brosnan
Votes: 426
58. The Divine Lady (1928)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of the romance between Emma, Lady Hamilton, and British war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith
Votes: 941
59. George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986 TV Movie)
190 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of George Washington as the first President of the United States of America and his 8 years running his country. The trials he faces dealing with mobs and riots while keeping the country together.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Bekins
Votes: 211
60. The Scarlet Coat (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, Anne Francis
Votes: 771
61. Dood eind (2006)
90 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of young people heads off on a vacation. When the car breaks down they're forced to find help. In the woods they find a house and some angry dogs which were by their car too. They ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin van den Eshof | Stars: Everon Jackson Hooi, Anniek Pheifer, Alwien Tulner, Mads Wittermans
Votes: 998
62. Berkeley Square (1933)
Passed | 88 min | Fantasy, Romance
A young American man comes to believe that he can will himself back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meet his ancestors, who lived in the house he has just inherited.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Valerie Taylor, Irene Browne
Votes: 987
63. Barnaby Rudge (1960)
30 min | Drama, History
Murder mystery interwoven with the historical events of England's Gordon riots of 1780, based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Stars: John Wood, Barbara Hicks, Newton Blick, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 35
64. Io, Don Giovanni (2009)
127 min | Drama, History, Music
A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Eulàlia Ramon, Sergi Roca, Anna Saura Ramón
Votes: 628
65. A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
111 min | Drama, History
It showed the process it took to write the Constitution of the United States.
Director: Peter N. Johnson | Stars: Craig Wasson, Michael McGuire, Morgan White, Bruce Newbold
Votes: 230
66. The Deerslayer (1943)
Approved | 67 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Deerslayer, a white man who was brought up by the Mohicans, helps his old tribe when the Hurons steal Princess Wah Tah, the betrothed of his friend Jingo-Good. His friends, the Hutters, are... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bruce Kellogg, Jean Parker, Larry Parks, Warren Ashe
Votes: 42
67. Caroline Cherie (1953)
104 min | Romance, War
Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de Sallanches, who is expected to ask for the hand of her older, plainer sister in marriage... See full summary »
Director: Jean Devaivre | Stars: Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marthe Mercadier, Véra Norman
Votes: 78
68. Les caprices d'un fleuve (1996)
111 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1785, Jean-Franois de la Plaine is appointed by the King governor in West Africa, in a period when slavery was the rule.
Director: Bernard Giraudeau | Stars: Bernard Giraudeau, Richard Bohringer, Thierry Frémont, Roland Blanche
Votes: 336
69. Blackfly (2001–2002)
Adventure, Comedy, History
The show is set in 18th-century Canada back "in days when beaver fur was good as gold".
Stars: Ron James, Shauna Black, Richard Donat, James Kee
Votes: 214
70. Macklean (1993)
195 min | Drama
1780s. At the court the nobility lords and ladies dance, love, intrigue and compete for the King's favor. To this Stockholm arrives Rutger Macklean, nobleman and an officer.
Stars: Henric Holmberg, Gösta Ekman, Marcus Groth, Anette Bjärlestam
Votes: 28
71. 1788... et demi (2010– )
52 min | History
Stars: Sam Karmann, Julie Voisin, Lou de Laâge, Camille Claris
Votes: 41
72. Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors (2017 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Historian Lucy Worsley visits the places and houses in England. where Jane Austen spent time and which served as inspiration for the settings of her novels.
Director: Rachel Jardine | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Debbie Charlton, Jeanice Brooks, Judith Hawley
Votes: 147
73. The Moravian Massacre (1996)
48 min | Documentary
This documentary chronicles the murder of some 90 Christian Delaware Indians by Pennsylvania militiamen in 1782 and examines the layers of politic, bigotry and racial hatred that permeated the early American frontier.
Director: Randall D. Wilkins | Stars: Clancy Brown, Amy Danles, Allan Eckert, Susan Goehring
Votes: 9
74. Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers (1929)
58 min | Horror, Thriller
Cagliostro, an Italian adventurer rises through the French aristocracy on account of his magical tricks, medical knowledge and ability to foretell the future. When he falls from grace after... See full summary »
Director: Richard Oswald | Stars: Hans Stüwe, Renée Héribel, Alfred Abel, Ivan Koval-Samborsky
Votes: 143
75. Dawn Over France (1935)
100 min | Drama
"Gaspard De Besse" is a Robin Hood's French brother,a friend to the poor.
Director: André Hugon | Stars: Raimu, Antonin Berval, Nicole Vattier, Milly Mathis
Votes: 54
76. Mlle. Desiree (1942)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Historical romance, made under the Nazi occupation, centering on a woman, played by two different actresses, who influenced the life of Napoleon.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Gaby Morlay, Jacques Varennes, Jean Hervé
Votes: 120
77. Gustav III (1974 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama, History
Based on play by famous swedish author/playwright August Strindberg adapted for swedish TV in 70's. It's about the real life assassination on swedish king Gustav III who was killed by a ... See full summary »
Director: Johan Bergenstråhle | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Tomas Bolme, John Harryson, Stig Järrel
Votes: 40
78. The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1986 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.
Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Vince Forrester, Mario Fredericks, Bob Hawke
Votes: 45
79. Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of ... See full summary »
Director: Nic Stacey | Stars: Simon Schaffer, Ilan Goodman, Laura Heath, Jonathan Betts
Votes: 109
80. Shamus O'Brien (1912)
Short, Drama
Shamus O'Brien was a patriot and in fighting for his country places himself in the position of a rebel with a price on his head. He is hiding in the hills, but anxious to attend a dance, at... See full summary »
Director: Otis Turner | Stars: King Baggot, Vivian Prescott, William Robert Daly, Augustus Balfour
81. Il cardinale Lambertini (1934)
72 min | Comedy
Director: Parsifal Bassi | Stars: Ermete Zacconi, Ernes Zacconi, Isa Miranda, Giulietta De Riso
82. Kungajakt (1944)
92 min | Drama
The film takes place in the 1780s. The Russians plan to overthrow Gustav III from the Swedish throne and Lieutenant Rehusen tries to stop them, while fighting for his king, he also fights for his love.
Director: Alf Sjöberg | Stars: Inga Tidblad, Holger Löwenadler, Lauritz Falk, Erik Hell
Votes: 17
83. Ninety Six: Crossroads of a Revolution (2009 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short, History
Starting as a trading post at the crossroads of several trade routes, the town of Ninety Six grew into a small, but vitally important town on South Carolina's frontier. It became the focus ... See full summary »
Directors: Sonny Hutchinson, Chris Wheeler | Stars: Trace Adkins, John Koopman, John Pagano, Ken Treese
84. Canada and the American Revolution, 1763-1783 (1967)
58 min | Documentary
Revolution erupts in Britain's American colonies, yet Canada chooses loyalty to the Empire.
Directors: Ronald Dick, Pierre L'Amare | Star: J. Frank Willis
85. Amadeus (2018 TV Special)
146 min | Drama
The genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is resented by Antonio Salieri.
Directors: Martin Cicvák, Roman Prorok | Stars: Daniel Bambas, Ondrej Brousek, Jirí Dvorák, Marek Holý
86. Chateaubriand (2010 TV Movie)
102 min | Biography
The film is based on real events in the life of the famous French writer and politician François-René de Chateaubriand.
Director: Pierre Aknine | Stars: Frédéric Diefenthal, Armelle Deutsch, Annelise Hesme, Aurélia Petit
Votes: 44
87. A Lesson in History: 1788 to 1988 (1988)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Michael Riley | Stars: Dave Barnett, Sharyn Cullis, Aboriginal & Islander Dance Theatre, Ron Thomas
88. Borrowed Plumage (1917)
50 min | Adventure
The Earl of Selkirk and his family learn of the impending arrival of American pirate John Paul Jones, they flee their castle, leaving behind Nora, the kitchen maid. Left alone in the house,... See full summary »
Director: Raymond B. West | Stars: Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Maude, Dorcas Matthews, J. Barney Sherry
Votes: 17
89. Fops (2012)
Short, Comedy
Director: Victor Quinaz | Stars: Willie Garson, Mary Grill, Matt Hobby, Philip Quinaz
90.
Angel (1999–2004)
Episode:
Soulless
(2003)
Unrated | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Cordelia offers Angelus a deal: if he tells what he knows about the Beast, she'll give herself to him.
Director: Sean Astin | Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, J. August Richards, Amy Acker
Votes: 1,799
91.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Dramatic License
(1996)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Carolyn Marsh is a romance author whose latest book features the exploits of a hero named Duncan MacLeod and a villain named Terence Coventry, the name of another Immortal who Duncan knows ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Ellis | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Elizabeth Gracen
Votes: 165
92.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
For Evil's Sake
(1993)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Duncan witnesses a murder committed by a mime, and he recognizes it as the MO of the assassin Kuyler, an immortal responsible for the death of a French baron Duncan once protected.
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Adrian Paul, Alexandra Vandernoot, Stan Kirsch, Peter Howitt
Votes: 228
93.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Leader of the Pack
(1995)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Immortal Kanis is using attack dogs to injure Immortals so he can easily take their heads, and Duncan is his next target. Meanwhile, Richie encounters the young man who killed Tessa and ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Louis Ferreira
Votes: 178
94.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Road Not Taken
(1992)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A friend of Richie's dies suddenly after being captured during a diamond heist. The police believe it to be a drug overdose, but Richie insists his friend would never have done drugs. ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Adrian Paul, Alexandra Vandernoot, Stan Kirsch, Soon-Tek Oh
Votes: 286
95.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
They Also Serve
(1995)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Watcher Rita Luce is using Watcher information to help Immortal Michael Christian catch other Immortals when they are helpless so he can take their heads, and Duncan is next on her list. ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 169
96.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Through a Glass, Darkly
(1996)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In flashback to 1700's Scotland, Duncan and Immortal Warren Cochrane are among those fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie. But only Duncan eventually realizes that the Scots must abandon the ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield
Votes: 162
97.
This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988–1989)
Episode:
The Birth of the Constitution
(1988)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang witness the country's founding fathers discussion of putting together the Constitution.
Director: Evert Brown | Stars: Jason Riffle, Ami Foster, Jeremy Miller, Keri Houlihan
Votes: 56
98.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
1789-1814 (La révolution française)
(1978)
TV-PG | 27 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The night before the French Revolution in 1789, the Estates-General come together in Versailles. Freedom is the first big issue. Mainly, the deputies want to end serfdom. The French ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 70
99.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1975)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to find his home in shambles and his betrothed engaged to another.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Robin Ellis, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis, Norma Streader
Votes: 50
100.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1975)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, History, Romance
Ross determines to put Nampara back on track and get his mine Wheal Leisure running again. Ross also decides to take young Demelza Carne into his house as a servant.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis
Votes: 41