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1. Silence (I) (2016)
R | 161 min | Drama, History
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 123,079 | Gross: $7.10M
2. Cyrano (2021)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 14,896
3. Witchfinder General (1968)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Horror
A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.
Director: Michael Reeves | Stars: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark
Votes: 12,235
4. Cromwell (1970)
G | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 6,967 | Gross: $1.37M
5. Queen Christina (1933)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone
Votes: 8,628 | Gross: $0.77M
6. The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, C. Thomas Howell
Votes: 3,910
7. The Witchfinder (2022)
30 min | Comedy
A failing witchfinder transports a suspected witch to a trial that could change his fortunes, but first he must deal with the worst possible travel companion and road-free trip across the country gripped by civil war, famine, and plague.
Stars: Tim Key, Daisy May Cooper, Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby
Votes: 2,030
8. Nightwatching (2007)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May
Votes: 3,453
9. Molière (2007)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Comedy
To satisfy his creditors, a witty actor reinvents himself as a satirical playwright, with uproarious, yet bittersweet, results.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante, Edouard Baer
Votes: 6,575 | Gross: $0.64M
10. To Kill a King (2003)
Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, James Bolam
Votes: 3,414
11. Krabat (2008)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober
Votes: 6,855
12. Shogun's Shadow (1989)
114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A small band of heroes goes on a journey to protect a five year old who is next in line to become the Shogun of Japan. The boy's father, the Mad Shogun, tries to remove his son from the line of succession by any means possible.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari, Shin'ichi Chiba
Votes: 703
13. Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988 TV Short)
15 min | Short, Comedy, History
Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Warren Clarke
Votes: 6,029
14. Chinmoku (1971)
129 min | Drama, History
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: David Lampson, Don Kenny, Tetsurô Tanba, Mako
Votes: 1,182
15. The Crimson Blade (1963)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwell's troops.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Lionel Jeffries, Oliver Reed, Jack Hedley, June Thorburn
Votes: 692
16. Molière (1978)
260 min | Biography, Drama, History
Who was Moliere? He is known everywhere as one of the world's greatest playwrights. But who was he? Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622, the son of a prosperous tapestry maker. His mother ... See full summary »
Director: Ariane Mnouchkine | Stars: Philippe Caubère, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Frédéric Ladonne, Odile Cointepas
Votes: 890
17. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999 TV Movie)
Comedy, History
Humorous review of British history.
Directors: Dewi Humphreys, Paul Jackson, Matt Lipsey | Stars: Clive Anderson, Matthew Ashforde, Patrick Barlow, Ronnie Barker
Votes: 216
18. Louis: The Child King (1993)
160 min | Biography, Drama, History
The title of this major French costume drama means "Louis, child-king", and indeed it's a fascinating fresco about the formative years of the young king Louis XIV, before he became the ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Planchon | Stars: Carmen Maura, Maxime Mansion, Paolo Graziosi, Jocelyn Quivrin
Votes: 302
19. Fall of Ming (2013)
110 min | Drama, History
Ming Emperor Chongzhen 1642 CE and General Chaunting plan to defend Kaifeng and prevent the Dynasty's fall. The army faces many problems and an epidemic. Healer Youke treats with a new method found relevant even in today's SARS outbreak.
Director: Jing Wang | Stars: Yuanzheng Feng, Leon Dai, Bo Feng, Yang Yang
Votes: 470
20. Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw (2004–2006)
Family
In the 1600s, three teenagers outlaw themselves to fight injustice in their community. Although Tom and Moses do not realise that their partner in crime Deedee is secretly Lady Devereux, ... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Smith, Lucinda Dryzek, Eliot Otis Brown Walters, Brian Hibbard
Votes: 58
21. Chess Player (2005–2022)
22 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The first season is set in the late Ming Dynasty. The show spans 3 seasons. The story focuses on the journey of a young, gifted Go player, Liuer Jiang.
Votes: 8
22. Cinci Hoca (1953)
Drama
Director: Suavi Tedü | Stars: Talat Artemel, Suavi Tedü, Suzan Yakar Rutkay, Perihan Tedü
23. Enslaved (1999 Video)
60 min | Drama, Family, History
"Enslaved" traces the origins of the institution of slavery. In the earliest days of colonial America there were no slaves, but the need for labor led the colonists to seek workers anywhere... See full summary »
Director: William G. Wagner | Stars: Willie Balderson, Devon Canaday, Ron Carnegie, Cena Chisom
24. Kongeligt besøg (1954)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Historical drama that takes place in Jutland in the year 1646. A young man Jørgen (Bjørn Watt-Boolsen) arrives to take over a farm he has inherited. Others, however, also have their eyes ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ib Schønberg, Grethe Thordahl, Bent Christensen, Gabriel Axel
Votes: 23
25. Cest a sláva (1969)
87 min | Drama, History
It is the year 1647 and the war has been raging for almost thirty years. Poor and dilapidated is the stronghold of the knight Václav Rynda of Loucka (Rudolf Hrusínský) and so is his ... See full summary »
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Karel Höger, Blanka Bohdanová, Josef Kemr
Votes: 113
26. Antonio Foscarini (Milleseicentoquarantasette [1647]) (1910)
Short, Drama
Stars: Ernesto Sabbatini, Giannina Chiantoni, Ambrogio Bagni
27. 1648: Der lange Weg zum Frieden (2018 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
October 2018 is the four-hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War. The documentary traces the story of how it was finally brought to an end with the peace of Munster ... See full summary »
Director: Holger Preuße | Stars: Anna Císarovská, Jan Konecny, Arlette Lastovickova, Manfred Möck
Votes: 25
28. La broderie d'art chez les Ursulines, c. 1640: c. 1880 (1984)
27 min | Short
Director: François Brault
29.
The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)
Episode:
With Bobcat Goldthwait
(1992)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Special guest star BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Tom Cruise: Dress Casual in which Stiller spoofs Tom Cruise re-enacting some of his most famous roles in a Broadway performance;
Directors: John Fortenberry, Paul Miller, Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 96
30.
Forever Knight (1992–1996)
Episode:
Blood Money
(1995)
Not Rated | 45 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
The son of a prestigious financial investor is framed for his father's murder.
Director: Geraint Wyn Davies | Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, Deborah Duchene
Votes: 38
31.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Patient Number 7
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Immortal Kyra develops hysterical amnesia after she fails to prevent the murder of a judge she was hired to protect and then fell in love with. Fortunately, she runs into old friend Duncan before her would-be killers find her.
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Elizabeth Gracen, Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 152
32.
Highlander: The Raven (1998–1999)
Episode:
The Ex-Files
(1999)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Nick's ex-wife Lauren, a lawyer, shows up asking him to protect her as she prepares for a case in which she will prosecute Dr. Julian Heller and his company for harvesting organs for sale ... See full summary »
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Elizabeth Gracen, Paul Johansson, Julian Wadham, Rochelle Redfield
Votes: 40
33.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
A Sea of Dangers
(1983)
Drama, History, War
"September 1645" "Sea of Danger" The head of the royalist family, Sir Martin Lacey, is preparing to fortify his castle against an imminent attack by parliamentary forces. His military ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Tim Bentinck, Simon Dutton, Debbie Goodman, Julian Glover
Votes: 8
34.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
A Silver Moon
(1983)
Drama, History, War
"1643" "Silver Moon" Sir Martin Lacy and his son Tom were the king's men. His eldest daughter and her husband John Fletcher sided with parliament. The Lacey family has been secretly ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Barbara Shelley, Judy Buxton, Julian Glover, Andrew MacLachlan
Votes: 10
35.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Ashes to Ashes
(1983)
Drama, History, War
June 1647 "Not Peace, But a Sword" The war ended. The king has lost and been detained. Lacey's rebellious daughter Anne stood out before her father, her brother, her family and sided with ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Lucy Aston, Johanna Myers, Julian Glover, Malcolm Stoddard
Votes: 8
36.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Gather ye Rosebuds
(1983)
Drama, History, War
good evening. Tonight I am Alastair Cook. We kick off a 9-part series with the latest from John Hawkesworth and several of his writing team first conquering American TV with upstairs and ... See full synopsis »
Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Bert Parnaby, Rob Edwards, Richard Syms, Sharon Maughan
Votes: 11
37.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Not Peace, But a Sword
(1983)
Drama, History, War
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Janet Lees-Price, Lucy Aston, Rob Edwards
Votes: 8
38.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Outrageous Fortune
(1983)
Drama, History, War
1645 "Outrageous Fortune" family mansion Annescott prepares to be besieged by roundhead troops. Sir Martin Lacy had several royalist troops, servants and a few old men in his defence. He ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Julian Glover, Tim Bentinck, Mark Burns, Edward Peel
Votes: 8
39.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Ring of Fire
(1983)
Drama, History, War
The September 1645 "ring of fire" and "from the ashes" parliamentary attack on Anescott was a dirty, bloody little battle in which the family patriarch, Sir Martin Lacy, was killed by ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Stuart Organ, Michael Parkhouse, Andrew McCulloch, Tim Bentinck
Votes: 8
40.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
The Edge of the Sword
(1983)
Drama, History, War
"June 1644" "Edge of the Sword" Civil War-wounded veteran Sir Martin Lacey is determined to make his castle Annescott a haven for stranded Royalist soldiers. The place has been raided by ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Emlyn Price, Michael Shallard, Will Kenton
Votes: 9
41.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
The Sound of Drums
(1983)
Drama, History, War
"Drums", September 1642 The parliamentary army secured London with great wealth and material possessions. The King retreated to the Thames and established his field headquarters in Oxford. ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Janet Lees-Price, Edward Peel, Frank Mills
Votes: 9
42.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
This War Without an Enemy
(1983)
Drama, History, War
"Summer 1641" "This War Without Enemy" The English Civil War was fought between King Charles I and Parliament to decide whether the king should remain absolute monarch, which was free to ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Julian Glover, Peter Guinness, Tim Bentinck, Andrew MacLachlan
Votes: 11
43.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Conflicts
(1985)
Drama, History, War
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Rob Edwards, Bert Parnaby, Tim Bentinck
Votes: 6
44.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Cromwell at Arnescote
(1985)
Drama, History, War
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Rob Edwards, Tim Bentinck, Lucy Aston
Votes: 6
45.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Cruel Necessity
(1985)
Drama, History, War
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Jeremy Clyde, Peter Jeffrey, Rob Edwards, Bert Parnaby
Votes: 8
46.
New Books in Latin American Studies (2013– )
Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, "New World Drama: The Performative Commons in the Atlantic World, 1649-1849"
(2015 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
47.
New Books in Military History (2009– )
Kenneth M. Swope, "The Military Collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, 1618-44"
(2015 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Bob Wintermute, Kenneth M. Swope
48.
New Books in History (2008– )
Kees Boterbloem, "Moderniser of Russia: Andrei Vinius, 1641-1716"
(2013 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Marshall Poe, Kees Boterbloem
49.
The Devil's Mistress (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2008)
62 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
After Angelica Fanshawe's country noble mother chooses the Catholic faith over the Anglican law of England, her daughter becomes a royal ward of king Charles I, who allows her love marriage... See full summary »
Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Gabriella Roumega, Mélodie Abad, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 114
50.
L'aventure humaine (1997– )
Episode:
La véritable histoire de d'Artagnan
(2021)
91 min | Biography, History
Everyone's heard of d'Artagnan, Alexandre Dumas' dashing musketeer famous the world over thanks to the huge success of the book "The Three Musketeers". But few realise that d'Artagnan ... See full summary »
Director: Augustin Viatte | Stars: Michel Grenet, Matéo Reno, Olivier Deville, Denis Verbecelte
Votes: 36