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1. April and the Extraordinary World (2015)

PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

It's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

Directors: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Marc-André Grondin, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort

Votes: 8,449 | Gross: $0.29M

2. We Believed (2010)

205 min | History

The stories of three young men who, in the wake of the ferocious repression by the Bourbon reign in 1828, decide to join Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy movement.

Director: Mario Martone | Stars: Raffaele Di Florio, Francesca Inaudi, Andrea Bosca, Edoardo Natoli

Votes: 631

3. Victor Hugo - Enemy of the State (2018)

200 min | Biography, Drama, History

1848, Paris under Siege: Victor Hugo is torn between his family, his mistresses and political turmoil - never mind finally completing his classic novel Les Miserables. Although Hugo is a ... See full summary »

Stars: Yannick Choirat, Isabelle Carré, Erika Sainte, Nade Dieu

Votes: 94

4. Violettes impériales (1924)

120 min | Adventure, Comedy

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Director: Henry Roussel | Stars: Raquel Meller, Suzanne Bianchetti, André Roanne, Jeanne Even

Votes: 27

5. Violettes impériales (1932)

113 min | Drama

Violetta, a gypsy girl is devoted to the Empress of France Eugénie.

Director: Henry Roussel | Stars: Raquel Meller, Suzanne Bianchetti, Georges Péclet, Émile Drain

Votes: 8

6. Violetas imperiales (1952)

94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Violeta, an Andalusian gypsy, foretells a lady she will become empress. The lady is Eugenia de Montijo, and when she marries emperor Luis Napoleón of France she takes the young girl with ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Pottier | Stars: Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla, Simone Valère, Marie Sabouret

Votes: 115

7. Aquellos años (1973)

142 min | Drama, History, War

Benito Juárez' fight during the 'National Decade' (1857-1867) against conservatives and French Intervention.

Directors: Felipe Cazals, Mario Llorca | Stars: Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Helena Rojo, Mario Almada, Julián Pastor

Votes: 39

8. Spy of Napoleon (1936)

77 min | Drama, History

Exiled French patriot helps to find the men who want to betray emperor Napoleon III by selling military secrets to the German government.

Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Francis L. Sullivan

Votes: 27

9. Fontainebleau, la vraie demeure des Rois (2023)

94 min | History

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Directors: Stéphane Bégoin, Thomas Marlier | Stars: Nicolas de Lavergne, Dimitri Leroy, Cécile Morel

10. Aimer, rire et chanter: Jacques Offenbach (1957 TV Movie)

81 min | Biography, Musical

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Director: Claude Barma | Stars: Claude Arvelle, Grégoire Aslan, Paul Barré, Jean-Christophe Benoît

11. Conspiracy? (2004– )
Episode: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (2004)

Documentary

The leading alternative to the theory that John Wilkes Booth and a few others conspired to murder Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and William Seward is a Confederate conspiracy. The details... See full summary »

Stars: Tom Kane, William Davis, Kevin Ging, Charles Higham

Votes: 11

12. World's Greatest Palaces (2019)
Episode: Château de Fontainebleau (2019)

Documentary, History

The history of Château de Fontainebleau, the incredibly lavish and extravagant summer palace with large pools and hunting grounds of French kings and emperors which Napoleon himself once called the only true home of kings.

Stars: Christien Anholt, Roma Agrawal, Arnaud Amelot, Oriane Beaufils

13. Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode: Le Prince impérial ou la fureur de vivre (2020)

113 min | Biography, History

The Prince Imperial, a passion for life: A little-known figure in French history: Louis, the Prince Imperial, only son of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. Heir to the throne, Louis should ... See full summary »

Director: Benjamin Lehrer | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Martin Barlan, Zazou de Crécy, Pascal Fonta

14. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: The Last Imperial Army Surrenders at Metz - Battle of Le Bourget 1870 (2021)

12 min | Documentary, Short, History

Much of the remaining French hope to stem the tide against the German Armies comes from the more than 200.000 professional troops trapped in Metz since August. French Marshal Bazaine tries ... See full summary »

Director: Toni Steller

15. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: Defense to the Last Man - The Siege of Strasbourg during the Franco-Prussian War 1870 (2021)

14 min | Documentary, Short, History

In this week's episode of Glory and Defeat, we look at the military situation in August 1870. The Germans have one the opening engagements and pushed the French back from the border region.... See full summary »

Director: Toni Steller | Star: Jesse Alexander

16. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: Opening Battles of the Franco-Prussian War: Saarbrücken, Wissembourg, Wörth (2021)

21 min | Documentary, Short, History

Early August 1870 saw the first series of opening battles of the Franco-Prussian War. The Battle of Saarbrücken was the only battle of the entire war fought on German soil, the following ... See full summary »

Director: Toni Steller | Stars: Jonathan Ferguson, Jesse Alexander

17. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: How the Franco-Prussian War Broke out in 1870 (Ems Dispatch Crisis) (2021)

12 min | Documentary, Short, History

French and Prussian animosity have been swelling in the background since the German Wars of Unification started in the 1860s. The French Duc de Gramont hopes that a victory over Prussia ... See full summary »

Director: Toni Steller | Star: Jesse Alexander

18. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: In the Shadow of Napoleon - The 2nd French Empire Before 1870 (2021)

13 min | Documentary, Short, History

After Napoleon I had conquered and then lost Europe, France went through multiple revolutions. In 1851, Napoleon's nephew and French president Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte took control and in ... See full summary »

Director: Toni Steller | Star: Jesse Alexander

19. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: Franco-Prussian War (2018)

7 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian discusses the European geo-political situation that led to the Franco-Prussian War and how the new German Confederation was able to destroy France's Second Empire so quickly.

Director: Griffin Johnsen

20. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: How Did France Lose in Mexico? (2019)

9 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian analyzes the rationale behind the second French intervention in Mexico during the 1860s and how the United States' enforcement of their Monroe Doctrine by sending aid... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

21. Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode: Eugénie, la dernière impératrice (2010)

Biography, History

About Eugénie de Montijo, wife of emperor Napoleon III, who was the last Empress consort of the French.

Star: Stéphane Bern