Biografi: I >1700-talet (txt) (Biopics: I >18th century)
by ingvefrej | created - 16 Dec 2020 | updated - 02 Jun 2022 | PublicFilm/TV om eller med faktiska personer födda före år 1800 (huvudpersonen).
★ = födelseår; ✖ = dödsår
f.v.t. = före vår tideräkning (f.Kr./BC);
e.v.t. = enligt vår tideräkning (e.Kr./AD)
g.s. = gamla stilen (julianska kalendern Ryssland)
n.s. = nya stilen (gregorianska kalendern Sovjet)
c. = cirka, omkring
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1. Little Buddha (1993)
PG | 123 min | Drama
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak
Votes: 17,953 | Gross: $4.86M
Siddharta Gautama / Siddhattha Gotama Shakyamuni Buddha / Gautama Buddha (★ c. 563 f.v.t. / c. 480 f.v.t. - ✖ c. 483 f.v.t. / c. 400 f.v.t.)
2. The 300 Spartans (1962)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe
Votes: 7,674
Leonidas I / Leōnídēs ("Lejonets son")
(★ ??? - ✖ augusti 480 f.v.t.)
Xerxes I / Xerxēs (grekiska) / Khshayārshan (fornpersiska)
(★ 519 f.v.t. - ✖ 465 f.v.t.)
Gorgo
(★ mellan 518 och 508 f.v.t. - ✖ efter 480 f.v.t.)
3. 300 (2006)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama
In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
Votes: 864,778 | Gross: $210.61M
Leonidas I / Leōnídēs ("Lejonets son")
(★ ??? - ✖ augusti 480 f.v.t.)
Xerxes I / Xerxēs (grekiska) / Khshayārshan (fornpersiska)
(★ 519 f.v.t. - ✖ 465 f.v.t.)
Gorgo
(★ mellan 518 och 508 f.v.t. - ✖ efter 480 f.v.t.)
4. Alexander the Great (1956)
Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones
Votes: 4,121
Alexander den store / Alexander III (★ 20 juli 356 f.v.t. - ✖ 10 juni 323 f.v.t.)
5. Alexander (2004)
R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie
Votes: 176,717 | Gross: $34.30M
Alexander den store / Alexander III (★ 20 juli 356 f.v.t. - ✖ 10 juni 323 f.v.t.)
6. Hannibal (2006 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Action, Biography, Drama
It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bazalgette | Stars: Alexander Siddig, Emilio Doorgasingh, Bashar Rahal, Mido Hamada
Votes: 1,793
Hannibal / Hannibal Barkas /Barca
(★ 248 f.v.t. - ✖ 183 /181 f.v.t.)
Hasdrubal / Hasdrubal Barkas /Barca
(★ 245 f.v.t. - ✖ 207 f.v.t.)
Scipio Africanus / Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
(★ 236 / 235 f.v.t. - ✖ 183 f.v.t.)
7. Spartacus (1960)
PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton
Votes: 143,282 | Gross: $30.00M
Spartacus (★ c. 111 f.v.t. - ✖ 71 f.v.t.)
8. Spartacus (2004)
Unrated | 87 min | Action, Drama, History
After he is bought by the owner of a Roman gladiator school and trained as a gladiator, a slave leads a rebellion of slaves and gladiators into revolt against Rome.
Stars: Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra
Votes: 5,808
Spartacus (★ c. 111 f.v.t. - ✖ 71 f.v.t.)
9. Julius Caesar (1953)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud
Votes: 12,894
Gaius Julius Caesar (★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
10. Caesar (2002)
PG-13 | 89 min | Biography, Drama, History
Twenty-year-old Julius Caeser flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla, but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Richard Harris, Christopher Walken, Valeria Golino
Votes: 3,178
Gaius Julius Caesar (★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
11. Druids (2001)
R | 120 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An entire nation's destiny lies in the hands of one man.
Director: Jacques Dorfmann | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Inés Sastre
Votes: 5,429
Vercingetorix
(★ 72 f.v.t. - ✖ 46 f.v.t.)
Gaius Julius Caesar
(★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
12. Rome (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon
Votes: 185,505
Gaius Julius Caesar
(★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
Augustus / Gaius Octavius Thurinus
(★ 23 september 63 f.v.t. - ✖ 19 augusti 14 e.v.t.)
Marcus Antonius
(★ 83 f.v.t. - ✖ 1 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
Kleopatra VII Thea Filopator
(★ 69 f.v.t. - ✖ 12 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
13. Empire (2005)
TV-14 | 360 min | Action, Drama, History
Epic four-hour series about the rise of Octavius who succeeds Julius Caesar and tangles with Marc Anthony for control of the Roman empire and finally went on to become the emperor Augustus.
Stars: Santiago Cabrera, Vincent Regan, Emily Blunt, James Frain
Votes: 1,763
Augustus / Gaius Octavius Thurinus
(★ 23 september 63 f.v.t. - ✖ 19 augusti 14 e.v.t.)
Gaius Julius Caesar
(★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
Marcus Antonius
(★ 83 f.v.t. - ✖ 1 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
14. Augustus: The First Emperor (2003 TV Movie)
R | 178 min | Drama, History, Romance
Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Vittoria Belvedere, Benjamin Sadler
Votes: 1,455
Augustus / Gaius Octavius Thurinus
(★ 23 september 63 f.v.t. - ✖ 19 augusti 14 e.v.t.)
Gaius Julius Caesar
(★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
Marcus Antonius
(★ 83 f.v.t. - ✖ 1 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
Kleopatra VII Thea Filopator
(★ 69 f.v.t. - ✖ 12 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
15. Cleopatra (1999)
Not Rated | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
Princess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Caesar's Roman Empire.
Stars: Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Rupert Graves, Leonor Varela
Votes: 4,337
Kleopatra VII Thea Filopator
(★ 69 f.v.t. - ✖ 12 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
Gaius Julius Caesar
(★ 13 juli 100 f.v.t. - ✖ 15 mars 44 f.v.t.)
Marcus Antonius
(★ 83 f.v.t. - ✖ 1 augusti 30 f.v.t.)
Augustus / Gaius Octavius Thurinus
(★ 23 september 63 f.v.t. - ✖ 19 augusti 14 e.v.t.)
16. The Caesars (1968)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
After years of civil war following the assassination of Julius Caesar, his adopted son Octavian manages to unite the various factions and assume control of the Roman Empire. Taking the name... See full summary »
Stars: Freddie Jones, André Morell, Caroline Blakiston, Barrie Ingham
Votes: 145
Augustus / Gaius Octavius Thurinus
(★ 23 september 63 f.v.t. - ✖ 19 augusti 14 e.v.t.)
Livia Drusilla / Julia Augusta
(★ 28 september 58 f.v.t. - ✖ 29 e.v.t.)
Tiberius / Tiberius Claudius Nero
(★ 16 november 42 f.v.t. - ✖ 16 mars 37 e.v.t.)
Caligula / Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
(★ 31 augusti 12 e.v.t.- ✖ 24 januari 41 e.v.t.)
Claudius / Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(★ 1 augusti 10 f.v.t. - ✖ 13 oktober 54 e.v.t.)
Nero / Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
(★ 15 december 37 e.v.t. - ✖ 9 juni 68 e.v.t.)
17. I, Claudius (1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed
Votes: 19,384
Augustus / Gaius Octavius Thurinus
(★ 23 september 63 f.v.t. - ✖ 19 augusti 14 e.v.t.)
Livia Drusilla / Julia Augusta
(★ 28 september 58 f.v.t. - ✖ 29 e.v.t.)
Tiberius / Tiberius Claudius Nero
(★ 16 november 42 f.v.t. - ✖ 16 mars 37 e.v.t.)
Caligula / Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
(★ 31 augusti 12 e.v.t.- ✖ 24 januari 41 e.v.t.)
Claudius / Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(★ 1 augusti 10 f.v.t. - ✖ 13 oktober 54 e.v.t.)
Nero / Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
(★ 15 december 37 e.v.t. - ✖ 9 juni 68 e.v.t.)
18. Nero (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 192 min | Biography, Drama, War
A six-episode mini-series covering five centuries of the Roman Empire.
Director: Paul Marcus | Stars: Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, Rike Schmid, Matthias Habich
Votes: 702
Nero / Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
(★ 15 december 37 e.v.t. - ✖ 9 juni 68 e.v.t.)
Claudius / Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(★ 1 augusti 10 f.v.t. - ✖ 13 oktober 54 e.v.t.)
19. Warrior Queen (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Drama, History
Boudica, the Warrior Queen on Britain, leads her tribe into rebellion against the Roman Empire and the mad Emperor of Rome Nero.
Director: Bill Anderson | Stars: Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington, Emily Blunt, Leanne Rowe
Votes: 1,361
Boudicca / Boudica / Boadicea (★ ??? - ✖ 60 eller 61 e.v.t.)
20. Masada (1981)
394 min | Action, Drama, History
After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein
Votes: 2,437
Eleazar Ben Yair
(★ ??? - ✖ 74/73 e.v.t.)
Lucius Flavius Silva / Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus
(★ c. 40 e.v.t. - ✖ efter 81 e.v.t.)
Vespasianus / Titus Flavius Vespasianus
(★ 17 november 9 e.v.t. - ✖ 23 juni 79 e.v.t.)
21. Agora (2009)
R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom
Votes: 73,076 | Gross: $0.62M
Hypatia av Alexandria
(★ c. 350–370 - ✖ mars 415)
Kyrillos av Alexandria / "Trons pelare"
(★ 376 - ✖ 27 juni 444)
Theofilos
(★ ???? - ✖ 15 oktober 412)
Theon av Alexandria
(★ c. 335 - ✖ c. 405)
Synesios / Synesius
(★ c. 370 - ✖ c. 415)
22. Attila (2001)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In 400 AD, the Roman Empire is the greatest power in the world. But to the east a fierce people arose: the Huns. They believe in a prophecy about a great king who will unite the tribes and challenge Rome for control of the world.
Stars: Pauline Lynch, Steven Berkoff, Andrew Pleavin, Tommy Flanagan
Votes: 11,109
Attila (★ c. 406 - ✖ 453)
23. The Message (1976)
PG | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka
Votes: 50,865
Muhammed / Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdullâh (★ 570 - ✖ 8 juni 632)
24. Vikings (2013–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.
Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst
Votes: 583,491
Ragnar Lodbrok / Ragnar Lothbrok / Ragnarr Loðbrók
(★ ??? - ✖ ???)
Rollo / Robert I
(★ c. 846 – c. 930)
Lagertha / Hlaðgerðr (Hladgerd) / Lathgertha / Ladgertha / Ladgerda
(★ ??? - ✖ ???)
Björn Ironside / Bjǫrn Járnsíða / Björn Járnsíða / Björn Järnsida
(★ ??? - ✖ ???)
Egbert of Wessex / Ecgberht / Ecgbert /Ecgbrih
(★ c. 770 - ✖ 4 februari 839)
25. The Saxon Chronicles (2006)
120 min | Action, Drama, History
Set in the 9th century, Alfred the Great, England's most influential and inspiring king, escapes his kingdom when it is attacked by the Viking Horde. Anguished and alone he finds himself in... See full summary »
Director: Jeshua De Horta | Stars: Darin Scott, James C. Morris, Doug Guibord, Dan Christensen
Votes: 51
Alfred den store / Ælfrēd / Alfred the Great (★ 849 - ✖ 26 oktober 899)
26. Alfred the Great (I) (1969)
M/PG | 122 min | Drama, History, War
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to... See full summary »
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome, Colin Blakely
Votes: 1,119
Alfred the Great (Alfred den store) / Ælfrēd / Ælfrǣd
(★ 849 - ✖ 26 oktober 899)
Guthrum / Guðrum / Gudrum /Guðrum / Guttorm / Gorm / Æthelstan
(★ ??? - ✖ c. 890)
27. The Last Kingdom (2015–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
Stars: Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Arnas Fedaravicius, Mark Rowley
Votes: 165,892
Alfred the Great (Alfred den store) / Ælfrēd / Ælfrǣd
(★ 849 - ✖ 26 oktober 899)
Guthrum / Guðrum / Gudrum /Guðrum / Guttorm / Gorm / Æthelstan
(★ ??? - ✖ c. 890)
Ubba / Hubba / Ubbe / Ubbi
28. El Cid (1961)
Approved | 182 min | Biography, Drama, History
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page
Votes: 15,711 | Gross: $26.62M
"El Cid" / Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (★ c. 1040 - ✖ 10 juli 1099)
29. El Cid: La leyenda (2003)
90 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography
Rodrigo's life as a child was a noble and happy one, he entered school at a young age. Often he went on adventures with his best friend Sancho and often visited his beloved one Jimena, the ... See full summary »
Director: Jose Pozo | Stars: Manel Fuentes, Natalia Verbeke, Loles León, Sancho Gracia
Votes: 999
"El Cid" / Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (★ c. 1040 - ✖ 10 juli 1099)
30. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,859
Thomas Becket / Thomas à Becket
(★ 21 december 1118 - ✖ 29 december 1170)
Henry II (Henrik II) / Henry Plantagenet / H Curtmantle
/ H FitzEmpress
(★ 5 mars 1133 - ✖ 6 juli 1189)
31. The Lion in Winter (1968)
PG | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle
Votes: 34,230 | Gross: $22.28M
Henry II (Henrik II) / Henry Plantagenet / H Curtmantle
/ H FitzEmpress
(★ 5 mars 1133 - ✖ 6 juli 1189)
Eleanor of Aquitaine / Aliénor d'Aquitaine (Eleonora av Akvitanien)
(★ c. 1122 - ✖ 1 april 1204)
Richard I / Richard Cœur de Lion / Richard the Lionheart
(★ 8 september 1157 - ✖ 6 april 1199)
Philip II, called Philip Augustus / Philippe Auguste
(★ 21 augusti 1165 - ✖ 14 juli 1223)
32. The Lion in Winter (2003 TV Movie)
167 min | Drama, History, Romance
King Henry II meets with Eleanor of Aquitaine at Christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Andrew Howard
Votes: 2,392
Henry II (Henrik II) / Henry Plantagenet / H Curtmantle
/ H FitzEmpress
(★ 5 mars 1133 - ✖ 6 juli 1189)
Eleanor of Aquitaine / Aliénor d'Aquitaine (Eleonora av Akvitanien)
(★ c. 1122 - ✖ 1 april 1204)
Richard I / Richard Cœur de Lion / Richard the Lionheart
(★ 8 september 1157 - ✖ 6 april 1199)
Philip II, called Philip Augustus / Philippe Auguste
(★ 21 augusti 1165 - ✖ 14 juli 1223)
33. Saladin (1963)
TV-MA | 194 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
After Saladin's victory over the King of Jerusalem, a peace treaty is signed between them, but the commander of the Crusader army, Renaud de Chatillon, slaughters a group of pilgrims going to Mecca. Saladin then decides to take revenge.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Ahmad Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar, Nadia Lutfi, Mohamed Abdel Gawad
Votes: 2,886
Saladin / Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf (★ 1137/1138 - ✖ 1193)
34. Marco Polo (1982–1983)
504 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The life and experiences of the thirteenth century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.
Stars: Ken Marshall, Denholm Elliott, Tony Vogel, David Warner
Votes: 1,309
Marco Polo (★ 15 september 1254 - ✖ 8 januari 1324)
35. Marco Polo (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 165 min | Adventure, Drama
The series follows the adventures and discoveries of the Venetian, Marco Polo.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Ian Somerhalder, BD Wong, Desiree Siahaan, Brian Dennehy
Votes: 1,554
Marco Polo (★ 15 september 1254 - ✖ 8 januari 1324)
36. Marco Polo (2014–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, "Marco Polo" is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th century Mongolia.
Stars: Lorenzo Richelmy, Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Remy Hii
Votes: 78,730
Marco Polo (★ 15 september 1254 - ✖ 8 januari 1324)
37. Marco Polo (1962)
95 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Italian explorer rescues the daughter of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, meets a hermit who has invented gunpowder and builds a cannon.
Directors: Hugo Fregonese, Richard McNamara, Piero Pierotti | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Yôko Tani, Robert Hundar, Camillo Pilotto
Votes: 177
Marco Polo (★ 15 september 1254 - ✖ 8 januari 1324)
38. Marco the Magnificent (1965)
100 min | Adventure, Biography
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Directors: Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy, Noël Howard | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Grégoire Aslan, Robert Hossein, Elsa Martinelli
Votes: 631
Marco Polo (★ 15 september 1254 - ✖ 8 januari 1324)
39. Braveheart (1995)
R | 178 min | Biography, Drama, War
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen
Votes: 1,091,874 | Gross: $75.60M
Sir William Wallace / Uilleam Uallas / William le Waleys (★ c. 1270 - ✖ 23 augusti 1305)
40.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Richard II
(2012)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, History, War
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Director: Rupert Goold | Stars: David Bradley, Richard Bremmer, Daniel Boyd, Peter De Jersey
Votes: 1,820
Richard II (Rikard II) / Richard of Bordeaux (★ 6 januari 1367 - ✖ 14 februari 1400)
41.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry IV, Part 1
(2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, History, War
1403: Henry IV finds himself facing uprisings from the Welsh chieftain Owen Glendower and impetuous young Harry "Hotspur" Percy, son of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, angry with the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Joe Armstrong, John Ashton, Will Attenborough
Votes: 1,500
Henry IV (Henrik IV) (★ 15 april 1367 - ✖ 20 mars 1413)
42.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry V
(2012)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, History, War
Hal is now a responsible monarch as Henry V, his rejection of Falstaff hastening the latter's death. Told by courtiers that,through Edward III, he has a claim to the French throne he makes ... See full summary »
Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Edward Akrout, Tom Brooke, Geraldine Chaplin, Richard Clothier
Votes: 1,267
Henry V (Henrik V) (★ 16 september 1387 - ✖ 31 augusti 1422)
43. Joan of Arc (1948)
Approved | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
The abbreviated life of the 15th-century French heroine.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Selena Royle, Robert Barrat
Votes: 3,783
Jeanne d'Arc - Jungfrun av Orléans (★ 6 januari 1412 - ✖ 30 maj 1431)
44. Joan of Arc (1999)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Spurred by divine voices and visions, fifteenth century teen Joan d'Arc leads French forces against the English.
Stars: Leelee Sobieski, Chad Willett, Peter O'Toole, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 6,338
Jeanne d'Arc - Jungfrun av Orléans (★ 6 januari 1412 - ✖ 30 maj 1431)
45. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Rab Affleck, Stéphane Algoud
Votes: 69,726 | Gross: $14.28M
Jeanne d'Arc - Jungfrun av Orléans (★ 6 januari 1412 - ✖ 30 maj 1431)
46.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry VI Part 1
(2016)
TV-14 | 112 min | Drama, History, War
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Tom Beard, Max Bennett, Hugh Bonneville, Tom Byam Shaw
Votes: 629
Henry VI (Henrik VI) (★ 6 december 1421 - ✖ 21 maj 1471)
47. The Borgias (2011–2013)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Peter Sullivan
Votes: 53,964
Alexander VI / Rodrigo Lanzol-Borja y Borja / Rodrigo Borgia (★ 1 januari 1431 - ✖ 18 augusti 1503)
48.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Richard III
(2016)
TV-14 | 129 min | Drama, History, War
Evil Richard plots his path to rule and layers that path with bodies of friend and foe alike.
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Josef Altin, Isaac Andrews, Paul Bazely, Geoff Bell
Votes: 669
Richard III (Rikard III) (★ 2 oktober 1452 - ✖ 22 augusti 1485)
49. Captain from Castile (1947)
Passed | 140 min | Adventure, Drama
The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 2,226
Hernán Cortés / Hernán Cortés de Monroy Pizarro, 1:e Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (Markis av Oaxacadalen) (★ 1485 - ✖ 2 december 1547)
50. Henry VIII (2003 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 193 min | Biography, Drama, History
Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance
Votes: 2,489
Henry VIII (★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
51. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
540 min | Drama, History, Romance
A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.
Stars: Keith Michell, Anthony Quayle, Patrick Troughton, Bernard Hepton
Votes: 1,457
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Katarina av Aragonien
(★ 16 december 1485 - ✖ 7 januari 1536)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Jane Seymour
(★ 1507 / 1509 - ✖ 24 oktober 1537)
Anna av Kleve
(★ 22 september 1515 - ✖ 16 juli 1557)
Catherine Howard
(★ 1521 - ✖ 13 februari 1542)
Catherine Parr (Katherine / Kateryn)
(★ 1512 - ✖ 5 september 1548)
52. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (2001– )
50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatic documentary narrated and presented by controversial historian David Starkey about the lives as wives and Queens of the six wives of Tudor king Henry VIII.
Stars: David Starkey, Caroline Lintott, David Fleeshman, Benjamin Newby
Votes: 301
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Katarina av Aragonien
(★ 16 december 1485 - ✖ 7 januari 1536)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Jane Seymour
(★ 1507 / 1509 - ✖ 24 oktober 1537)
Anna av Kleve
(★ 22 september 1515 - ✖ 16 juli 1557)
Catherine Howard
(★ 1521 - ✖ 13 februari 1542)
Catherine Parr (Katherine / Kateryn)
(★ 1512 - ✖ 5 september 1548)
53. The Six Queens of Henry VIII (2016– )
Not Rated | 60 min | History
A series about Henry VIII and his wives, chronicling the ups and downs in his marriages and how they shaped his reign as King and ultimately the face of Britain.
Stars: Suzannah Lipscomb, Dan Jones, Charlie Clements, Toby Osmond
Votes: 257
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Katarina av Aragonien
(★ 16 december 1485 - ✖ 7 januari 1536)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Jane Seymour
(★ 1507 / 1509 - ✖ 24 oktober 1537)
Anna av Kleve
(★ 22 september 1515 - ✖ 16 juli 1557)
Catherine Howard
(★ 1521 - ✖ 13 februari 1542)
Catherine Parr (Katherine / Kateryn)
(★ 1512 - ✖ 5 september 1548)
54. The Tudors (2007–2010)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain
Votes: 81,254
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Katarina av Aragonien
(★ 16 december 1485 - ✖ 7 januari 1536)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Jane Seymour
(★ 1507 / 1509 - ✖ 24 oktober 1537)
Anna av Kleve
(★ 22 september 1515 - ✖ 16 juli 1557)
Catherine Howard
(★ 1521 - ✖ 13 februari 1542)
Catherine Parr (Katherine / Kateryn)
(★ 1512 - ✖ 5 september 1548)
55. Wolf Hall (2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Votes: 13,101
Thomas Cromwell / Lord Essex / Earl av Essex
(★ c. 1485 i Putney - ✖ 28 juli 1540
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Katarina av Aragonien
(★ 16 december 1485 - ✖ 7 januari 1536)
Mary Boleyn
(★ c. 1500 - ✖ 19 juli 1543)
Sir Thomas More, född
(★ 7 februari 1478 - ✖ 6 juli 1535)
56. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 8,123 | Gross: $2.07M
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
57. A Royal Love (2016)
Drama
Henry is at the age of 17 and he's preparing himself to marry Catherine of Aragon and to become the new king of England. This movie shows how much in love the new king and queen were, how ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Roemermann | Stars: Dirk Gunther Mohr, Tamara van Sprundel, Samantha Haitsma, Torsten Colijn
Votes: 24
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
Mary Boleyn
(★ c. 1500 - ✖ 19 juli 1543)
58. The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Romance, Drama
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's King Henry VIII, ... See full summary »
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 1,238
Mary Boleyn
(★ c. 1500 - ✖ 19 juli 1543)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
59. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess
Votes: 120,004 | Gross: $26.81M
Mary Boleyn
(★ c. 1500 - ✖ 19 juli 1543)
Anne Boleyn
(★ 1501 - ✖ 19 maj 1536)
Henry VIII
(★ 28 juni 1491 – ✖ 28 januari 1547)
60. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo, Del Negro
Votes: 62,332
Lope de Aguirre (★ c. 1518 - ✖ 27 oktober 1561)
61. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,940
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen (★ 7 september 1533 - ✖ 24 mars 1603)
62. Elizabeth (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox
Votes: 105,162 | Gross: $30.08M
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen (★ 7 september 1533 - ✖ 24 mars 1603)
63. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 75,083 | Gross: $16.29M
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen (★ 7 september 1533 - ✖ 24 mars 1603)
64. Elizabeth I (2005)
TV-MA | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Toby Jones, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 7,033
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen (★ 7 september 1533 - ✖ 24 mars 1603)
65. The Virgin Queen (2005–2006)
59 min | Biography, Drama, History
From teenage princess to accomplished queen, torn between duty and personal longing, the reign of Elizabeth I is exposed in this lavish drama filmed against a backdrop of some of Great Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes.
Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, Sienna Guillory, Ian Hart, Tom Hardy
Votes: 3,279
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen (★ 7 september 1533 - ✖ 24 mars 1603)
66. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 4,883 | Gross: $2.33M
Mary, Queen of Scots / Mary Stuart / Mary Stewart / Mary I of Scotland (★ 8 december 1542 - ✖ 8 februari 1587)
67. Boris Godunov (1986)
130 min | Drama, History
Based on the Alexander Pushkin's play, epic story about Tsar Boris Godunov, who reigned over Russia between 1598 and 1605.
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk | Stars: Sergey Bondarchuk, Alyona Bondarchuk, Gennadi Mitrofanov, Valeriy Storozhik
Votes: 288
Boris Fjodorovitj Godunov (★ 1551 / 1552 - ✖ 13 april (g.s.) / 23 april (n.s.) 1605
68. Will Shakespeare (1978)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of William Shakespeare.
Stars: Tim Curry, Paul Freeman, John Normington, Ron Cook
Votes: 124
William Shakespeare (Shakspere / Shakespear)
(★ c. 23 april 1564 - ✖ 23 april 1616)
"Kit" Marlowe / Christopher Marlowe
(★ c. 26 februari 1564 - 30 maj 1593)
Richard Burbage
(★ 7 januari 1568 - 13 mars 1619)
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen
(★ 7 september 1533 - ✖ 24 mars 1603)
69. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,424 | Gross: $100.32M
William Shakespeare (Shakspere / Shakespear) (★ c. 23 april 1564 - ✖ 23 april 1616)
70. All Is True (2018)
PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Nonso Anozie
Votes: 5,448 | Gross: $1.20M
William Shakespeare (Shakspere / Shakespear) (★ c. 23 april 1564 - ✖ 23 april 1616)
71. 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
Oliver Cromwell
(★ 25 april 1599 - ✖ 3 september 1658)
Charles I (Karl I)
(★ 19 november 1600 - ✖ 30 januari 1649)
72. 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: 3,413
Oliver Cromwell
(★ 25 april 1599 - ✖ 3 september 1658)
Thomas Fairfax / 3:e lord Fairfax av Cameron
(★ 17 januari 1612 - ✖ 12 november 1671
Charles I (Karl I)
(★ 19 november 1600 - ✖ 30 januari 1649)
73. The Devil's Mistress (2008)
47 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Drama charts the progress of the English Civil War through the story of a young woman, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and her three husbands.
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm
Votes: 2,732
Colonel Edward Sexby / Saxby
(★ 1616 - ✖ 13 januari 1658)
Oliver Cromwell
(★ 25 april 1599 - ✖ 3 september 1658)
Thomas Rainsborough
(★ 6 juli 1610 - ✖ 29 oktober 1648)
Charles I (Karl I)
(★ 19 november 1600 - ✖ 30 januari 1649)
Rupert av Pfalz
(★ 27 december 1619 - ✖ 29 november 1682)
John Lilburne / Freeborn John
(★ 1614 - ✖ 29 augusti 1657)
74. The Last King (2003)
TV-14 | 188 min | Biography, Drama, History
The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his ten-year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Charlie Creed-Miles, Christian Coulson
Votes: 1,814
Charles II (★ 29 maj 1630 - ✖ 6 februari 1685)
75. The Libertine (2004)
R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Director: Laurence Dunmore | Stars: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Paul Ritter
Votes: 37,799 | Gross: $4.84M
John Wilmot, 2:e earl av Rochester (★ 1 april 1647 - ✖ 26 juli 1680)
76. Farinelli (1994)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier
Votes: 7,355 | Gross: $2.12M
Farinelli / Carlo Brosch (★ 24 januari 1705 - ✖ 15 juli 1782)
77. The Lady and the Bandit (1951)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Biography, Romance
A dramatization of the life of the English bandit Dick Turpin.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, Suzanne Dalbert, Tom Tully
Votes: 103
Richard "Dick" Turpin (★ c. 21 september 1705 - ✖ 7 april 1739)
78. Dick Turpin: Highwayman (1956)
26 min | Short, Adventure
Feared highwayman Dick Turpin relieves the rich of their wealth in eighteenth century England.
Director: David Paltenghi | Stars: Philip Friend, Diane Hart, Allan Cuthbertson, Raymond Rollett
Votes: 10
Richard "Dick" Turpin (★ c. 21 september 1705 - ✖ 7 april 1739)
79. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Famed 18th-century English highwayman Dick Turpin eludes authorities while romancing a farmer's daughter, though his days robbing coaches under the alias John Palmer may be numbered.
Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks, Christopher Benjamin, Billy Dean
Votes: 611
Richard "Dick" Turpin (★ c. 21 september 1705 - ✖ 7 april 1739)
80. Ekaterina (2014–2023)
44 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.
Stars: Marina Aleksandrova, Michael Gor, Vladimir Yaglych, Pavel Tabakov
Votes: 1,685
Katarina den stora / Katarina II / Jekaterina Aleksejevna / Sophie Friederike Auguste av Anhalt-Zerbst (★ 21 april 1729 - ✖ 6 november 1796 (g.s.) (★ 2 maj 1729 - ✖ 17 november 1796 (n.s.)
81. Catherine the Great (2015–2024)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Stars: Yulia Snigir, Pavel Derevyanko, Viktoriya Agalakova, Mark Bogatyryov
Votes: 356
Katarina den stora / Katarina II / Jekaterina Aleksejevna / Sophie Friederike Auguste av Anhalt-Zerbst (★ 21 april 1729 - ✖ 6 november 1796 (g.s.) (★ 2 maj 1729 - ✖ 17 november 1796 (n.s.)
82. Linné and His Apostles (2004–2005)
200 min | Biography, Drama
A dramatized retelling of the life of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). A focus on his students and their travels as Linnaeus never traveled much himself.
Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sten Ljunggren, Reine Brynolfsson, Johan Rabaeus
Votes: 17
Carl von Linné / Carl Linnæus / Carolus Linnæus Carl Nilsson Linnæus / Carolus a Linné (★ 13 maj 1707 - ✖ 10 januari 1778)
83. Casanova (1971)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
While he is in prison, Giacomo Casanova recalls many of his past romances and adventures.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington, Zienia Merton, Christine Noonan
Votes: 127
Giacomo Casanova / Giacomo Girolamo Casanova / Jean-Jacques Casanova de Seingalt / Chevalier de Seingalt (★ 2 april 1725 - ✖ 4 juni 1798)
84. Casanova (1976)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
Giacomo Casanova uses his sexuality to find his place in life amid eccentric and strange characters.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne, Carmen Scarpitta
Votes: 8,673
Giacomo Casanova / Giacomo Girolamo Casanova / Jean-Jacques Casanova de Seingalt / Chevalier de Seingalt (★ 2 april 1725 - ✖ 4 juni 1798)
85. Casanova (1987 TV Movie)
Unrated | 123 min | Comedy, Romance
A very long, beginning-to-end life story of an eighteenth century womanizer that is arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because he is viewed as an undesirable by the husbands and families of the women he seduces.
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel, Ornella Muti
Votes: 359
Giacomo Casanova / Giacomo Girolamo Casanova / Jean-Jacques Casanova de Seingalt / Chevalier de Seingalt (★ 2 april 1725 - ✖ 4 juni 1798)
86. Casanova (2005)
R | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The fabled romantic Giacomo Casanova, after failing to win the affection of the Venetian woman Francesca Bruni, strives to discover the real meaning of love.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt
Votes: 56,348 | Gross: $11.30M
Giacomo Casanova / Giacomo Girolamo Casanova / Jean-Jacques Casanova de Seingalt / Chevalier de Seingalt (★ 2 april 1725 - ✖ 4 juni 1798)
87. Casanova (2005)
TV-MA | 58 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.
Stars: Rose Byrne, David Tennant, Peter O'Toole, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 5,442
Giacomo Casanova / Giacomo Girolamo Casanova / Jean-Jacques Casanova de Seingalt / Chevalier de Seingalt (★ 2 april 1725 - ✖ 4 juni 1798)
88. Casanova (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
18th century Venetian Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison and flees to France.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Diego Luna, Bojana Novakovic, Ben Daniels, Amelia Clarkson
Votes: 763
Giacomo Casanova / Giacomo Girolamo Casanova / Jean-Jacques Casanova de Seingalt / Chevalier de Seingalt (★ 2 april 1725 - ✖ 4 juni 1798)
89. The Crossing (2000 TV Movie)
89 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the Hessian forces at Trenton.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché, Steven McCarthy
Votes: 2,192
George Washington
(★ 22 februari 1732 - ✖ 14 december 1799)
Hugh Mercer
(★ 16 januari 1726 - ✖ 12 januari 1777)
John Glover
(★ 5 november 1732 - ✖ 30 januari 1797)
Alexander Hamilton
(★ 11 januari 1755 eller 1757 - ✖ 12 juli 1804)
Nathanael Greene
(★ 7 augusti 1742 - ✖ 19 juni 1789)
Horatio Gates
(★ 1727 - ✖ 10 april 1806)
90. Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, History
On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washington is remembered as America's founding ... See full summary »
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Jane Brennan, Laura Brennan, Anthony Brophy, Frank Coughlan
Votes: 540
George Washington
(★ 22 februari 1732 - ✖ 14 december 1799)
Benedict Arnold
(★ 14 januari 1741 - ✖ 14 juni 1801)
91. John Adams (2008)
TV-14 | 71 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 36,658
John Adams (★ 30 oktober 1735 - ✖ 4 juli 1826)
92. 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
Gustav III (★ 13 januari (g.s.) / 24 januari (n.s.) 1746 - ✖ 29 mars 1792)
93. Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon
Votes: 2,308 | Gross: $0.72M
Goya / Francisco de Goya / Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (★ 30 mars 1746 - ✖ 16 april 1828)
94. Young Goethe in Love (2010)
Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Romance
After aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volker Bruch
Votes: 3,075 | Gross: $0.16M
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (★ 28 augusti 1749 - ✖ 22 mars 1832)
95. Marie Antoinette (2006)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Steve Coogan
Votes: 121,972 | Gross: $15.96M
Marie-Antoinette / Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen av Österrike (★ 2 november 1755 - ✖ 16 oktober 1793)
96. Amadeus (1984)
R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 428,328 | Gross: $51.97M
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (★ 27 januari 1756 - ✖ 5 december 1791)
97. Garrow's Law (2009–2011)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Garrow's Law is the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Lyndsey Marshal, Rupert Graves, Aidan McArdle
Votes: 1,247
William Garrow, Sir (★ 13 april 1760 - ✖ 24 september 1840)
98. The President's Lady (1953)
Approved | 96 min | Biography, Drama
The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, the film begins when he meets Rachel Donaldson Robards. The plot concentrates on the scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Susan Hayward, Charlton Heston, John McIntire, Fay Bainter
Votes: 982
Rachel Donelson Jackson
(★ 1767 i Virginia - ✖ 22 december 1828)
Andrew Jackson - "Old Hickory"
(★ 15 mars 1767 - ✖ 8 juni 1845)
99. Napoleon (1927)
330 min | Biography, Drama, History
A film about the French general's youth and early military career.
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky
Votes: 8,797
Napoleon I / Napoléon Bonaparte / Nabulione Buonaparte (★ 15 augusti 1769 - ✖ 5 maj 1821)
100. Napoléon (2002)
380 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A masterful soldier, tactician, and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte, with courage and love for his country, rises from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe. But his life ends with a fall and exile.
Stars: Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich
Votes: 5,025
Napoleon I / Napoléon Bonaparte / Nabulione Buonaparte (★ 15 augusti 1769 - ✖ 5 maj 1821)
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