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Films with the genre "Historical", sorted by production date
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Les Cent Jours (1935)
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Corrado Racca, Enzo Biliotti, Lamberto Picasso, Rose Stradner, Carlo Duse, Gemma Bolognesi
Dharmatma (1935)
, 2h24Directed by V. Shantaram
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Narayan Shripad Rajhans, Chandra Mohan
Eknath (Bal Gandharva) concentrates on giving charitable and caring help to people especially those of the untouchable caste. This goes in variance against the vindictive Mahant (Chandra Mohan) who opposes such practices. Things come to a head when at a prayer meeting, Eknath feeds the untouchables first, before the Brahmins, as would be the normal custom. Eknath does not differentiate between castes and eats at their house too. This enrages the Mahant and he has Eknath ex-communicated. Eknath's son Hari Pandit (Kale) has joined the people and the Mahant who oppose his father's practices. Eknath finally arrives at Kashi and defends his behaviour by reciting verses of his poems to Pradayananda Shastri.
Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
, 1h18Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Isuzu Yamada, Komako Hara, Yōko Umemura
Sud-ouest du Japon, 1877 durant la Rébellion de Satsuma. L'armée gouvernementale marche contre les rebelles du clan Satsuma. La petite ville de Hitoyoshi est assiégée et tombe entre les mains des forces gouvernementales qui réquisitionnent des vivres auprès des habitants encore sur place. Fuyant les combats, un groupe de dignitaires de la ville se retrouve en compagnie de Oyuki et Orin, deux prostituées d'origine paysanne à l'arrière de la diligence de Gisuke, l'un des tout derniers moyens de transport encore disponible en ville. Ils sont rejoints un peu plus tard par un étrange prêtre.
Cleopatra (1934)
, 1h40Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, Gertrude Michael
In 48 BC, Cleopatra vies with her brother Ptolemy for control of Egypt. Pothinos (Leonard Mudie) kidnaps her and Apollodorus (Irving Pichel) and strands them in the desert. When Pothinos informs Julius Caesar that the queen has fled the country, Caesar is ready to sign an agreement with Ptolemy when Apollodorus appears, bearing a gift carpet for the Roman. When Apollodorus unrolls it, Cleopatra emerges much to Pothinos' surprise- he tries to deny who she is. However Caesar sees through the deception and Cleopatra soon beguiles Caesar with the prospect of the riches of not only Egypt, but also India. Later, when they are seemingly alone, she spots a sandal peeking out from underneath a curtain and thrusts a spear into the hidden Pothinos, foiling his assassination attempt. Caesar makes Cleopatra the sole ruler of Egypt, and begins an affair with her.
Madame du Barry (1934)
, 1h19Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Dolores del Río, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Anita Louise, Osgood Perkins
L'ascension de Madame du Barry à travers les couloirs et les boudoirs de Versailles jusqu'à la chambre du roi Louis XV. Les frasques de la courtisane agaceront bien vite la Reine Marie Antoinette (jouée par Anita Louise) qui bannira la du Barry de la cour.
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
, 1h20Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Esmond Knight, Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, Fay Compton, Frank Vosper, Sybil Grove
Waltzes from Vienna begins the sound of the fire brigade horn and the clip-clop of horses’ hooves, as the firemen race towards a fire at Ebezeder’s Café. Upstairs from the café, Rasi and Schani are oblivious to the danger, lost in a love duet that concludes with Schani telling Rasi that he has dedicated his newest song to her. At the same time, Schani’s music attracts the attention of the Countess Helga von Stahl, who is shopping in the dressmaker’s store next door. Schani and Rasi’s romantic interlude is interrupted by Leopold, a baker in Rasi’s father's café who is in love with Rasi, as he awkwardly climbs up the ladder to save her. Schani and Leopold argue over who will save Rasi from the fire, but Leopold eventually wins and hauls Rasi over his shoulder and down the ladder, causing her to lose her skirt on the way. Rasi races to the dressmaker’s shop to get away from the laughter of the onlookers. Schani retrieves Rasi’s skirt and then stumbles into the dressmaker’s in search of Rasi, where he meets the Countess. When the Countess learns that Schani is an aspiring musician, she proposes that he set some of her verses to music. As the Countess offers Schani her card, Rasi enters the room and becomes immediately suspicious of the Countess’s intentions.
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
, 1h44Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon
Sophia Frederica (Dietrich) is the daughter of a minor German prince and an ambitious mother. She is brought to Russia by Count Alexei (Lodge) at the behest of Empress Elizabeth (Dresser) to marry her nephew, Grand Duke Peter (played as a half-wit by Jaffe in his film debut). The overbearing Elizabeth renames her Catherine and reinforces the demand the new bride issue an heir to the throne.
El compadre Mendoza (1934)
Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Alfredo del Diestro, Antonio R. Frausto, Emma Roldán, Miguel M. Delgado
This is the story of Rosalío Mendoza, a Mexican landowner during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Rosalio survives by befriending both the army and the revolutionaries. Everyone is welcomed in his ranch but the situation becomes unbearable and Rosalio must choose whose side he is on.
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
, 1h20Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Frank Morgan, Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Fay Wray, Louis Calhern, Vince Barnett
Both the Duke and Duchess have an eye for beauty and other partners. The Duke presently fancies a young woman who poses as an artist's model. The Duchess has her eye on the famous artist, Benvenuto Cellini, who is in the palace making a set of gold plates to be used at ducal banquets. Cellini purportedly hypnotizes young women, and cuckolds the Duke of Florence. The somewhat oblivious Duke is loath to punish the young man, for Cellini fashions gold wares for him, but throws him into the torture chamber. However, a goblet of poisoned wine solves the problem.
Juarez and Maximilian (1934)
Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Enrique Herrera, Alfredo del Diestro, Antonio R. Frausto, Matilde Palou
Jew Süss (1934)
, 1h45Directed by Lothar Mendes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Conrad Veidt, Benita Hume, Frank Vosper, Cedric Hardwicke, Paul Graetz, Gerald du Maurier
L'histoire de Joseph Süss Oppenheimer, figure centrale du comté de Furstenberg au XVII siècle.
Loyalty of Love (1934)
, 1h30Directed by Guido Brignone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Marta Abba, Nerio Bernardi, Luigi Cimara, Elsa De Giorgi, Mercedes Brignone, Filippo Scelzo
En 1821 le comte Federico Confalonieri est arrêté par les Autrichiens pour conspiration et condamné à la potence. Au prix d’énormes efforts et en faisant intervenir l’impératrice, sa femme, Teresa Casati, réussit à obtenir la grâce de l'empereur d'Autriche, et la peine capitale est commuée en détention à perpétuité à purger à la forteresse du Spielberg où il restera jusqu'en 1835.
Operator 13 (1934)
, 1h25Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Spy, Historical, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker, Katharine Alexander, Marjorie Gateson, Ted Healy
In the American Civil War, Union forces are in retreat after their defeat in the Second Battle of Bull Run. The Pauline Cushman Players are performing for wounded soldiers at a US military hospital. Pauline, a spy who works for Allen Pinkerton, persuades Gail to become a spy for the Union cause as Operator 13.
The World Moves On (1934)
, 1h44Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Madeleine Carroll, Franchot Tone, Reginald Denny, Sig Ruman, Louise Dresser, Raul Roulien
The story opens 185 years ago when two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to stand by each other in a belief that a great business firmly established in four countries will be able to withstand even such another calamity as the Napoleonic Wars from which Europe is slowly recovering. Then many years later, along comes World War I and the years that follow, to test the businesses.