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List of Historical Films This is a list of films and television series that depict historical eras or events. These works should not be taken as an accurate account of history. These works contain historical inaccuracies, and in some cases are works of fiction. They do, however, serve as a visual representation of life during the time period that the films and series take place. It is encouraged to research the historical accuracy of these works before or after viewing them. The works with a “thumb up” are known to be good, and those with two “thumbs ups” are personal favorites. Some of these works depict nudity and graphic violence. Parental permission should be obtained before viewing.

80,000 BC Quest for Fire (1981) The Passion of the Christ (2004) 2589-2566 Land of the Pharaohs (1955) 26-33 AD Ben-Hur (1959) 2016 Mohenjo Daro (2016) 30-36 A.D. The Continues (2015, TV) In the Beginning (2000, TV) 33-41 The Robe (1953) The Bible (2013, TV) 60 Boudica (2003) Ten Commandments (1956) 62-79 Pompeii (2014) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) 140 The Eagle (2011) Sodom and Gomorrah (1963) 180-192 Gladiator (2000) 1332–1323 Tut (2015, TV) The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) 1275-1240 Clash of the Titans (1981) 360-415 Agora (2009) Troy (2004) 406-453 Attila (2001, TV) The Odyssey (1997, TV) Excalibur (1981) Samson and Delilah (1949) Sword of the Valiant (1984) 1000-960 King David (1985) The Mists of Avalon (2001, TV) David and Bathsheba (1951) 570-632 Muhammad: The Messenger of God 480 300 (2007) The (1958) 480 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) 790s Vikings (2013, TV) 356-323 Alexander the Great (1956) The 13th Warrior (1999) 356-323 Alexander (2004) The Last Kingdom 277 Hero (2004) 1040-1099 El Cid (1961) 273-232 Asoka (2001) Brave (2012) 73-71 Spartacus (1960) 1100 The Physician (2013) 73-71 Spartacus (2010, TV) 1155-1170 Becket (1964) 48-44 Julius Caesar (1953) 1183 The Lion in Winter (1968) 48-30 Cleopatra (1963) 1183-1190 Kingdom of Heaven (2005) 52-30 Risen (2016) 1190s The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 33 (2005-2007, TV) 1190s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (91) 7-1 The Nativity Story (2006) 1221 Ironclad: Battle for Blood (2014) The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) 1254–1325 Marco Polo (2014, TV) Jesus of Nazareth (1977, TV) 1296-1305 (1995)

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1300s World Without End (TV, 2012) 1756-1791 Amadeus (1984) 1348 Black Death (2010) Goya's Ghosts (2005) 1356 A Knight's Tale (2001) 1805 Master and Commander: The Far Side of 1413-1422 Henry V (1989) the World (2003) 1429 Joan of Arc (1999, TV) Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula 1812 War and Peace (1956) 1464 The White Queen (2013, TV) Immortal Beloved (1994) 1492-1506 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) 1815-1831 The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) 1505-1530 Luther (2003) 1815-1832 Les Misérables (2012) The Tudors (2007-2010, TV) 1841 Amistad (1997) 1502 Apocalypto (2006)  1837-1840s The Young Victoria (2009) 1525-1536 The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) 1861-1883 Mrs. Brown (1997) 1558-1587 Elizabeth (1998) Anna and the King (1999) Dangerous Beauty (1998) 1876-1877 The Last (2003) 1585-1590 Elizabeth: The (2007) 1879 Zulu (1964) The Sea Hawk (1940) 1882-1888 The Four Feathers (1939) 1596 The Merchant of Venice (2004) 1882-1888 The Four Feathers (2002) Seven Samurai (1954) 1883-1885 Khartoum (1966) 1607 The New World (2005) 1888 From Hell (2001) 1608 The Three Musketeers (1993) Elephant Man (1980) 1640-1653 Cromwell (1970) Lust for Life (1956) 1665 The Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) 1898 The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) 1667 The Scarlet Letter (1995) 1900 55 Days at Peking (1963) 1668 Cutthroat Island (1995) 1900 Moulin Rouge! (2001) 1668 Versailles (2015, TV) 1909-1919 Viva Zapata (1952) 1671 Vatel (2000) 1912 A Night to Remember (1958) 1685 Captain Blood (1935) 1912 Titanic (1997) 1692 The Crucible (1996) Out of Africa (1985) 1713 Rob Roy (1995) 1915 Dawn Patrol (1938) 1715-1726 Black Sails (2014, TV) 1916 Paths of Glory (1957) 1750s The Mission (1986) 1914-1917 Flyboys (2006) 1753 Casanova (2005) 1912-1918 War Horse (2011) 1757 Last of the Mohicans (1992) 1914-1918 All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) 1786 The Affair of the Necklace (2001) 1916-1918 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Marie Antoinette (2006) 1912-1923 Dr. Zhivago (1965) 1789 The Bounty (1984) Johnny Got His Gun (1971) 2

1915 The Promise (2017) 1945 Fury (2014) 1916-1922 Michael Collins (1996) 1945 Letters from (2006) 1919-1924 (1981) 1945 Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) Max (2000) 1893-1948 Gandhi (1982) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) 1944-1951 Seven Years in Tibet (1997) 1936 Unbroken (2014) 1919-1952 Evita (1996) 1937 The Flowers of War (2011) 1961 K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) 1937 The Hindenburg (1975) 1906-1967 (1987) 1925-1939 The King's Speech (2010) 1960 The German Doctor (2013) 1938 The Sound of Music (1965) 1967-1970 Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) 1939 Swing Kids (1993) 1970 The Last King of Scotland (2006) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) 1972 Alive (1993) 1941 Casablanca (1942) 1972-1978 Cry Freedom (1987) 1941 Defiance (2008) 1972-1979 Munich (2005) 1941 Das Boot (1981) 1973-1979 The Killing Fields (1984) 1941 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Firefox (1982) 1942 Midway (1976) 1979 Argo (2012) 1942-1943 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Persepolis (2007)  1942-1943 Enemy at the Gates (2001) 1984 The Hunt for October 1935-1944 Tea with Mussolini (1999) 1994 Hotel (2004) 1943-1944 Where Eagles Dare (1968) 1991-1995 Invictus (2009) 1944 Red Tails (2012) 1995 Savior (1998) 1944 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2012) 1995 Behind Enemy Lines (2001) 1944 The Longest Day (1962) 1997 The Queen (2006) 1944 (1998) 1999 (2006) 1944 Kelly's Heroes (1970) 2001-2012 (2012) 1944 A Bridge Too Far (1977) 2004 The Impossible (2012) 1944 and Soldiers (2003) 2005 Green Zone (2010)  1944 Valkyrie (2008) 2005 (2008) 1944 Miracle at St. Anna (2008) 2006 Lions for Lambs (2007) 1944 Band of Brothers (2001) 2007-2010 The Fifth Estate (2013) 1942-1945 Patton (1970) 2009 Captain Phillips (2013) 1943-1945 The Pianist (2002) 2505 Idiocracy (2006) 1939-1945 Schindler's List (1993) 1939-1945 Diary of Anne Frank (1959) 1944-1945 The Great Raid (2005) 3