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Category:Films based on historical novels - Wikipedia. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. L. Films based on The Last of the Mohicans (13 P) Films based on Lorna Doone (7 P) S. Films based on The Scarlet Letter (11 P) T. Films based on The Three Musketeers (2 C, 39 P)
There are also films based on Medieval narratives like Ridley Scott's historical epics Robin Hood (2010) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and the subgenred films based on the Arthurian legend such as Pendragon: Sword of His Father (2008) and King Arthur (2004).
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Sources. External links. List of historical films set in Near Eastern and Western civilization. The historical drama or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous people.
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- Schindler’s List (1993) 1993’s Best Picture Academy Award winner – and the winner of History Hit’s best historical film of the last 50 years – tells the story of Oskar Schindler, an industrialist and war profiteer who staffs his Krakow factory with Jews, thus protecting more than 1,000 people from almost certain death in Auschwitz.
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) An incredible D-Day opening sequence sees American troops landing to stiff resistance on Omaha Beach, which has been cited as one of the most terrifyingly realistic World War Two battle scenes in cinema.
- Gladiator (2000) The film that made Russell Crowe into a superstar (and a Best Actor Oscar winner) has possibly the best revenge line in cinema history: ‘My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius.
- Last of the Mohicans (1992) Daniel Day-Lewis spent time living as an 18th Century indigenous American in preparation for his starring role in this epic drama set amidst the Seven Years War, or French Indian War.
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. Creator Michael Hirst Stars Katheryn Winnick Gustaf Skarsgård Alexander Ludwig. 2. Narcos. 2015–2017 30 eps TV-MA.
20 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Gladiator. 2000 2h 35m R. 8.5 (1.6M) Rate. 67 Metascore. A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery. Director Ridley Scott Stars Russell Crowe Joaquin Phoenix Connie Nielsen. 2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. Depictions of people on film (32 C, 4 P) Films by period of setting (24 C, 3 P) Historical films by century (10 C) Historical films by country (74 C) Historical films by decade (22 C) Historical films by genre (12 C) History of countries on film (31 C)
