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Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and ...
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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.
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- Wolf Hall. Period: From the fall of Cardinal Wolsey in 1529 to the execution of Anne Boleyn in 1536, Wolf Hall traces the rise of King Henry VIII’s advisor, Thomas Cromwell, the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, and the tightening grip of a power-driven king as he breaks with the church.
- Les Misérables. Period: Love, death, and the struggle for social justice in early 19th-century France feature in this beautifully faithful retelling of one of the world’s most beloved stories, Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.
- Victoria. Period: In 1837, a diminutive, neglected teenager is crowned Queen Victoria, navigates the scandal, corruption, and political intrigues of the court, and soon rises to become the most powerful woman in the world.
- Mrs. Wilson. Period: During the Blitz, young Alison McElvie meets dashing MI6 agent Alec Wilson, and a wartime love affair leads to their marriage. But this central love story that begins in 1940 in London is just one part of the mystery that Alison Wilson traces back to 1930s India and unravels in the suburbs, in 1963.
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In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free. Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
