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1. Now or Never! (2024)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
On March 15, 1848, a young firebrand poet, Sándor Petöfi ignites the Hungarian Revolution with his passionate 'National Song', prompting the Austrians to dispatch a ruthless secret agent to assassinate him and suppress the uprising.
Director: Balázs Lóth | Stars: Nándor Berettyán, Sára Mosolygó, Balázs Koltai-Nagy, Tibor Fehér
Votes: 15,901
2. El Turco (2024– )
Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production
Balaban, a soldier in the Janissary army, settles in Moena in northern Italy after the Battle of Vienna in 1683 and fights for the rights of the local people.
Stars: Can Yaman, Nigel Pilkington, Jay Simon, Robert Holik
3. Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)
109 min | Drama, History, Romance
The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.
Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth
Votes: 5,996
4. Captain Alatriste (2015)
Adventure
Diego Alatriste is a Spaniard soldier loyal to the royal couple; he puts his talent with the sword to the service of a military organization that opposes abuses during the Inquisition. As a... See full summary »
Stars: Aitor Luna, Natasha Yarovenko, Lucía Jiménez, Patricia Vico
Votes: 215
5. The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
PG | 140 min | Drama, History, War
Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an imminent attack by nomadic fearsome Tartars.
Director: Valerio Zurlini | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Giuliano Gemma, Helmut Griem
Votes: 2,632
6. Maria Theresa (2017–2021)
200 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the time of absolute monarchies, political intrigue, and diplomacy through marriage, love is not a word associated with marriage. And a ruling Empress? Not even imaginable. But a bright ... See full summary »
Stars: Vojtech Kotek, Tatiana Pauhofová, Martin Pechlát, Zuzana Stivínová
Votes: 630
7. Stars of Eger (1968)
157 min | Adventure, History, Romance
1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world. The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger. The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of their lives.
Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: István Kovács, Vera Venczel, Imre Sinkovits, György Korga
Votes: 2,641
8. Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
442 min | Biography, Drama
Director Hans-Jurgen Syberberg examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich in this brooding seven-hour masterpiece, which incorporates puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels
Votes: 906
9. The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012)
R | 114 min | Drama, History, War
In the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire began the siege of Vienna. The fall of the city would have opened the way to conquer Europe. On September 11. was the main battle between the Polish cavalry and the Turks.
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Andrea Iaia, Enrico Lo Verso, Jerzy Skolimowski
Votes: 2,224
10. The Habsburg Empire (2008)
48 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire, one of the most powerful European empires in history, which lasted throughout the second millennium and had a major impact on Europe's cultural boom and ethnic cohesion.
Votes: 13
11. The Bridgeman (2002)
140 min | Drama, History
This epic story takes place between 1820 and 1860 during the Habsburg Monarchy, and portrays the life one of the greatest Hungarian aristocrats - Count Széchenyi - who was born with ... See full summary »
Director: Géza Bereményi | Stars: Károly Eperjes, Irina Lachina, Ervin Nagy, Can Togay
Votes: 989
12. A törökfejes kopja (1974)
87 min | Adventure
1570 The Turks make peace with the Emperor, but do not leave Hungary. The German mercenaries in the castles tolerate the Turkish hordes and even cooperate in the despoiling of the Hungarian... See full summary »
Director: Éva Zsurzs | Stars: Iván Vas-Zoltán, Éva Szerencsi, Csaba Ivánka, Péter Horváth
Votes: 54
13. Elisabeth (2022 TV Special)
123 min | Biography, Drama, History
Live broadcast of "Elisabeth", the most successful German-language musical, from the courtyard of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. "Elisabeth" tells the tragic fate of Empress Elisabeth of Austria from the mouth of her convicted murderer.
Director: Ernst Neumayer | Stars: Maya Hakvoort, Abla Alaoui, Mark Seibert, David Jakobs
14. Wallenstein (1978– )
340 min | Biography, History
The rise of Albrecht von Wallenstein from minor Moravian nobleman to imperialist generalissimo in the Thirty Years-War, and his fall once the emperor begins to doubt his loyalty.
Stars: Rolf Boysen, Romuald Pekny, Werner Kreindl, Karl Schwetter
Votes: 101
15. Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream (2016)
History
Vienna - a pivotal city in the story of Europe. Home to the Holy Roman Emperors and target of Ottoman aggression, the city nurtured the architectural style of the Gothic and the music of ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Votes: 110
16. Aquellos años (1973)
142 min | Drama, History, War
Benito Juárez' fight during the 'National Decade' (1857-1867) against conservatives and French Intervention.
Directors: Felipe Cazals, Mario Llorca | Stars: Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Helena Rojo, Mario Almada, Julián Pastor
Votes: 38
17. Flowers of Reverie (1985)
102 min | Drama, History
In 1849 the Hungarian revolution is beaten down by the Russian Army. Ferenc Majláth, who was an officer in the army of the revolution, has to choose between imprisonment or getting enlisted... See full summary »
Director: László Lugossy | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Grazyna Szapolowska, Jirí Adamíra, Boguslaw Linda
Votes: 133
18. Akli Miklós (1986)
96 min | Comedy, History
A jester's adventures in the court of Franz Joseph I.
Directors: György Révész, László Bánk | Stars: István Hirtling, Eva Vejmelková, Adél Kováts, László Helyey
Votes: 54
19. Imposztorok (1969)
104 min | Drama, History
Director: Félix Máriássy | Stars: Nándor Tomanek, Péter Huszti, István Iglódi, Margit Bara
Votes: 27
20. Lieutenant Rakoczy (1954)
114 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Historical drama about the Austrian occupation at the beginning of the 18th century.
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Tibor Bitskey, Éva Vass, Endre Gyárfás, Ferenc Zenthe
Votes: 119
21. Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich (1921)
History
Short, silent movie only about half a minutes long about the last moment of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837 - 1898). It was the first film about Elisabeth, directed by her niece Marie Larisch.
Director: Rolf Raffé | Stars: Carla Nelsen, Enrico Benelli, Hedda Berger, Grete Burow
22. Élve vagy halva (1980)
80 min | Drama, History, Western
The ex-revolutionary Gáspár Noszlopy escapes from prison in 1852. His plan to capture the emperor Franz Joseph and force him to sign the Declaration of Hungarian Independence. He is only able to find four fanatic men.
Director: Tamás Rényi | Stars: Lajos Balázsovits, György Cserhalmi, Dezsö Garas, Djoko Rosic
Votes: 193
23. U boj (2016)
52 min | Documentary, History
Follows the life and death of Croatian nobleman Nikola Zrinjski in 16th century Habsburg Monarchy. It focuses on 1566 Ottoman siege of Szigetvár, last battle for Nikola Zrinjski and Sultan Suleiman "The Magnificient".
Director: Aldo Tardozzi
Votes: 18
24. The Mace with Three Seals (1977)
177 min | Biography, History, War
At the end of the 16th century, Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave dreams of uniting the kingdoms of Wallachia,Transylvania and Moldavia into a single country known as The United Principalities.
Director: Constantin Vaeni | Stars: Victor Rebengiuc, Toma Caragiu, Vasile Nitulescu, Stefan Sileanu
Votes: 185
25. Zrínyi and the Wild Boar (2017)
29 min | Short, History
The documentary shows the theories about the strange death of Miklos Zrinyi (Nikola Zrinski, 1620-1664). The historical investigation reveals the facts and legends according to the life and... See full summary »
Director: Balázs Simonyi | Stars: Borián Gellért Eldréd, Pálffy Géza, Lörincz László, Pete László Miklós
26.
The Balkans in Flames (2021–2022)
Episode:
Tinderbox Yugoslavia
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
We begin with the search for traces in Yugoslavia's prehistory. Under the influence of changing rulers and empires, the country's structure is formed over centuries as home to five ... See full summary »
Stars: Misha Glenny, Marie-Janine Calic, Herfried Münkler, James Gow