Historical Dramas - AD 1800 - 1900
A list of historical drama films and television series set in the 19th century.
The list follows a chronological order based on the historical setting. For the most part, these are films and television series that I've seen and evaluated.
In those cases where the setting remains uncertain, I tried to approximate it as much as possible based on the clues provided by the plot and also on my personal historical knowledge.
Some of the dates provided may be subject to future corrections, especially for those films that I've yet to see or for those I haven't watched in a long time.
This list is also based on personal assessments. For this reason, I've not included those films and television series that do not reflect my valuation standards.
Andres Contos aka Siddo Vicio
The list follows a chronological order based on the historical setting. For the most part, these are films and television series that I've seen and evaluated.
In those cases where the setting remains uncertain, I tried to approximate it as much as possible based on the clues provided by the plot and also on my personal historical knowledge.
Some of the dates provided may be subject to future corrections, especially for those films that I've yet to see or for those I haven't watched in a long time.
This list is also based on personal assessments. For this reason, I've not included those films and television series that do not reflect my valuation standards.
Andres Contos aka Siddo Vicio
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- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsChristian ClavierIsabella RosselliniGérard DepardieuA masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his country sees him rise from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe.1800-1807
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsKeith CarradineHarvey KeitelAlbert FinneyFrance, 1801. Due to a minor perceived slight, mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with hot-headed irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels spanning several years.1800-1816
- DirectorTom HooperStarsPaul GiamattiLaura LinneyStephen DillaneWhile in retirement in Peacefield, Adams looks back at his public life with some regrets and has to deal with tragedy in his personal life.1803-1826
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsGeoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin PhoenixIn a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.1804-1815
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsLyudmila SavelevaSergey BondarchukVyacheslav TikhonovNapoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.1805 (aka "War and Peace, Part 1: Andrei Bolkonsky")
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRussell CrowePaul BettanyBilly BoydDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.1805
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsChad L. ColemanShannon LucioJonathan Rhys MeyersGeorge becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George; George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children; Tom Lea loses a wager with an Englishman and sells George to save his farm.1806-1849
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsChristian ClavierIsabella RosselliniGérard DepardieuA masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his country sees him rise from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe.1807-1812
- DirectorMario MartoneStarsElio GermanoMichele RiondinoMassimo PopolizioBased upon the short but fruitful life of illness-racked Italian poet and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi.1808-1837 (aka "Leopardi)
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsLyudmila SavelevaSergey BondarchukVyacheslav TikhonovNatasha Rostova, a young Russian aristocrat, meets prince Andrey Bolkonskiy at a ball and immediately falls in love with him.1809 (aka "War and Peace, Part 2: Natasha Rostova")
- DirectorMario MonicelliStarsAlberto SordiPaolo StoppaCaroline BergA mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.1809
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsSergey BondarchukVyacheslav TikhonovLyudmila SavelevaIt explores The Battle of Borodino through the eyes of Pierre.1812 (aka "War and Peace, Part 3: The Year 1812")
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsChristian ClavierIsabella RosselliniGérard DepardieuA masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his country sees him rise from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe.1812-1821
- DirectorTed GeogheganStarsKaniehtiio HornEzra BuzzingtonEamon FarrenLate in the War of 1812, a young Mohawk woman and her two lovers battle a squad of American soldiers hell-bent on revenge.1814
- CreatorChips HardyTom HardySteven KnightStarsTom HardyDavid HaymanJonathan PryceAdventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.1814
- DirectorPaolo VirzìStarsDaniel AuteuilElio GermanoMonica BellucciWhen Napoleon arrives to Elba Island in exile, Martino, an idealist teacher and writer, plots to kill him.1814-1815 (aka "N - Napoleon and Me")
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsRod SteigerChristopher PlummerOrson WellesFacing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.1814-1815
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsAmanda RootCiarán HindsSusan FleetwoodTheatrical film of Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. Directed by Roger Michell.1814-1815
- DirectorLamberto LambertiniStarsOmar SharifMassimiliano VarreseSonali KulkarniThe story of Eugenio, young soldier of the Napoleonic army, in the Napoli of 1815 after the era of Gioacchino Murat.1815 (aka "Fire at My Heart")
- StarsGérard DepardieuChristian ClavierJohn MalkovichEx-convict Jean Valjean's pursuit of redemption and peace clashes with Javert's rigid enforcement of law. Their conflict impacts lives, including Fantine's daughter Cosette, against the backdrop of 19th-century France.1815-1833
- StarsGérard DepardieuOrnella MutiJean RochefortEdmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.1815-1838
- DirectorPaolo TavianiVittorio TavianiStarsMarcello MastroianniLea MassariMimsy FarmerA anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. He tries to hide himself, but his friends find him and insist he carries on helping them.1816
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HardyWill PoulterA frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.1823
- DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsRichard HarrisJudith AndersonJean GasconIn 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.1825-1827