Luther 1973
Dir. Guy Green. With Stacey Keach
-based on John Osborne's play of the same name, which was a theatrical version of Erik Erikson's effort at psychohistory, Young Man Luther.
*Loyola: Soldier Saint 1948, 100 mins.
Dir. José Díaz Morales.
The story of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)
The Last Valley 1991, 125 mins
Dir. James Clavell, With Michael Cain, Omar Sharif
Set in 1641, the twenty-third year of the Thirty Years' War. Sharif plays Vogel, a teacher who is now a wandering beggar since his entire family was slaughtered. He encounters a group of ruthless mercenaries who are riding toward a nearby village.
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*Mary of Scotland 1936, 123 mins.
Dire.: John Ford; Cast includes: Katharine Hepburn, Frederic March.
-Flopped at the box office.
*Mary, Queen of Scots 1971, 128 mins.
US, Historical/Biography, 128, Rated PG, Color
Director: Charles Jarrott; Cast includes: Vanessa Redgrave (Mary, Queen of Scots), Glenda Jackson (Queen Elizabeth),
-Incredible cast, but inaccurate. The homosexual relationship between Darnleyl and Riccio is portrayed.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939, 106 mins.
Dir. Michael Curtiz; Cast includes: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Vincent Price
*The Virgin Queen 1955, 92 mins.
Dir. Jenry Koster; Cast includes: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins
-Elizabeth and Raleigh.
*Elizabeth 1998
Dir. Shekhar Kapur, With Cate Blanchett.
-there are many other movies on Queen Elizabeth. This is oo amazinging anti-Catholic, it could not have been made by a modern English director.
Seven Seas to Calais 1962, 102 mins.
Italy, Historical/Biography, 102, No rating, Color
Director: Rudolph Mate; Cast includes: Rod Taylor, Keith Mitchell
-About Sir Francis Drake
Fire Over England 1937, 89 mins. BW
Dir: William K. Howard; Star; Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson (Queen Elizabeth), Leslie Banks (Earl of Leicester), Raymond Massey, (Philip of Spain), Vivien Leigh (Cynthia)
-All about the Armada.
*The Return of Martin Guerre 1982 [aka La Retour de Martin Guerre] [in French or with English subtitles]
Dir. Daniel Vigne, With Gerald Depardieu
One of the best historical movies ever made. Get subtitled rather than dubbed version.
Queen Margot 1954
France, Historical/Drama/Biography, With Jeanne Moreau
-About the St. Bartholemew's day massacre.
*Queen Margot 1994 [La Reine Margot][In French]
Dir. Patrice Chéreau. With Isabelle Adjani
-Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas père, it is set during the French wars of religion. Margot de Valois, sister of the Catholic King Charles XI, is forced to marry Hugenot King Henri of Navarre.
The Last Valley 1971
Dir. James Clavell, With Michael Caine
A film set in german during the Thirty Years War. A group of of come across a peaceful valley untouched by the wars, and decide to take over.
*La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV [aka The Rise of Louis XIV] 1966 (TV) [in French]
Dir. Roberto Rossellini, With Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan.
Vatel 2000
France, Historical, 103, PG 13, Color
Dir. Roland Joffé, With Gérard Depardieu and Uma Thurman.
The opening film Cannes 2000 focuses on three days in 1671 when the Prince de Condé hosted Louis XIV and his court.
Peter the Great 1986 TV- 3 part mini series.
Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky and Lawrence Schiller, With Maximillian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif, and Laurence Olivier.
Peter the Great's attempt to transform Russia into a "European" society.
Tempest 1959
Italy, Historical, 125, No rating, Color
Director: Alberto Lattuada
-On the Pugachev peasant uprising in Catherine the Great's Russia
Dir. Guy Green. With Stacey Keach
-based on John Osborne's play of the same name, which was a theatrical version of Erik Erikson's effort at psychohistory, Young Man Luther.
*Loyola: Soldier Saint 1948, 100 mins.
Dir. José Díaz Morales.
The story of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)
The Last Valley 1991, 125 mins
Dir. James Clavell, With Michael Cain, Omar Sharif
Set in 1641, the twenty-third year of the Thirty Years' War. Sharif plays Vogel, a teacher who is now a wandering beggar since his entire family was slaughtered. He encounters a group of ruthless mercenaries who are riding toward a nearby village.
Back to Index
The Ancien Regime: Absolutism and the Modern State
*Mary of Scotland 1936, 123 mins.
Dire.: John Ford; Cast includes: Katharine Hepburn, Frederic March.
-Flopped at the box office.
*Mary, Queen of Scots 1971, 128 mins.
US, Historical/Biography, 128, Rated PG, Color
Director: Charles Jarrott; Cast includes: Vanessa Redgrave (Mary, Queen of Scots), Glenda Jackson (Queen Elizabeth),
-Incredible cast, but inaccurate. The homosexual relationship between Darnleyl and Riccio is portrayed.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939, 106 mins.
Dir. Michael Curtiz; Cast includes: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Vincent Price
*The Virgin Queen 1955, 92 mins.
Dir. Jenry Koster; Cast includes: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins
-Elizabeth and Raleigh.
*Elizabeth 1998
Dir. Shekhar Kapur, With Cate Blanchett.
-there are many other movies on Queen Elizabeth. This is oo amazinging anti-Catholic, it could not have been made by a modern English director.
Seven Seas to Calais 1962, 102 mins.
Italy, Historical/Biography, 102, No rating, Color
Director: Rudolph Mate; Cast includes: Rod Taylor, Keith Mitchell
-About Sir Francis Drake
Fire Over England 1937, 89 mins. BW
Dir: William K. Howard; Star; Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson (Queen Elizabeth), Leslie Banks (Earl of Leicester), Raymond Massey, (Philip of Spain), Vivien Leigh (Cynthia)
-All about the Armada.
*The Return of Martin Guerre 1982 [aka La Retour de Martin Guerre] [in French or with English subtitles]
Dir. Daniel Vigne, With Gerald Depardieu
One of the best historical movies ever made. Get subtitled rather than dubbed version.
Queen Margot 1954
France, Historical/Drama/Biography, With Jeanne Moreau
-About the St. Bartholemew's day massacre.
*Queen Margot 1994 [La Reine Margot][In French]
Dir. Patrice Chéreau. With Isabelle Adjani
-Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas père, it is set during the French wars of religion. Margot de Valois, sister of the Catholic King Charles XI, is forced to marry Hugenot King Henri of Navarre.
The Last Valley 1971
Dir. James Clavell, With Michael Caine
A film set in german during the Thirty Years War. A group of of come across a peaceful valley untouched by the wars, and decide to take over.
*La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV [aka The Rise of Louis XIV] 1966 (TV) [in French]
Dir. Roberto Rossellini, With Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan.
Vatel 2000
France, Historical, 103, PG 13, Color
Dir. Roland Joffé, With Gérard Depardieu and Uma Thurman.
The opening film Cannes 2000 focuses on three days in 1671 when the Prince de Condé hosted Louis XIV and his court.
Peter the Great 1986 TV- 3 part mini series.
Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky and Lawrence Schiller, With Maximillian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif, and Laurence Olivier.
Peter the Great's attempt to transform Russia into a "European" society.
Tempest 1959
Italy, Historical, 125, No rating, Color
Director: Alberto Lattuada
-On the Pugachev peasant uprising in Catherine the Great's Russia