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Slave of Dreams television movie set in ancient Egypt , probably in or around 1544 BCE.Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete Theseus in Minoan Crete , probably set around 1500 BCE.Minotaur Theseus , which ought to place the film in the bronze age around 1500 BCE, although the film-makers opted to set the film in the iron age for some reason.Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile Vincent Price , this film is loosely based on the life of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti (circa 1370-1330 BCE).Clash of the Titans Laurence Olivier , Harry Hamlin and Burgess Meredith . This film is based on the legendary adventures of the Greek hero Perseus . Contrary to its misleading title, it has little or nothing to do with the Titans .Hercules Steve Reeves this film is based on the exploits of the legendary Greek hero Herakles .Hercules miniseries starring Leelee Sobieski , Paul Telfer , Timothy Dalton and Sean Astin , based (very loosely) on the life and exploits of the legendary Greek hero Herakles .Jason and the Argonauts Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis .Jason and the Argonauts Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece from Colchis .Medea (1969), Pier Paolo Pasolini 's film based on the tragedy by Euripides starring Maria Callas in the title role as the spurned wife of the Greek hero Jason .Ifegeneia Mihalis Kakogiannis 's adaptation of the classical tragedy by Euripides , starring Irene Papas , and set immediately before the outbreak of the Trojan War .Helen of Troy Iliad The Fury of Achilles Gordon Mitchell as Achilles and set during the ninth year of the Trojan War .Guerra di Troia (AKA: Trojan Horse) Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Ulysses .Troy Brad Pitt , Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom , based on Homer 's Iliad Bronze Age , c. 1190 BC.The Trojan Women Mihalis Kakogiannis 's adaptation of the classical tragedy by Euripides , set in the immediate aftermath of the Trojan War , starring Katharine Hepburn , Vanessa Redgrave , Irene Papas and Brian Blessed .The Avenger Steve Reeves as Aeneas after the Trojan War , fighting to establish a new homeland for the Trojan refugees in Italy .Ilektra Mihalis Kakogiannis 's adaptation of the classical tragedy by Euripides set in Greece shortly after the end of the Trojan War , and starring Irene Papas .Ulisse Kirk Douglas as Odysseus and Anthony Quinn as Antinoos in this adaption of Homer 's Odyssey The Odyssey miniseries based on the epic poem by Homer , starring Armand Assante , Isabella Rossellini and Irene Papas .Faraon King David Richard Gere plays King David in this Biblical epic set in the early iron age (circa 1040-970 BCE).Karol Lir Russian adaptation of Shakespeare 's King Lear Leir of Britain , who supposedly lived in about 800 BCE.King Lear Brian Blessed stars in and directs this film adaptation of Shakespeare 's King Lear Leir of Britain , who supposedly lived in about 800 BCE.Duel of the Titans Roman foundation myth of Romulus and Remus set in 753 BCE stars Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott .The Rape of the Sabine Women Roman foundation myth, set around 750 BCE.Duel of Champions Horatii , set in the 660s to 640s BCE.Hero of Rome (1964), starring Gordon Scott as Mucius and depicting the expulsion of Tarquin , the last tyrant of Rome in 509 BCE.Coriolanus: Hero without a Country Gordon Scott as Coriolanus , set in 493 BCE.Giant of Marathon Steve Reeves stars as Pheidippides in this film about the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE).The 300 Spartans (1961), reenactment of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE).300 Gerard Butler , a film set in the Battle of Thermopylae One Night with the King (2006), adaptation of the Biblical story of Esther (circa 465-424 BCE).Damon and Pythias (1961), adaptation of the ancient folk tale, set in Syracuse circa 400 BCE.Alexander The Great Richard Burton Alexander Colin Farrell , Angelina Jolie , Val Kilmer , and Anthony Hopkins , based on the life of Alexander the Great (4th century BC).Colossus of Rhodes Sergio Leone , set in 280 BCE.Asoka Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC.Hero Jet Li , set in ancient China during the 3rd century BCSiege of Syracuse Roman siege (214-212 BCE) as part of the Second Punic War .Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal Scipio 's victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in the Second Punic War , set in 202 BCE. This film was funded by Benito Mussolini .The Centurion Battle of Corinth (146 BCE).Spartacus Third Servile War (73-71 BCE).Spartacus miniseries about the Third Servile War (73-71 BCE).Spartacus: Blood and Sand Andy Whitfield , Lucy Lawless , set in the Roman Empire Julius Caesar miniseries starring Jeremy Sisto as Caesar , Richard Harris as Sulla and Christopher Walken as Cato .Druids Vercingetorix and Julius Caesar during Gallic Wars A Queen for Caesar Caesar .Julius Caesar Shakespeare tragedy starring Marlon Brando , James Mason and John Gielgud .Julius Caesar Shakespeare tragedy starring Charlton Heston , Jason Robards , John Gielgud , Richard Chamberlain , and Christopher Lee .Cleopatra Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton , set during the first years of the Roman Empire (1st century BC) that depicts the life of Cleopatra , a queen of Egypt.Cleopatra television movie also set during the first years of the Roman Empire (1st century BC).The Cleopatras miniseries depicting the history of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305-30 BCE) in Egypt .Rome television series set in the time of the Roman Empire .Empire Santiago Cabrera ), the nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, to become the first emperor of Rome. Octavius is helped in his quest by a fictitious gladiator called Tyrannus (Jonathan Cake ).Imperium: Augustus miniseries about the life and career of Augustus , the first emperor of Rome .Massacre in the Black Forest Battle of the Teutoburg Forest when the Germanic Cheruski ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions in AD 9.I, Claudius television series set during the rule of the Roman Julio-Claudians .The Caesars miniseries about Rome 's first imperial dynasty, the Julio-Claudians , in the 1st century AD.The Inquiry Max von Sydow and Dolph Lundgren .Ben-Hur Roman Empire c. A.D. 26. Starring Charlton Heston .Boudica Iceni rebellion against the Roman occupation of Britain in AD 60.Quo Vadis Roman Empire in Nero timesNero television movie set in the Roman Empire c. A.D. 62Masada miniseries starring Peter O'Toole about the Siege of Masada (AD 72-73) as part of the First Jewish-Roman War .Dacii Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu 's film about Domitian's Dacian War (AD 86-87).The Apocalypse St. John and the writing of the Book of Revelation in the 1st century AD, starring Richard Harris .Centurion Ninth Legion in AD 117.The Eagle Ninth Legion .The Fall of the Roman Empire Commodus , who ruled from 180 to 192.Gladiator Russell Crowe , set during the reign of Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus , who ruled from 180 to 192.The Magnificent Gladiator Gallienus (AD 260-268).Sheba and the Gladiator Palmyrene Empire (AD 260-273) starring Anita Ekberg as Zenobia .Sebastiane Saint Sebastian (died circa 288). Notable for being written entirely in Latin .Constantine and the Cross Cornel Wilde as Constantine I (AD 272-337), Rome 's first Christian emperor.Fabiola Constantine I .Augustine of Hippo ascetic and theologian (AD 354-430).Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire miniseries about the life of St. Augustine of Hippo (AD 354-430).Roar television show starring Heath Ledger as an Irish prince attempting to unit the Celtic tribes in order to repel a fictitious Roman invasion in AD 400.St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000), television movie about the man who brought Christianity to Ireland .Agora Rachel Weisz , a film set in the Roman Egypt Attila Hunnic leader up to his retreat from the Po River .Attila miniseries starring Gerard Butler , about Attila the Hun , 5th century A.D.Die Nibelungen (1924), two films by Fritz Lang depicting the two halves of the epic poem , the Nibelungenlied , about the 5th century hero Siegfried , his murder, and his widow's vengeance.Ring of the Nibelungs (2004), a television movie adaptation of the epic poem , the Nibelungenlied , about the 5th century hero Siegfried .
Hagbard and Signe (1967), widely acclaimed but hard to find Scandinavian film about the legend of the 5th century lovers, Hagbard and Signy .King Arthur King Arthur , but it depicts him as a Roman warrior instead of a medieval king.The Mists of Avalon The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley recounting the King Arthur legend from the perspective of the female characters).Tristan + Isolde Britannia ), it tells the story of a war between the Irish and the people of Britain (Saxons , Celts , etc.), but especially of the love between Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde (based on the medieval legends of Tristan and Iseult ).The Last Legion Romulus Augustus by Odoacer with the myth of Uther Pendragon and Battle of Mons Badonicus .Kampf um Rom I (1968), film about Justinian 's attempts to reclaim the recently fallen Western Roman Empire in the 6th century.Kampf um Rom II (1969), film about Justinian 's attempts to reclaim the recently fallen Western Roman Empire in the 6th century.Beowulf & Grendel Anglo-Saxon poem starring Gerard Butler and Stellan Skarsgård .Beowulf Anglo-Saxon poem.Prince of Jutland Amleth from the Danish Gesta Danorum Shakespeare 's Hamlet Christian Bale , Helen Mirren , Gabriel Byrne and Brian Cox .Goliath and the Barbarians Steve Reeves stars in this peplum about the Lombard invasion of Italy in AD 568.The Message Anthony Quinn and Irene Papas star in this film about the life of Muhammad (ca. 570-632).Aszparuh (1981), Ludmil Staikov film about the foundation of the Bulgarian Kingdom in AD 680.Roland the Mighty Roland , a knight of Charlemagne 's court who was killed at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778.Charlemagne, le prince à cheval miniseries about Charlemagne from the death of his father, Pepin the Short until his corronation as the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800.An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God Poland , combining Polish political/military figures from the 9th and 10th centuries.Pope Joan Liv Ullman plays Pope Joan in this film about the life of a woman who may or may not have disguised herself as a man and risen to the status of Pope in the 9th century.Pope Joan Pope Joan , a possibly fictitious woman who supposedly disguised herself as a man and rose to the status of Pope in the 9th century.The Vikings Ragnar Lodbrok and the subsequent invasion of Northumbria by two of his sons in the 860s.Alfred the Great Ælfred the Great , the king of Wessex who repelled the army of Guthrum and began the unification of England in the late 9th century.A Viking Saga Oleg of Novgorod , the Rus prince who defeated Askold and Dir in the 870s, and moved the Rus capital from Novgorod to Kiev .When the Raven Flies Icelandic film about an Irish man who seeks revenge for his family who were killed by Vikings . Set in 897.Útlaginn Icelandic film adaptation of the saga of Gisli Sursson who live in the 10th century.Pathfinder Norwegan film based on an old Sami legend, set circa AD 1000.In the Shadow of the Raven Icelandic Viking movie directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson .White Viking Icelandic Viking movie directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson .Sacred Mound Icelandic Viking movie directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson .The Viking Sagas Icelandic sagas , most notably Laxdœla saga and Njáls saga .The 13th Warrior Ahmad ibn Fadlan (AD 922), the legend of Beowulf (6th century), and the Kurosawa film The Seven Samurai .The Castilian Spanish film about Ferdinand Gonzalez , a significant 10th century figure of the Reconquista .Gniazdo Polish film about Mieszko I of Poland . Set circa AD 972.The Ceremony of Innocence Sweyn Forkbeard 's invasion of England in the early 11th century.Severed Ways Norse explorers who are left behind in Vinland in the early 11th century.
Western Europe
MacBeth Roman Polanski 's adaptation of Shakespeare 's tragedy about the Alban king Mac Bethad mac Findlaích , who reigned in the 1050s.1066 Robin Jacob about the struggle for the English crown between Haraldr harðráði , Harold Godwinson and William the Bastard .El Cid (1961)Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, an 11th century Spanish warrior known as El Cid )The Mighty Crusaders First Crusade (AD 1096-1099).The Crusaders miniseries about the First Crusade (AD 1096-1099).Stealing Heaven Peter Abelard and Héloïse , tragic lovers of the early 12th century.Didgori: Land of Sacrificed Knights Georgian film about the Battle of Didgori , in which Georgia's king David IV defeated the Seljuks in 1121.The Pillars of the Earth miniseries set in England from 1120-1170 focusing on the construction of a cathedral during the civil wars between King Stephen and his cousin Maud .Destiny (1997), about Averroes , the 12th century philosopher from Muslim -controlled Andalusia in Spain who's commentaries would become a staple for subsequent generations of students of Aristotle in Europe .The Devil's Crown BBC television series which dramatised the reigns of Henry II , Richard I and John from the mid 12th - early 13th centuries.Becket (1964)The drama about the conflict of Thomas becket, who was Archbishop of Canterbury and Henry II, King of England, set in the 12th century. )Barbarossa Rutger Hauer and F. Murray Abraham , depicting the Battle of Legnano (AD 1176).The Lion in Winter Henry II of England .The Lion in Winter Henry II is in power as his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine plots with their sonsKingdom of Heaven Crusades in the 1180s, particularly focusing on the Battle of Hattin and the Siege of Jerusalem which led to the Third Crusade .Saladin Third Crusade (1187–1192).Arn – The Knight Templar Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End Ivanhoe miniseries adaptation of the novel by Sir Walter Scott about the English knight who returns from the Third Crusade to find that his name has been falsely slandered.Robin and Marian Robin Hood after the death of King Richard and during the reign of King John .Francesco St. Francis of Assisi (late 12th, early 13th centuries).Ironclad Rochester Castle in 1215.Eye of the Eagle Danish film set in 1218.Marco Polo miniseries documenting the true adventures of the Venitian explorer who travelled to the court of Kublai Khan in the mid to late 13th century.The Virgin Spring (1960), Ingmar Bergman 's adaptation of the 13th century Swedish ballad, Töres dotter i Wänge .The Black Rose (1950), the fictional exploits of a young Englishman who travells to China , falls in love along the way, and manages to return with a formula for gunpowder .Braveheart William Wallace , a Scottish knight who fought for Scotland's independence in the 1290s.The Bruce Robert the Bruce , who took over the rebellion against Edward "Longshanks" following the death of William Wallace in 1305.Anchoress anchorite .The Name of the Rose Sean Connery and Christian Slater . Based on the novel by Umberto Eco , set in an Italian monastery during the early 14th century.Kristin Lavransdatter novel about a young Norwegian woman in the early to mid 14th century.Black Death (2010), horror film set during the initial outbreak of the plague (AD 1348-49), starring Sean Bean .The Decameron Pasolini 's adaptation of Boccaccio 's 1353 masterpiece, The Decameron The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman 's classic film set against the backdrop of plague -ridden medieval Sweden .The Dark Avenger Errol Flynn stars in this film about Edward, the Black Prince .A Knight's Tale (2001), loose adaptation of The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer , this tale is partially inspired by the exploits of William Marshall , but set in the 1350s (with mention made to Edward, the Black Prince and the Battle of Poitiers (1356)). John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984), about the life and teachings of John Wycliffe , the 14th century English theologian who is often seen as a fore-runner of the Protestant Reformation .12 Paces Without a Head German folk-hero Klaus Störtebeker , a pirate captain in the Baltic Sea who was said to have walked 12 paces after being decapitated by officials of the Hanseatic League in 1401.Henry V William Shakespeare 's play adapted on screen by Kenneth Branagh .John Hus John Hus , the theologian from Prague who's proto-reformationist teachings prompted his conviction and execution for heresy , which would be the catalyst for the anti-imperial Hussite Wars which would plague central Europe in the 15th century.The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 100 Years' War .Joan of Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc Saint Joan George Bernard Shaw The Conclave Brian Blessed depicting the tense, politically charged Papal election of 1458.
Eastern Europe
Prince Vladimir Prince Vladimir Yaroslav the Wise Rus prince (AD 978-1054).Mongol Genghis Khan in the late 12th century.Alexander Nevsky Alexander Nevsky , a 13th century Russian leader, and Battle of Ice (AD 1241).Kazimierz Wielki Polish king, Casimir the Great .Boj na Kosovu Medieval Serbia and Ottoman Empire in AD 1389.Mircea Mircea the Elder , who repelled the Ottoman Empire during his reign (1386–1418).Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev (ca. 1360-1430), who was considered to be the greatest medieval Russian painter of icons and frescoes .Krzyzacy (1960), focusing on the Battle of Tannenburg (AD 1410).Tirante el Blanco Tirant lo Blanc Byzantine emperor in campaigns against the Ottoman Turks .Vlad Tepes Vlad the Impaler of Wallachia , who fought to repel the invading Muslim Ottoman Empire throughout his reign in the mid 15th century.Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula Vlad the Impaler of Wallachia , who fought to repel the invading Muslim Ottoman Empire throughout his reign in the mid 15th century.
The Conclave Brian Blessed depicting the tense, politically charged Papal election of 1458.Black Arrow Robert Louis Stevenson novel about the Lancastrian hero in the Wars of the Roses (1455–1485).Richard III Richard III of England .Christopher Columbus (1985), miniseries starring Gabriel Byrne .Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Marlon Brando as Tomás de Torquemada .1492: Conquest of Paradise New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492.Princes in the Tower Perkin Warbeck , who claimed to be prince Richard , rightful heir to the throne before his untimely death in the Tower as a child.Los Borgia papacy of Rodrigo Borgia (1492–1503), widely considered to be the epitome of papal corruption of the era.Luther The Agony and the Ecstasy Sistine Chapel (1508–1512). Starring Charlton Heston as Michaelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II .The Other Conquest (1998), set in Mexico in 1521, depicting the secret adherence to traditional religious beliefs of the converted Aztec survivors.The Headsman executioner in Tyrol (part of the Holy Roman Empire ) in the early 16th century.A Man for All Seasons Thomas More .Anne of the Thousand Days Anne Boleyn , the Queen of England during the 16th century, Queen Consort of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I).The Other Boleyn Girl about Anne Boleyn , Queen of England.Henry VIII and his Six Wives Henry VIII of England .The Private Life of Henry VIII Henry VIII of England .Henry VIII (TV serial) Ray Winstone , Helena Bonham Carter and David Suchet .The Tudors Henry VIII of England . It is named after the Tudor dynasty .Lady Jane Lady Jane Grey , the uncrowned queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in the mid-16th century.The Royal Hunt of the Sun Pizarro 's capture of Atahualpa in 1532.Aguirre, the Wrath of God Amazon in 1560.Ivan the Terrible Sergei Eisenstein , a biographic movie about Ivan IV of Russia .Mary, Queen of Scots the queen of the same name .Kagemusha Battle of Nagashino , Japan.Elizabeth Elizabeth I of England , a Queen in the 16th century.Elizabeth R Elizabeth I of England .Young Bess Elizabeth I of England Fire Over England Spanish Armada , a Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in the late 16th century.The Virgin Queen Anne-Marie Duff .La Reine Margot St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre .Elizabeth: The Golden Age Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen .Elizabeth I Helen Mirren , Jeremy Irons and Ian McDiarmid .The Merchant of Venice (2004), the 1596 play by Shakespeare starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons .Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (TV Miniseries)Mary, Queen of Scots , and her son James I of England .Mihai Viteazul (1970), about Michael the Brave , prince of Wallachia , Moldavia and Transylvania from 1593 to 1601.Shōgun William Adams , an English sailor who travelled to Japan in 1600 and served as a samurai and advisor to the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu .1612 Time of Troubles Day of Wrath Nazi persecution of Jews .The Devils Urbain Grandier , who was convicted of witchcraft and burned in 1634.The Last Valley Germany during the Thirty Year's war .Queen Christina Queen Christina of Sweden (r. 1632-1654).With Fire and Sword Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648-1654 in Ukraine .Cromwell Oliver Cromwell .Witchfinder General England during the English Civil War in the 1640s. Stars Vincent Price .To Kill a King Oliver Cromwell dictatorship.Molière Molière .The Deluge Henryk Sienkiewicz novel . Set in the late 1650s.Colonel Wolodyjowski Ottoman invasion of Poland in 1668.The Libertine John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester .Charles II: The Power and The Passion Le Roi danse Jean-Baptiste Lully .The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas novel, set in France early in the reign of Louis XIV (1638–1715). Stars Richard Chamberlain , Ian Holm and Patrick McGoohan .The Prince of Homburg Heinrich von Kleist play fictionalizing the deeds of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg in the 1675 Battle of Fehrbellin against Sweden .The Crucible Tous les matins du monde Marin Marais .Peter the Great (1984), miniseries about Peter I of Russia (r. 1682-1725) starring Maximilian Schell and Omar Sharif .
Films set in the 18th and 19th centuries
The Sovereign's Servant Russian film about the Battle of Poltava in 1709.Rob Roy Robert Roy MacGregor ), set in 1713.Blackbeard (2006), miniseries about the infamous pirate Edward Teach (1680–1718).King of the Wind The Scarlet Empress Catherine II of Russia , the "enlightened despot" who reigned as Empress of Russia in the latter half of the 18th century)Young Catherine Catherine II of Russia or better known as Catherine the Great, Empress of RussiaCasanova [disambiguation needed Giacomo Casanova famous 18th century womanizer) (1725–1798)Roots slave trade ) set between 1750 and roughly 1880.Brotherhood of the Wolf Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767).Barry Lyndon Amadeus Mozart .Mutiny on the Bounty mutiny on the Bounty , a British Royal Navy ship)Marie Antoinette (1938 film) Marie Antoinette , Queen of France, 18th century)Marie Antoinette (2006 film) Marie Antoinette , Queen of France, 18th century)The Affair of the Necklace (2001 film) Marie Antoinette , Cardinal de Rohan , and others, kindling flames of the French Revolution.The Madness of King George George III of the United Kingdom , King of Great Britain and Ireland for the latter half of the 18th century.Beau Brummell Beau Brummell , a 19th century arbiter of fashion in England who popularized the man's suit and necktie)Amazing Grace (William Wilberforce 's campaign to abolish slavery in Britain, 1807) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World War and Peace (1956 film) Tolstoy , set in Russia during the Napoleonic Era )Désirée Désirée Clary and Napoleon I Conquest Marie Walewska and Napoleon I Napoléon Napoléon I of France Waterloo Battle of Waterloo )Bright Star Lady Caroline Lamb Lady Caroline Lamb , a novelist and British aristocrat active in the early 19th century)Vanity Fair The Alamo (2004 film) (The Battle of the Alamo , 1836) Amistad mutiny aboard a ship containing African slaves bound for the United States )The Young Victoria Queen Victoria and her relationship with Prince Albert El Santo de la Espada José de San Martín and the emancipation of South America.The Charge of the Light Brigade Crimean War known as (the Charge of the Light Brigade ) in 1854.Gone with the Wind American Civil War )Glory 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , which fought in the American Civil War in the mid-19th century)Dances with Wolves Wild Bill Wild Bill Hickok )Mrs. Brown Queen Victoria and John Brown ) (set between 1861 and 1883).The Last Samurai Tombstone Gunfight at the O.K. Corral )Wyatt Earp The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Jesse James ' career as a criminal and the man who eventually kills him, Robert Ford in 1882.The Four Feathers Gordon Relief Expedition during the late 1880s in Sudan The Four Feathers
Films set in the early 20th century
Films set in the later 20th century
