19th Century Movies

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

The Drakenhjelm family has lived in the Rautakylä manor for over 150 years. The current master of the house, elderly baron Magnus, has been...

John Rowe Moyle walked the 22 miles from Alpine, Utah to Salt Lake City to fulfill his calling.

A comedy about a lost inheritance, love and a red umbrella, which, according to a local legend, belonged to St. Peter himself.

Libertad is a combination of intense drama, villainy , betrayal , romance , heroism and redemption . Dealing with revenge, justice , ambition and...

A brief account of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the end of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

This program presents the life and ministry of George Muller, who cared for thousands of orphans in 19th century England. He never asked anyone for...

In June 1808, Napoleon's troops invade Spain. A boy named Isidro will beat his drum in the mountains of El Bruc, making the French army believe that...

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to...

1899. Hautes-Alpes. Soudain is a hamlet encircled by snow on the high plateaus of a remote mountain. Shortly after the arrival of a young primary...

Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas was born a Caribbean slave in 1762 and beat the odds by rising through the ranks to become a...

The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.

Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.

A musical re-imagining of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, told from the perspective of Ebenezer Scrooge'a business partner Jacob Marley.

Venice Film Festival 1955

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...