19th Century Movies

May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family,...

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

Gone are the days when Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte won battles, received ovations, and felt like a victor. All good things must come to an end, and...

The story, set in 19th century Calcutta during British rule, sees a female prostitute embark on an unheard-of killing spree.

The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his...

A biographical drama ispired by late Bahrain leader Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa who led his country through an immense period of change over the...

Based on the 19th century battle when 12,000 Afghans attacked a British Indian Contingent, also comprised of 21 Sikhs who went on to become the...

In 1866, as Austria faces war with Prussia, 19-year-old Ludvík Machl joins a secret Czech resistance group. When he is caught with stolen...

Spain, late 19th century. Judge Javier Zarco finds in a cemetery a skull pierced by a nail and suspects that a murder has been committed.

Docudrama telling the story of a building with a breath taking career that began in the empire, flourished in the Weimar Republic, perished in the...

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

A grandfather recalls how he and his wife met and fell in love during the Second Italian War of Independence.

Based on a Anton Chekhov short story, this slight tale has some good moments as the drama of a young boy's journey unfolds. The lad comes from...

An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal...

British MP Sir Robert Chiltern is known for his honesty and integrity. To match his wife, Lady Chiltern, who is an example of high morality. However,...

An HBCU warrior choir fights the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror against their schools with songs of faith and freedom, and after conquering the world...

A historical drama set in the revolutionary times of 1848.

Follows three souls across Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia, where each lifetime carries the emotional imprint of the last.