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8.5

Seven Samurai

April 1954 •Japanese

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

7.4

EverAfter

July 1998 •English

Danielle, a vibrant young woman is forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother Rodmilla is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.

6.6

The Man in the Iron Mask

March 1998 •English

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

4.7

The Legend of Till

April 1977 •Russian

Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere." First part: "The Ashes of Claes". XVI century. The freedom-loving and cheerful people of the Netherlands under the rule of the Spanish king: persecution, torture, bonfires of the Inquisition, encouraging scammers. The fearless Thyl Uhlenshpiegel and his faithful girlfriend Nele have to go through many trials. Second part: "Viva Beggars!". The people of the Netherlands, tormented by cruel royal decrees, taxes, heresy, torture and executions, began a war of liberation against Spanish rule. Many feats will be performed by the national hero Tilbert (Thyl) Ulenspiegel and his friend Lamme Gudzak before peace returns to their homeland.

6.7

The Other Boleyn Girl

February 2008 •English

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

7.8

Kagemusha

April 1980 •Japanese

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

6.7

The Fortress

October 2017 •Korean

Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.

6.3

Seven Swords

July 2005 •Chinese

In the 17th century, seven swordsmen join their forces to save the villagers from a manipulating General who bans martial arts.

5.0

Sarsenapati Hambirrao

May 2022 •Marathi

Based on the Maratha warrior Hansaji Mohite who was later given the title of Sarnobat Hambirrao, the film portrays his life as the Commander in Chief of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's army.

6.7

The Eyes of Asia

April 1997 •Portuguese

Nakaura of Julian (Julião Nakaura), a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1538, as proof that Japan had converted to Christianity. Fifty years after the mission, which so fascinated European royalty, Julian was forced again to prove his faith, only this time before a Shogun, who wanted to force him to abandon his religion. Julian resists, as does Miguel Chijiwa, a fellow at the embassy to Rome, who become a martyr. Betrayed by Cristóvão Ferreira, who cannot bear the torture, Julian suffers an inglorious death ... or maybe not. All the while, a woman wants to discover her past...

7.3

Cyrano de Bergerac

March 1990 •French

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.

7.1

The Draughtsman's Contract

November 1982 •English

A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.

6.1

The Scarlet Letter

October 1995 •English

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.

6.5

The New World

December 2005 •English

A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

6.3

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

November 1939 •English

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

7.2

Captain Blood

December 1935 •English

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

6.9

Shakespeare in Love

December 1998 •English

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

7.6

Apocalypto

December 2006 •English

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

4.0

Sysmäläinen

November 1938 •Finnish

In 17th century Finland young Arvid is forced to marry Brita but their ways soon part when their respective fathers move to different places. Years roll by and Arvid grows up into a handsome and respected Thirty Years' War veteran known for his excellent fencing skills. However, he has fallen madly in love with a local maiden who does not reciprocate his advances, not to mention that his forced marriage to Brita is still valid.

5.5

Marquise

August 1997 •French

Marquise is a drama about the rise and fall of a beauteous actress. As cheerfully portrayed by Sophie Marceau, the eponymous heroine is an engagingly ribald, but perhaps rather too modern, character. She rises from an impoverished background to become a favourite of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and the mistress of the celebrated Racine, who wrote roles especially for her; but her fate, in the end, is a tragic one.

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Petr Čepek

Emma Černá

Rudolf Hrušínský

Miloš Nedbal

Martin Huba

Milan Kňažko

Leoš Suchařípa

Táňa Fischerová

Jan Kačer

Stano Dančiak

Mikuláš Huba

Ota Sklenčka

Lubomír Kostelka

Václav Knop

Andrej Hryc

Jan Kanyza

Jiří Bartoška

Vít Olmer

Karel Augusta

Bohuslav Čáp

Václav Vydra

Zuzana Kronerová

Jiří Kostka

Dana Hlaváčová

Vlastimil Venclík

Bára Štěpánová

Bronislav Poloczek

Jan Kuželka

Rostislav Kuba

František Husák

Jan Teplý

Marta Richterová

Vladimír Hrubý

Oldřich Velen

Rudolf Hrušínský

Milan Riehs

Josef Karlík

František Řehák

Pavol Mikulík

Karel Brožek

Milan Klacek

Yvetta Kornová

Věra Tichánková

Ladislav Křiváček

Zdeněk Srstka

Václav Kaňkovský

Zita Furková

Stanislav Hájek

Josef Žluťák Hrubý

Václav Kotva

Vlado Černý

Kateřina Urbancová

Stanislava Bartošová

Miloš Pietor

František Kovár

Peter Debnár

Jiří Prýmek

Karel Fořt

Miloš Vavruška

Anna Maľová

Bohuslav Ličman

František Kubíček

Jožka Stoklasa

Peter Bzdúch

Petr Drozda

Jiří Adamíra

Gustav Opočenský

Ladislav Frej

Vladimír Ráž

Daniela Bartáková

Steva Maršálek

Vladimír Salač

Radan Rusev

Jiří Zavřel

Jiří Havel