Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "1820s", "city"

1. Burke and Hare (2010)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, History

A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry

Votes: 21,360 | Gross: $0.00M

2. A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982)

90 min | Drama

Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.

Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Mary Alice, Ned Beatty, James Bond III, Bernie Casey

Votes: 108

3. Gjest Baardsen (1939)

99 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime

In the poor Norway in the early 1800s Gjest Baardsen starts off like a Robin Hood, stealing from the rich, giving to the poor. Based on the real character which became the poor mans hero, and got lots of help to get away from the law.

Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Alfred Maurstad, Vibeke Falk, Joachim Holst-Jensen, Lauritz Falk

Votes: 292

4. Il ritorno del cigno (2014 TV Movie)

Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary on the life of the great composer Gioachino Rossini.

Director: Ettore Florio | Stars: Bruno Praticò, Alessandro Gimelli, Angela Pascucci, Paola Antonucci