Obscure Medieval movies
by sixtygallons | created - 24 Oct 2013 | updated - 5 months ago | PublicAs per the title no Braveheart, Ivanhoe, Mongol, etc but less known more obscure medieval stuff not including high fantasy or wuxia style. Although I'm not personally recommending everything on the list you might find something of interest here.
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1. Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
Unrated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run ... See full summary »
Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Lena Stolze
Votes: 1,304 | Gross: $0.43M
2. Yaroslav. Tysyachu let nazad (2010)
100 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Young Russian Prince Yaroslav fights the robbers, tribes and the invaders. He is the first to unite Russian lands and to create the original Russian state.
Director: Dmitriy Korobkin | Stars: Aleksandr Ivashkevich, Svetlana Chuykina, Aleksey Kravchenko, Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Votes: 622
3. Barbarossa (2009)
R | 139 min | Drama, History, War
German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his empire. But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor.
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Raz Degan, F. Murray Abraham, Christo Jivkov
Votes: 1,431
4. Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
166 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the 15th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is facing a hard struggle against the neighboring Teutonic Order.Frequent clashes between the two powers finally culminate in 1410 with the Battle of Grunwald.
Director: Aleksander Ford | Stars: Urszula Modrzynska, Grazyna Staniszewska, Andrzej Szalawski, Henryk Borowski
Votes: 2,183
5. War of the Arrows (2011)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure
A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.
Director: Han-min Kim | Stars: Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Mu-yeol, Moon Chae-won
Votes: 12,798 | Gross: $0.25M
6. Black Plague (2002 Video)
R | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1348, with the horrors of the Black Death haunting Europe, English soldiers return home from war with a French nobleman as hostage. When people in their home village soon after begin to ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Sciamma | Stars: Lena Headey, David La Haye, Jason Flemyng, Christopher Fairbank
Votes: 961
7. Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Epic sweep and intimate details flow together to paint the story of Temujin, the man who became Genghis Khan.
Director: Shin'ichirô Sawai | Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Rei Kikukawa, Mayumi Wakamura, Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Votes: 902
8. Aleksandr. Nevskaya bitva (2008)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, History, War
Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and ... See full summary »
Director: Igor Kalyonov | Stars: Anton Pampushnyy, Igor Botvin, Pavel Trubiner, Bogdan Stupka
Votes: 528
9. By the Will of Chingis Khan (2009)
127 min | History, War
Russian overproduction over the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan (1162-1227) from his birth to the beginning of his great empire, involving much suffering and many bloody battles in the vast steppes of northeast Asia.
Director: Andrei Borissov | Stars: Stepanida Borissova, Sergei Egorov, Irina Engelis, Gernot Grimm
Votes: 477
10. Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
R | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico.
Director: Nicolás Echevarría | Stars: Juan Diego, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Roberto Sosa, Carlos Castañón
Votes: 1,201 | Gross: $0.79M
11. Escape (2012)
Not Rated | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Signe, spared from death to produce a child, befriends a little girl, Frigg, and escapes from the camp.
Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Isabel Christine Andreasen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Milla Olin, Tobias Santelmann
Votes: 4,768
12. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
NC-17 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti
Votes: 8,221
13. The Knights of the Quest (2001)
147 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1271, five young knights journey to Thebes in Greece to recover the Sacred Shroud and deliver it back to France and into the hands of the royal family.
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Edward Furlong, Raoul Bova, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi
Votes: 578
14. Le frère du guerrier (2002)
115 min | Adventure, Drama, History
13th century France. To live, to survive, requires weapons. Which do you choose? Weapons of war, which give the power to punish and kill? Or the sword of knowledge, which gives the power to... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Jolivet | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Doutey, François Berléand
Votes: 586
15. Blanche (1971)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, History
Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master.
Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Michel Simon, Georges Wilson, Jacques Perrin, Ligia Branice
Votes: 1,006
16. Pope Joan (1972)
PG | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
In medieval Europe, a pious young woman becomes a scholar of theology, disguises herself as a man, rises through the Catholic Church hierarchy and is elected Pope.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Jeremy Kemp, Natasa Nicolescu, Sharon Winter
Votes: 396
17. Joan the Maid 1: The Battles (1994)
PG | 160 min | Biography, Drama, History
A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Tatiana Moukhine, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Marie Richier, Baptiste Roussillon
Votes: 833 | Gross: $0.00M
18. Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons (1994)
176 min | Biography, Drama, History
Film about the later life of Joan Of Arc including her trial and execution.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Marcel Bozonnet
Votes: 715
19. Conquest 1453 (2012)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama, History
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do - conquer Constantinople.
Director: Faruk Aksoy | Stars: Devrim Evin, Ibrahim Celikkol, Dilek Serbest, Cengiz Coskun
Votes: 59,075 | Gross: $0.07M
20. De brief voor de koning (2008)
110 min | Adventure
The medieval quest of sixteen-year old Tiuri, who risks his future as a Knight to fulfill a promise, and in so doing discovers adventure, honor, valor and love.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff | Stars: Yannick van de Velde, Quinten Schram, Rüdiger Vogler, Lars Rudolph
Votes: 1,523
21. The Silence of Joan (2011)
92 min | Biography
Joan of Arc's capture and execution in 1431.
Director: Philippe Ramos | Stars: Clémence Poésy, Thierry Frémont, Liam Cunningham, Mathieu Amalric
Votes: 125
22. The Warrior (2001)
R | 158 min | Action, Drama, History
1375. Nine Koryo warriors, envoys exiled by Imperial China, battle to protect a Chinese Ming Princess from Mongolian troops.
Director: Kim Sung-su | Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo, Ziyi Zhang
Votes: 11,261
23. The Advocate (1993)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Colin Firth, Amina Annabi, Jim Carter, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 2,195 | Gross: $0.67M
24. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Director: Daniel Vigne | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Barrier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 4,819 | Gross: $0.02M
25. Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance
A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Josef Kemr, Magda Vásáryová, Nada Hejna, Jaroslav Moucka
Votes: 6,016
26. The White Viking (1991)
131 min | Adventure, Drama
Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless ... See full summary »
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie, Egill Ólafsson, Tomas Norström
Votes: 458
27. Rikyu (1989)
135 min | Biography, Drama, History
Legendary tea master Sen no Rikyu is faced with his warmongering lord's unrealistic pretensions.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Yoshiko Mita, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kyôko Kishida
Votes: 831
28. Shin-gi-jeon (2008)
Not Rated | 134 min | Adventure, Drama
An historical, epic tale of Korea's creation of Singijeon, a variation of the Chinese fire arrow.
Director: Yoo-jin Kim | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Han Eun-jeong, Huh Joon-ho, Ahn Sung-ki
Votes: 894
29. A Frozen Flower (2008)
TV-MA | 133 min | Drama, History, Romance
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
Directors: Shin Jae Myung, Kim Su-Jin-I, Ha Yoo, Park Young-Sik | Stars: Zo In-sung, Ju Jin-mo, Song Ji-Hyo, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 5,132
30. When the Raven Flies (1984)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Irish man seeks vengeance against the vikings who killed his parents.
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Jakob Þór Einarsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Helgi Skúlason, Gotti Sigurdarson
Votes: 2,571
31. Heaven and Earth (1990)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen
Votes: 1,140 | Gross: $0.31M
32. The Valley of the Bees (1968)
97 min | Drama, History
Ondrej, a young boy who loves bees and bats, is introduced to his new mother, a woman much younger than his father. He brings her a basketful of flowers which she starts to throw in the air... See full summary »
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Petr Cepek, Jan Kacer, Vera Galatíková, Zdenek Kryzánek
Votes: 1,818
33. Ørnens øje (1997)
91 min | Action, Drama, Family
In 1218 Danish king Valdemar sends his homonymous young son and heir in safety, as war is at the borders, to Erskil, the bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to see to the prince's ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose, Lasse Baunkilde, Lars Lohmann, Björn Granath
Votes: 701
34. Redbad (2018)
160 min | Action, Drama, History
The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Gijs Naber, Lisa Smit, Huub Stapel, Derek de Lint
Votes: 3,049
35. 12 Paces Without a Head (2009)
108 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
East Fresia 1401: era of feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end.
Director: Sven Taddicken | Stars: Ronald Zehrfeld, Matthias Schweighöfer, Oliver Bröcker, Hinnerk Schönemann
Votes: 450
36. Henri 4 (2010)
155 min | Biography, Drama, War
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is... See full summary »
Director: Jo Baier | Stars: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt, Roger Casamajor
Votes: 1,365
37. The Lion in Winter (2003 TV Movie)
167 min | Drama, History, Romance
King Henry II meets with Eleanor of Aquitaine at Christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Andrew Howard
Votes: 2,392
38. Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
180 min | Drama
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She... See full summary »
Director: Liv Ullmann | Stars: Elisabeth Matheson, Bjørn Skagestad, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Henny Moan
Votes: 1,018
39. The Profession of Arms (2001)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, War
The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Life and death of Giovanni De' Medici, a young brave captain in ... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Christo Jivkov, Sergio Grammatico, Dimitar Rachkov, Fabio Giubbani
Votes: 1,907
40. Beatrice (1987)
R | 130 min | Drama
In Medieval France, a warrior returns home after four years of war and captivity. It is his delicate daughter who must deal now with his rage and frustration.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Julie Delpy, Nils Tavernier, Monique Chaumette
Votes: 778 | Gross: $0.21M
41. Sorceress (1987)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, History
A Dominican friar visits a 13th-century French village in search of heretics. Despite the opposition of the local priest and the indifference of the villagers, he finds a seemingly perfect ... See full summary »
Director: Suzanne Schiffman | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Christine Boisson, Jean Carmet, Raoul Billerey
Votes: 234
42. The Physician (2013)
R | 155 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Rigby
Votes: 41,912
43. Destiny (1997)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are ... See full summary »
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwi, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emari
Votes: 3,199
44. Journey to Mecca (2009)
45 min | Drama, History
One of the greatest travellers in human history, twenty-one-year-old law student Ibn Battutah set out alone to Mecca from Tangiers in 1325 and returned to Morocco almost thirty years later.... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Neibaur | Stars: Chems-Eddine Zinoune, Hassam Ghancy, Essam Edriss, Nabil Elouahabi
Votes: 567
45. The Battle of Kosovo (1989)
117 min | Drama, History, War
On June 28th 1389, at Kosovo Polje, an army of the Serbian Prince Lazar made a stand against the advancing Ottoman forces of Sultan Murad.
Director: Zdravko Sotra | Stars: Milos Zutic, Gorica Popovic, Vojislav 'Voja' Brajovic, Zarko Lausevic
Votes: 2,779
46. The Red Mantle (1967)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
The young beloveds fight for their love in medieval Scandinavia.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Oleg Vidov, Gitte Hænning, Eva Dahlbeck, Birgitte Federspiel
Votes: 166
47. A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
In a story set during the Hundred Years War, a student who has abandoned his studies in Paris, pairs with a young noblewoman with whom he has fallen in love.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Assi Dayan, Anthony Higgins, John Hallam
Votes: 821
48. Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)
100 min | Biography, Drama
From an authentic Viking saga, Outlaw tells the story of a family blood feud, set in 10th century Iceland.
Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson | Stars: Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Arnar Jónsson, Kristján Jóhann Jónsson, Þráinn Karlsson
Votes: 348
49. Shadow of the Raven (1988)
124 min | Adventure, Drama
Trausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other ... See full summary »
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Reine Brynolfsson, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Egill Ólafsson, Sune Mangs
Votes: 875
50. Viking (2016)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, History
Kievan Rus, late 10th century. After the death of his father, the young Viking prince Vladimir of Novgorod is forced into exile across the frozen sea.
Director: Andrey Kravchuk | Stars: Danila Kozlovskiy, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Maksim Sukhanov, Igor Petrenko
Votes: 5,063
51. Robert the Bruce (2019)
TV-14 | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the nobleman-turned-outlaw hero who was crowned king of Scots in the 14th century.
Director: Richard Gray | Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jared Harris, Stephen Murphy
Votes: 4,874
52. The Pagan King: The Battle of Death (2018)
TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Drama, History
On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom.
Director: Aigars Grauba | Stars: Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Dainis Grube, Gints Andzans
Votes: 2,520
53. Gates to Paradise (1968)
89 min | Drama
In 1212, children from all over Europe lead a crusade to free Jerusalem from Turkish authorities. Nicholas and Stephen use all their might to defeat the enemy.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Lionel Stander, Ferdy Mayne, Pauline Challoner, Mathieu Carrière
Votes: 234
54. Northern Crusades (1972)
145 min | Drama, History
Historical costume drama about the medieval wars of Old Prussians and Teutonic Crusaders. Hercus Monte (Latin: Henricus Montemin, German: Heinrich Monte, Lithuanian: Herkus Mantas) was the ... See full summary »
Director: Marijonas Giedrys | Stars: Antanas Surna, Eugenija Pleskyte, Algimantas Masiulis, Stasis Petronaitis
Votes: 212
55. Anchoress (1993)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
In the 14th-century, a visionary girl is to become an Anchoress, a walled-in recluse, so that she can live in the Virgin's house forever. Over time she awakens to her own sensuality and explores her own female, earth-based spirituality.
Director: Chris Newby | Stars: Natalie Morse, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Willcox, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 453
56. Pilgrimage (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, History
In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Tom Holland, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Nikos Karathanos
Votes: 6,425
57. Furious (2017)
107 min | Action, Drama, History
In the 13th century, an amnesiac soldier vows to get his revenge on the Mongol army that ransacked his village.
Directors: Dzhanik Fayziev, Ivan Shurkhovetskiy | Stars: Ilya Malakov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Aleksandr Ilin, Timofey Tribuntsev
Votes: 3,892 | Gross: $0.01M
58. The Horde (2012)
Not Rated | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the 14th century, a Russian bishop is forced to go on a journey inside the Horde.
Director: Andrey Proshkin | Stars: Maksim Sukhanov, Roza Khayrullina, Innokenti Dakaiarov, Aleksandr Yatsenko
Votes: 1,103
59. Taras Bulba (2009)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, History
Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.
Director: Vladimir Bortko | Stars: Bogdan Stupka, Igor Petrenko, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Magdalena Mielcarz
Votes: 3,407
60. Anastasiya Slutskaya (2003)
87 min | Drama, History, War
Early 16th century. Hordes of Crimean Tatars attack the lands of White Russia, which are part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With quick raids the Krymchak cavalry reaches all Belarusian ... See full summary »
Director: Yuri Yelkhov | Stars: Svetlana Zelenkovskaya, Gennadiy Davydko, Anatoliy Kot, Furkat Fayziyev
Votes: 60
61. Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)
146 min | Adventure, Drama
Vikings attack Kuksja's village, and end up bringing him along on their ship because they believe he is good luck. After proving himself in a battle against the dreaded Danes, chief Torir ... See full summary »
Directors: Stanislav Rostotskiy, Knut Andersen, Ola Solum | Stars: Aleksandr Timoshkin, Petronella Barker, Tor Stokke, Torgeir Fonnlid
Votes: 347
62. Yaroslav Mudry (1982)
156 min | Action, Drama, War
The life of Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', Prince of Novgorod and Rostov.
Director: Grigoriy Kokhan | Stars: Yuri Muravitsky, Pyotr Velyaminov, Lyudmila Smorodina, Konstantin Stepankov
Votes: 86
63. Yaroslavna, koroleva Frantsii (1979)
98 min | Adventure, History, Musical
Director: Igor Maslennikov | Stars: Kirill Lavrov, Elena Koreneva, Viktor Yevgrafov, Khanka Mikuch
Votes: 90
64. Das Vermächtnis der Wanderhure (2012 TV Movie)
121 min | Drama
In 1427, Lady Maria Van Arnstein is informed that her beloved husband Michel Van Arnstein was murdered in a battle against the Hussitas. However he was actually betrayed by his ambitious ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Nennstiel | Stars: Alexandra Neldel, Bert Tischendorf, Julie Engelbrecht, Michael Steinocher
Votes: 290
65. El aliento del diablo (1993)
90 min | Adventure, Drama
In the Middle Ages, Damián, a mute hunter, dreams of a better place than the one he has been living in with his family. One day, accompanied by Priscila, his beautiful wife, Pablo, his mute... See full summary »
Director: Paco Lucio | Stars: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Valentina Vargas, Fernando Guillén, Tito Valverde
Votes: 48
66. Krew Boga (2018)
100 min | History
Two men in the early Middle Ages come to a pagan land: one to bring Christianity, the other to find his way of living. They choose two different ways of reaching the pagans. In the fight between dialogue and force, one of them will die.
Director: Bartosz Konopka | Stars: Christoph Pieczynski, Karol Bernacki, Wiktoria Gorodecka, Jacek Koman
Votes: 474
67. Guillaume, la jeunesse du conquérant (2015)
90 min | Drama, History
In the year of 1066AC, William the Conqueror is about to embark from Dives-sur-Mer to conquer England. In the event that he would not return alive, Guillaume introduced his son Robert to ... See full summary »
Director: Fabien Drugeon | Stars: Tiésay Deshayes, Jean-Damien Détouillon, Dan Bronchinson, Geoffroy Lidvan
Votes: 177
68. William the Conqueror (1982)
316 min | Action, History
William's government blended elements of the English and Norman systems into a new one that laid the foundations of the later medieval English kingdom.[141] How abrupt and far-reaching the ... See full summary »
Directors: Gilles Grangier, Sergiu Nicolaescu | Stars: Hervé Bellon, John Terry, Mircea Albulescu, Violeta Andrei
Votes: 130
69. Proud Heritage (1989)
136 min | Action, Drama, History
After 1394 King Mircea the Elder, ruler of Wallachia, ponders the eventual consequences of a military alliance with the Poles versus one with the Turks.
Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu | Stars: Sergiu Nicolaescu, Serban Ionescu, Adrian Pintea, Vlad Nemes
Votes: 848
70. Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475 (1975)
137 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1475 when Stephen the Great ruler of Moldavia is facing an invading Ottoman army of 120 000 men the fate of Christian Europe largely depends on the battle's outcome.
Director: Mircea Dragan | Stars: Gheorghe Cozorici, Gheorghe Dinica, Violeta Andrei, Toma Dimitriu
Votes: 745
71. Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was God (2003)
103 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the 9th century, a tyrant oppresses pre-Christian Slavic tribes living on the Polish lands. They must unite for the common future.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Marina Aleksandrova, Malgorzata Foremniak, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 1,388
72. The Rising Hawk (2019)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Drama, History
The Mongol Empire had grown to the largest the world had ever known. Its armies now laid siege to much of Eastern Europe. A small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains.
Directors: John Wynn, Akhtem Seitablaev | Stars: Robert Patrick, Tommy Flanagan, Poppy Drayton, Alex MacNicoll
Votes: 4,508
73. Vasiliy Buslaev (1983)
81 min | Drama, History
The movie fairy tale about the epic Russian hero Vasily Buslayev - the son of the Novgorod governor.
Director: Gennadiy Vasilev | Stars: Dmitriy Zolotukhin, Lyudmila Khityaeva, Irina Alfyorova, Dmitri Matveyev
Votes: 79
74. Legenda o knyagine Olge (1984)
170 min | Drama, History
The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olga of Kievan Rus at the start of the 11th century.
Director: Yuri Ilyenko | Stars: Lyudmila Efimenko, Les Serdyuk, Ivan Ivanov, Konstantin Stepankov
Votes: 160
75. Gniazdo (1974)
94 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set in the year 972 AD the history of prince Mieszko I and his efforts to build strong christian nation - the beginning of Poland.
Director: Jan Rybkowski | Stars: Wojciech Pszoniak, Marek Bargielowski, Wanda Neumann, Franciszek Pieczka
Votes: 78
76. The Crown of Fire (1990)
94 min | Adventure, History, War
In medieval Wallachia a young prince battles his twin brother for their father's throne and for their ancestors' crown of fire.
Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu | Stars: Sergiu Nicolaescu, George Alexandru, Vladimir Gaitan, Virgil Flonda
Votes: 266
77. Little Crusader (2017)
87 min | Drama, History
Knight Borek is searching for his missing son. Enthralled by the stories of children's crusades, little Jan has run away from home. Borek's crusade is a journey into his own subconscious, where he is forced to confront his greatest fear.
Director: Václav Kadrnka | Stars: Karel Roden, Ales Bílík, Matous John, Jana Semerádová
Votes: 114
78. Tre solar (2004)
102 min | Drama
The plague hits medieval Sweden.
Director: Richard Hobert | Stars: Lena Endre, Kjell Bergqvist, Natalie Minnevik, Maria Bonnevie
Votes: 885
79. Saladin (1963)
TV-MA | 194 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
After Saladin's victory over the King of Jerusalem, a peace treaty is signed between them, but the commander of the Crusader army, Renaud de Chatillon, slaughters a group of pilgrims going to Mecca. Saladin then decides to take revenge.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Ahmad Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar, Nadia Lutfi, Mohamed Abdel Gawad
Votes: 2,881
80. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Drama, History
Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.
Director: Han-min Kim | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Myung-gon
Votes: 13,045 | Gross: $2.59M
81. Stealing Heaven (1988)
R | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance
In medieval Paris, a young religious scholar and the beautiful niece of a local patrician fall madly in love and consummate their passion for each other. In the religious uproar that follows, they are condemned and brutally punished.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton
Votes: 829
82. Bosco d'amore (1981)
113 min | Drama, Romance
14th century - the Black Death is killing millions across Europe and civil wars are adding to the turmoil and chaos. A young teenage couple is sent to live in a nearby town by the man's uncle, in an attempt to keep them safe from harm.
Director: Alberto Bevilacqua | Stars: Monica Guerritore, Rodolfo Bigotti, William Berger, Mario Feliciani
Votes: 14
83. The King and the Clown (2005)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, History
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Jung Jin-young, Kang Seong-yeon, Lee Joon-gi
Votes: 5,980
84. Joan of Arc (1948)
Approved | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
The abbreviated life of the 15th-century French heroine.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Selena Royle, Robert Barrat
Votes: 3,776
85. The Last King (2016)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, History
In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Torkel Dommersnes Soldal, Ane Ulimoen Øverli
Votes: 7,743 | Gross: $0.01M
86. Flavia, the Heretic (1974)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror
A young woman forced into nun-hood by her corrupt father teams up with an army of Muslims to destroy the convent and kill those who wronged her.
Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, María Casares, Claudio Cassinelli, Anthony Higgins
Votes: 1,217
87. Joan of Arc (II) (2019)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, History, War
In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan (Lise Leplat Prudhomme) leads the army of the King ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Dumont | Stars: Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Annick Lavieville, Justine Herbez, Benoît Robail
Votes: 785
88. The Sword of El Cid (1962)
86 min | Drama, History
Film based on the homonymous poem and other documents from the epoque.
Director: Miguel Iglesias | Stars: Chantal Deberg, Roland Carey, Sandro Moretti, Daniela Bianchi
Votes: 102
89. Man on Horseback (1969)
M/PG | 98 min | Drama
It's medieval times. Kohlhaas merchants with horses. When going to the local fair to sell his horses, is forced by a noble to leave him part of the merchandise as payment for traveling ... See full summary »
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: David Warner, Anna Karina, Thomas Holtzmann, Michael Gothard
Votes: 234
90. Mariken van Nieumeghen (1974)
80 min | Drama, History
A sparkling film and surprising look into the middle ages by means of the story of Mariken, whose beauty is used by the devilish comedian Moenen to put people up against each other.
Director: Jos Stelling | Stars: Eric Bais, Sander Bais, Kees Bakker, Jacqueline Bayer
Votes: 257
91. Soldier of God (2005)
94 min | Drama
A Knights Templar meets a mysterious Muslim in the desert where they find refuge in an oasis with beautiful woman. As the Knight falls for the woman, he questions himself but the Muslim holds a secret that will change their lives for ever.
Director: W.D. Hogan | Stars: Tim Abell, Bill Mendieta, Mapi Galán, Nicholas Kadi
Votes: 527
92. Jménem krále (2009)
77 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Director: Petr Nikolaev | Stars: Karel Roden, Klára Issová, Jan Kanyza, David Prachar
Votes: 112
93. Pope Joan (2009)
149 min | Drama, History, Romance
A woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman, Iain Glen
Votes: 9,110
94. Banovic Strahinja (1981)
105 min | Action, Biography, Drama
In late 14th century medieval Serbia becomes the target of Ottoman invaders. One of their renegade gangs burns the castle and takes young wife of Banovic Strahinja, respected Serbian noble.... See full summary »
Director: Vatroslav Mimica | Stars: Franco Nero, Dragan Nikolic, Sanja Vejnovic, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 1,109
95. The Conquest (1996)
109 min | Action, Drama, History
In 896, the Magyar chief Arpad and his seven tribes venture into the Carpathian basin from the steppes.
Director: Gábor Koltay | Stars: Franco Nero, Géza Tordy, Imre Sinkovits, Tibor Bitskey
Votes: 1,153
96. Witchhammer (1970)
107 min | Drama, History, Horror
In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Vladimír Smeral, Elo Romancik, Josef Kemr, Sona Valentová
Votes: 2,832
97. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
PG | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 4,944
98. King Conqueror (2009)
Action, Adventure, Biography
The life and battles of James I, King of Aragon (a.k.a. King Conqueror), the most renowned of the Spanish medieval kings of Aragon (1213-1276), who added the Kingdom of Valencia, the ... See full summary »
Director: José Antonio Escrivá | Stars: Tim Roth, Thomas Kretschmann, Juan Diego Botto, Enrique Arce
Votes: 90
99. Memories of the Sword (2015)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History
While in medieval Korea, a young girl sets out to revenge the betrayal and the death of her mother. But therefore she must face one of the most powerful men and warriors of the Goryo Dynasty.
Director: Heung-sik Park | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Kim Go-eun, Lee Jun-ho, Jeon Do-yeon
Votes: 2,482 | Gross: $0.11M
100. Vespro siciliano (1949)
91 min | Drama
A story from the historic uprising of 1282 known as the War of the Sicilian Vespers (since it began during the evening prayer service of vespers on Easter Monday of that year). Sicily is in... See full summary »
Director: Giorgio Pastina | Stars: Marina Berti, Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi, Ermanno Randi
Votes: 13
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