Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1854"

1. Burn! (1969)

R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War

In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia

Votes: 5,831 | Gross: $0.43M

2. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

PG | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The sole surviving Texas Ranger (Klinton Spilsbury) of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader Major Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd) returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger.

Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Clark

Votes: 2,525 | Gross: $12.62M

3. In Old Chicago (1938)

Passed | 95 min | Action, Drama, Musical

The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Alice Brady

Votes: 2,631

4. The Mississippi Gambler (1953)

Approved | 99 min | Romance, Western

In 1854 Mississippi, honest riverboat card gambler Mark Fallon wins young Laurent Dureau's diamond necklace, a family heirloom which, in the end, will bring him happiness and tragedy alike.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Julie Adams, John McIntire

Votes: 835

5. Hawmps! (1976)

G | 113 min | Comedy, Family, Western

In 1854, at Fort Val Verde, Texas, the U.S. Cavalry is experimenting the novel idea of using camels rather than horses as a means of transportation.

Director: Joe Camp | Stars: James Hampton, Christopher Connelly, Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle

Votes: 379

6. The King Steps Out (1936)

Approved | 85 min | Biography, Musical, Romance

Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.

Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Franchot Tone, Grace Moore, Walter Connolly, Raymond Walburn

Votes: 238

7. Eureka Stockade (1949)

Approved | 103 min | Drama, History, Western

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing

Votes: 210

8. Maria Pentagiotissa (1927)

100 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Maria, a beautiful girl, baptized by Father Gavriil, joins gang leader Davelis and returns to her village to take revenge on the people who had treated her badly.

Director: Ahilleas Madras | Stars: Frida Poupelina, Aimilios Veakis, Emmanouil Kadiotis, Vasilis Avlonitis

Votes: 22

9. Veronika (1986)

97 min | Biography, Drama

1854: Emperor Franz Joseph I is about to arrive in Prague and Veronika was among those who came to Stromovka to welcome him or were led there by curiosity. She wants to present the Emperor ... See full summary »

Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Tatjana Medvecká, Jana Hlavácová, Martin Ruzek, Frantisek Nemec

Votes: 30

10. Kludde (2013)

7 min | Short, Drama, Horror

Along the Scheldt river in Flanders once dwelt a monster. The Kludde was untouchable, no one was safe. Not even on the joyful day of a wedding.

Director: Eric Lammens | Stars: Aurelie Abbeloos, Rein Bauwens, Sam Beeckman, Petra Blauwaert

11. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: Dangerous Journey (1958)

30 min | Western

Matt nabs a newlywed bank robber. While trying to force the robber to give up the identity of his boss, Matt must contend with the robber's gang, the vigilantes, and the robber's new bride.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Carolyn Craig, Robert Osborne

Votes: 11

12. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: Gang Tech (2005)

TV-G | Documentary, History, Western

Explores the life of some of the most famous gang of the West, showing their lives and the technology that helped them commit their crimes.

Stars: David Carradine, Jacqui Allen, Matt Annecharico, John Boessenecker

Votes: 14

13. Investigating History (2003– )
Episode: The Lost Battle of the Civil War (2004)

Documentary, History

Realing from strategic defeats in the East, Confederate forces plan a flanking attack on the Western frontier in an attempt to draw Union forces to the west and relieve the pressure on ... See full summary »

Director: Jamie Schenk | Star: Bill Kurtis

14. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: The Empire State Building (1994)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

This program focuses on the symbolic and historical aspects of the Empire State Building rather than its architecture and technology. The world's tallest building was preceded but a ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Thomas | Stars: Irwin G. Cantor, Brendan Gill, Lydia Ruth

Votes: 39

15. Connections 2 (1994– )
Episode: Something for Nothing (1994)

Documentary

Add a Plot

Director: Mike Slee | Star: James Burke

Votes: 14

16. The Supreme Court (2007– )
Episode: One Nation Under Law (2007)

History

Focuses on Chief Justice John Marshall, who scored a coup for a previously impotent Supreme Court when he seized the power of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison, and his ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Lennon | Stars: Charles Aldrich, C.R. Anderson, John Anderson, William Barker

Votes: 7

17. Rag Nymph (1997– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1997)

Drama, History

When Millie's mother is incarcerated she is taken in by Aggie the rag woman and her helper Ben. The local pimp has his eyes on both Millie and her mother. Millie is sent to a convent school to keep her safe.

Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Val McLane, Dave Johns, Fleur Bennett, Perdita Weeks

Votes: 13

18. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Take Me to Your Leader (2021)

TV-MA | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A group of college students on a camping trip are swept up in a horrifying and deadly conspiracy decades in the making.

Director: Max Winkler | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Leslie Grossman, Angelica Ross

Votes: 3,258

19. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Off the Wall (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

The Pawn Stars prepare to charge when a man brings in a Civil War musket once carried by an ancestor wounded in battle. Complete with rare documentation. Then, Rick blows a gasket when his ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell

Votes: 46

20. Fake or Fortune (2010– )
Episode: Flemish Old Master (2022)

Documentary, Mystery

Can Fiona and her team of art experts identify the Flemish master who painted a masterpiece hanging on the wall of a Scottish church?

Stars: Fiona Bruce, Koenraad Jonckheere, Philip Mould, Tico Siefert

Votes: 10

21. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: What Caused the Fall of the Samurai? (2023)

12 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces the fall of the samurai, the hereditary Japanese military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan until the 1870s. Curiously, owing to ... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

22. The Invisible Shield (2024)
Episode: Follow the Data (2024)

Documentary

Data has been an essential public health tool since at least the seventeenth century. Data collection and responsible responsive action can save lives.

Directors: Taimi Arvidson, Jason Kliot | Stars: Amy Acton, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Nana Adofo-Ansong, Mary Bassett

23. Scandalous Overtures (2014– )
Episode: Johannes Brahms & Clara Schumann: Did They or Didn't They? (2015)

8 min | Reality-TV

A tragic love story: As Schumann the husband, wasted away from illness did the relationship between his wife and Brahms remain platonic? Their own words tell us how they loved and supported... See full summary »

Star: Robert Greenberg