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Historical,Biblical,Legendary,Mythological,Fairy tales Fantastical Films/TV Series,War Films/TV Series List A

by Tim_E_Dav_95 • Created 11 months ago • Modified 1 month ago
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  • The Rebels (2019)

    1. The Rebels

    20191h 22m
    3.4 (156)
    Four rebellious teenagers in 1st century Roman-occupied Wales must flee their village and live in the wild after they accidentally kill a Roman soldier and cause an uprising. They must learn to live together or risk facing the wrath of Rome.
    DirectorEmmet CumminsStarsTom LeachMia McKenna-BruceGwydion Rhys
  • Jaime Blanch, Juan Gea, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Francesc Orella, Rodolfo Sancho, Nacho Fresneda, Julián Villagrán, Hugo Silva, Francesca Piñón, Manuela Vellés, Pep Miràs, Aura Garrido, and Macarena García in The Ministry of Time (2015)

    2. The Ministry of Time

    2015–202043 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (5.9K)
    A warrior from the 16th Century, the first female university student from the 19th Century, and a paramedic from the 21st Century join a secret agency to prevent people from changing Spanish history using time-traveling doors.
    CreatorsJavier OlivaresPablo OlivaresStarsCayetana Guillén CuervoJuan GeaFrancesca Piñón
  • Jaime Lorente in El Cid (2020)

    3. El Cid

    2020–202110 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.8 (4.6K)
    The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
    CreatorsLuis ArranzJose VelascoStarsJaime LorenteFrancisco OrtizAlicia Sanz
  • Rodolfo Sancho and Michelle Jenner in Isabel (2011)

    4. Isabel

    2011–201439 epsTV Series
    8.3 (2.7K)
    The life of Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic.
    StarsMichelle JennerRamon MadaulaRodolfo Sancho
  • Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar, and Raúl Mérida in The Broken Crown (2016)

    5. The Broken Crown

    20161h 53m
    6.6 (928)
    In a Spain consumed by ambition and power, the future of an empire depends on one woman's state of mind.
    DirectorJordi FradesStarsRodolfo SanchoIrene EscolarRaúl Mérida
  • Álvaro Cervantes in Charles, Emperor King (2015)

    6. Charles, Emperor King

    2015–201617 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.4 (797)
    The Roman Catholic Church faces the new challenges of Protestanism in Northern Europe and Paganism in the Americas. Carlos V seeks to secure the power of the Church, in this continuation of Isabel (2011-2014) and La Corona Partida (2016).
    StarsÁlvaro CervantesAlfonso BassaveMarina Salas
  • Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

    7. Da Vinci's Demons

    2013–201528 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (81K)
    Follows Leonardo Da Vinci during his early days in Florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.
    CreatorDavid S. GoyerStarsTom RileyGregg ChilingirianEros V
  • The Feathered Serpent (1976)

    8. The Feathered Serpent

    1976–197812 epsTV Series
    7.4 (42)
    A young boy named Tozo must prevent Nasca, the bloodthirsty high priest of Teshcata, from seizing control of the Aztec civilisation.
    StarsPatrick TroughtonDiane KeenBrian Deacon
  • Atlantis (2013)

    9. Atlantis

    2013–201526 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.5 (13K)
    Far from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis.
    CreatorsHoward OvermanJohnny CappsJulian MurphyStarsMark AddyJack DonnellyRobert Emms
  • The Name of the Rose (2019)

    10. The Name of the Rose

    20198 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.9 (4.7K)
    In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor. Television adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel 'The Name of the Rose'.
    StarsJohn TurturroRupert EverettDamian Hardung
  • Sword of War (2009)

    11. Sword of War

    20092h 19mR
    4.4 (1.5K)
    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.
    DirectorRenzo MartinelliStarsRaz DeganKasia SmutniakRutger Hauer
  • The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

    12. The Flame and the Arrow

    19501h 28mApproved
    6.8 (4.5K)
    Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
    DirectorJacques TourneurStarsBurt LancasterVirginia MayoRobert Douglas
  • Matthew Broderick and Michelle Pfeiffer in Ladyhawke (1985)

    13. Ladyhawke

    19852h 1mPG-1364Metascore
    6.9 (54K)
    The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMatthew BroderickRutger HauerMichelle Pfeiffer
  • Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Valentina Vargas in The Name of the Rose (1986)

    14. The Name of the Rose

    19862h 10mR54Metascore
    7.7 (123K)
    An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
    DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsSean ConneryChristian SlaterHelmut Qualtinger
  • Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Luca Pasqualino, and Howard Charles in The Musketeers (2014)

    15. The Musketeers

    2014–201630 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (25K)
    Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.
    CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsLuca PasqualinoTom BurkeSantiago Cabrera
  • Galina Belyaeva, Algimantas Masiulis, and Igor Shavlak in The Black Arrow (1985)

    16. The Black Arrow

    19851h 31m
    5.9 (121)
    End of the fifteenth century. There is a war for the English throne - the war of the Scarlet and White Roses. Dick Shelton, whose father was killed, will fight under the banner of the future King of England, Richard III. But having understood the goals and aspirations of the warring parties, Dick will move away from the fight.
    DirectorSergey TarasovStarsGalina BelyaevaIgor ShavlakLeonid Kulagin
  • The Black Arrow (1948)

    17. The Black Arrow

    19481h 16mApproved
    6.1 (494)
    Young nobleman Richard Shelton returns from the War of the Roses to find his father murdered, a fugitive family friend blamed, and his uncle occupying his estates.
    DirectorGordon DouglasStarsLouis HaywardJanet BlairGeorge Macready
  • Taras Bulba (2009)

    18. Taras Bulba

    20092h 11mNot Rated
    5.7 (3.6K)
    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.
    DirectorVladimir BortkoStarsBogdan StupkaIgor PetrenkoVladimir Vdovichenkov
  • Hetman (2015)

    19. Hetman

    20152h
    6.6 (57)
    DirectorValeriy YamburskiyStarsKostyantyn LinartovychFatima GorbenkoSergey Kalantay
  • Izabella Scorupco in With Fire and Sword (1999)

    20. With Fire and Sword

    19992h 55m
    7.0 (5.8K)
    An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century.
    DirectorJerzy HoffmanStarsIzabella ScorupcoMichal ZebrowskiAleksandr Domogarov
  • The Deluge (1974)

    21. The Deluge

    19744h 47m
    7.7 (3.5K)
    During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.
    DirectorJerzy HoffmanStarsDaniel OlbrychskiMalgorzata BraunekTadeusz Lomnicki
  • Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)

    22. Colonel Wolodyjowski

    19692h 40m
    7.2 (1.9K)
    In 1668 Polish colonel Michael Wolodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
    DirectorJerzy HoffmanStarsTadeusz LomnickiMagdalena ZawadzkaMieczyslaw Pawlikowski
  • The Conquest of Siberia (2019)

    23. The Conquest of Siberia

    20191h 48mTV-14
    5.8 (1.3K)
    A young officer, Ivan Demarin, is sent to the depths of Siberia. Here Ivan meets his first love and, together with his regiment, finds himself drawn into a conspiracy by local princes, who are hunting for Yarkand's gold.
    DirectorIgor ZaytsevStarsVladimir AfanasyevAndrey BurkovskiyYerkebulan Daiyrov
  • 1612: Khroniki smutnogo vremeni (2007)

    24. 1612: Khroniki smutnogo vremeni

    20072h 24mNot Rated
    5.6 (2.3K)
    The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles.
    DirectorVladimir KhotinenkoStarsPyotr KislovMichal ZebrowskiArtur Smolyaninov
  • Sluga Gosudarev (2007)

    25. Sluga Gosudarev

    20072h 11m
    5.8 (1.5K)
    At the beginning of the 18th century, king of France exiles two duelists from the state: one to Russia and another to Sweden, which are at war.
    DirectorOleg RyaskovStarsDmitriy MillerAleksandr BukharovKseniya Knyazeva

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