The Duellists

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 31 Aug 1977 · English

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.

Anna Karenina

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 6 Sept 2012 · English

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Movie · 7.7 / 10 · 23 Jan 2002 · English

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

Suite Française

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 12 Mar 2015 · English

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

The Pride and the Passion

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 10 Jul 1957 · English

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.

Mayerling

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 31 Oct 1968 · English

Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.

Paths of Glory

Movie · 8.3 / 10 · 25 Oct 1957 · English

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Nicholas and Alexandra

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 29 Nov 1971 · English

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

Jane Eyre

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 20 Jan 1996 · English

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Tristan & Isolde

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 7 Apr 2006 · English

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.

The Last Command

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 21 Jan 1928 · English

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

Barry Lyndon

Movie · 8.0 / 10 · 18 Dec 1975 · English

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.