Film Index
British cinema: History
Henry V (1989)
Kenneth Branagh
Early in 15th century England, representatives of the Church urge the recently crowned King Henry V to invade France, since he has a legitimate claim to the country's throne...
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Kenneth Branagh
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
John Guillermin
England, 1944. The German High Command are apprised of the Allies' intention to launch a full-scale invasion of France but remain in the dark as to where the attack will commence...
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John Guillermin
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Alfred Hitchcock
After the death of her mother, a young Irish girl named Mary Yellen travels to England to stay with her aunt Patience, who lives at an inn in Cornwall...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Julius Caesar (1970)
Stuart Burge
On his return to Rome after crushing his enemy Pompey in a civil war, the emperor Julius Caesar is greeted as a hero by the populace...
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Stuart Burge
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Jacques Feyder
1913. Fothergill, a British journalist facing expulsion from Russia, accepts the offer of a friend to work as a spy. Under the name Peter Ouranoff, he infiltrates a group of revolutionaries, but is arrested after an attempt to blow up the government minister Vladinoff...
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Jacques Feyder
Koenigsmark (1935)
Maurice Tourneur
In 1912, the princess Aurore accompanies her father to the European principality of Lautenburg, where the king, her uncle, tells her she is to marry his heir, the Grand Duke Rodolphe... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
In 1912, the princess Aurore accompanies her father to the European principality of Lautenburg, where the king, her uncle, tells her she is to marry his heir, the Grand Duke Rodolphe... [More...]
Life of Brian (1979)
Terry Jones
Judea 33 AD. Brian is an idealistic young Jew, a nice lad who, like many of his fellow Judeans, is somewhat miffed by the Roman occupation of his country... [More...]
Terry Jones
Judea 33 AD. Brian is an idealistic young Jew, a nice lad who, like many of his fellow Judeans, is somewhat miffed by the Roman occupation of his country... [More...]
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Anthony Harvey
Christmas, 1183. King Henry II of England summons his estranged wife Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons, Richard, John and Geoffrey, to Chinon Castle to resolve the matter of his inheritance... [More...]
Anthony Harvey
Christmas, 1183. King Henry II of England summons his estranged wife Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons, Richard, John and Geoffrey, to Chinon Castle to resolve the matter of his inheritance... [More...]
The Madness of King George (1994)
Nicholas Hytner
In 1788, King George III of Great Britain is almost 30 years into his reign but those closest to him have noticed a sudden deterioration in his state of mind... [More...]
Nicholas Hytner
In 1788, King George III of Great Britain is almost 30 years into his reign but those closest to him have noticed a sudden deterioration in his state of mind... [More...]
The Man in Grey (1943)
Leslie Arliss
In Regency England, Hesther Shaw is welcomed by Miss Patchett to her school for young ladies in Bath. Hesther's straitened circumstances makes her resentful of the kindnesses shown to her by Miss Patchett and her pupils but she soon buries her grievances and makes friends with the universally popular Clarissa Marr... [More...]
Leslie Arliss
In Regency England, Hesther Shaw is welcomed by Miss Patchett to her school for young ladies in Bath. Hesther's straitened circumstances makes her resentful of the kindnesses shown to her by Miss Patchett and her pupils but she soon buries her grievances and makes friends with the universally popular Clarissa Marr... [More...]
Mayerling (1968)
Terence Young
Austria in the 1880s. The crown prince Rudolph is a constant thorn in the side of his father, the Emperor Franz Joseph. He allies himself with political agitators in the hope of reforming his country and spends more time with his mistresses than he does with his wife Stephanie... [More...]
Terence Young
Austria in the 1880s. The crown prince Rudolph is a constant thorn in the side of his father, the Emperor Franz Joseph. He allies himself with political agitators in the hope of reforming his country and spends more time with his mistresses than he does with his wife Stephanie... [More...]
Monsieur N. (2003)
Antoine de Caunes
From 1815, soon after his defeat at Waterloo, to his death in 1821, Napoleon lives out his exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic... [More...]
Antoine de Caunes
From 1815, soon after his defeat at Waterloo, to his death in 1821, Napoleon lives out his exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic... [More...]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam
England, 932 AD. Accompanied by his faithful servant Patsy, King Arthur of the Britons is busy recruiting his Knights of the Round Table - not an easy task when most of the population appear to be peasants with aggressively militant anarchic tendencies... [More...]
Terry Gilliam
England, 932 AD. Accompanied by his faithful servant Patsy, King Arthur of the Britons is busy recruiting his Knights of the Round Table - not an easy task when most of the population appear to be peasants with aggressively militant anarchic tendencies... [More...]
The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
Richard Fleischer
In the mid-16th century, Tom Canty is an urchin boy who is abused by his father and forced to steal to support his family... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
In the mid-16th century, Tom Canty is an urchin boy who is abused by his father and forced to steal to support his family... [More...]
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Alexander Korda
England, 1536. As one wife mounts the scaffold, another prepares to take her wedding vows. King Henry VIII is confident that this third marriage, to the beautiful but dim Jane Seymour, will be a success... [More...]
Alexander Korda
England, 1536. As one wife mounts the scaffold, another prepares to take her wedding vows. King Henry VIII is confident that this third marriage, to the beautiful but dim Jane Seymour, will be a success... [More...]
The Remains of the Day (1993)
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
Richard III (1955)
Laurence Olivier
England, 1461. The rivalry between the royal houses of York and Lancaster that has resulted in bloody civil wars appears to be at an end when Edward IV is crowned king of England... [More...]
Laurence Olivier
England, 1461. The rivalry between the royal houses of York and Lancaster that has resulted in bloody civil wars appears to be at an end when Edward IV is crowned king of England... [More...]
Saint Joan (1957)
Otto Preminger
Twenty-five years after having been burnt at the stake for heresy, Joan of Arc returns to King Charles VII of France as a ghost and taunts him for having betrayed her... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Twenty-five years after having been burnt at the stake for heresy, Joan of Arc returns to King Charles VII of France as a ghost and taunts him for having betrayed her... [More...]
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
Roman Polanski
Victorious in battle, the warriors Macbeth and Banquo are returning to their home in Scotland when they are met by three strange hags who greet them with fantastic prophesies... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Victorious in battle, the warriors Macbeth and Banquo are returning to their home in Scotland when they are met by three strange hags who greet them with fantastic prophesies... [More...]
Vatel (2000)
Roland Joffé
In 1671, the ageing Prince de Condé is anxious to regain the favour of King Louis XIV so that he can earn himself a commission as a general and lead a glorious military campaign against the Dutch... [More...]
Roland Joffé
In 1671, the ageing Prince de Condé is anxious to regain the favour of King Louis XIV so that he can earn himself a commission as a general and lead a glorious military campaign against the Dutch... [More...]
Witchfinder General (1968)
Michael Reeves
1645. Amid the turmoil of the English Civil War, there are those who turn the breakdown in law and order to their advantage... [More...]
Michael Reeves
1645. Amid the turmoil of the English Civil War, there are those who turn the breakdown in law and order to their advantage... [More...]
Zulu (1964)
Cy Endfield
In 1879, missionary Otto Witt and his daughter Margareta are attending a mass Zulu marriage ceremony in Natal when they learn that a British force of 1400 men has just been wiped out by an army of Zulu warriors... [More...]
Cy Endfield
In 1879, missionary Otto Witt and his daughter Margareta are attending a mass Zulu marriage ceremony in Natal when they learn that a British force of 1400 men has just been wiped out by an army of Zulu warriors... [More...]