List Movies Depicting 18c warfare

[Destraex]

I will start it off, but I am really after peoples recommendations for movies on the likes of Frederick the Great....

17thC
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18thC
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Patriot
Last of the Mohicans

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Sharpes
hornblower

[pansarskott]

18thC

Barry Lyndon
Revolution

19thC

War and Peace (russian version)
Waterloo

[Niles Crane]

War and Peace (russian version)
Waterloo

Thank the Lord someone else has seen these two films. I presented War and Peace to my club at school today. Everyone seemed to really enjoy it.

19th Century

Kolberg

[Black Francis]

19th, Naval: Master and Commander.

I still don't understand why this film so underrated... too cerebral for the unwashed masses perhaps?

[chilon]

19th, Naval: Master and Commander.

I still don't understand why this film so underrated... too cerebral for the unwashed masses perhaps?

I enjoyed that film but wait...

Was that Darwin on the boat discovering finches?

hmmm

[Anachronist]

I enjoyed that film but wait...

Was that Darwin on the boat discovering finches?

hmmm

No, it was a naturalist character perhaps inspired by Darwin.

[skoalchawnker]

19th, Naval: Master and Commander.

I still don't understand why this film so underrated... too cerebral for the unwashed masses perhaps?

exactly my though. I really like the movie, but none of my friends really do, i think its because there a little dull and they only like action comedys, regular comedys, horror, and movies like 300 with nonstop action. The just dont recognize a good movie when they see one.

[Rush Limbaugh]

Master and Commander is probably the best movie ever with sailing warships fighting it out.

Master and Commander:

Too bad they over dubbed that music. I remember in the theater it was so cool when the french ship first fired through the fog and the whole theater shook. And what a neat twist at the end. So where is the sequal?

[Grand Duke Vytautas]

Master and Commander is probably the best movie ever with sailing warships fighting it out.

Master and Commander:

Too bad they over dubbed that music. I remember in the theater it was so cool when the french ship first fired through the fog and the whole theater shook. And what a neat twist at the end. So where is the sequal?

Yes, I loved Master and Commander! Russel Crowe just suited very well for the captain and the feel of era and mood were so immerse
P.S. Yeah, those first shots through smoke were killers

[Mechstra]

Master and Commander ranks highly for me. One of my favourite films ever; it's just so consummately made, beautiful cinematography, gripping battle sequences, perfect period atmosphere.

CA using it as a touchstone of what to expect from naval battles makes me happy.

[Grand Duke Vytautas]

The movies/tv series I know that are set in enlightenment era:

*Master and Commander: the far side of the world - probably the best naval movie of this era
*Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy - nothing historical here, just 4fun
*The three musketeers (1993) - great movie based on Duma book
*The Patriot - I cry like a baby in this one as well as in Braveheart
*Last of the Mohicans (1992) - just brilliant movie in all aspects
*Sharpe tv series 14 episodes - best tv series depicting this era
*Hornblower tv series - good, but sharpe is da best
*Waterloo (1973) - cool classics, love the massive fighting scenes
*Gettysburg - well not quite fitting into this era (middle of 19th century), but friggin awesome and very long movie.

Btw here's a great site historical movies in chronological order
So that's the movies I've seen/liked the most, it's about time we start reading books and revising our video libraries on 18-19th centuries history guys
ETW FTW!

[Juno]

Master and Commander ranks highly for me. One of my favourite films ever; it's just so consummately made, beautiful cinematography, gripping battle sequences, perfect period atmosphere.

CA using it as a touchstone of what to expect from naval battles makes me happy.

I think I love you.

[Rush Limbaugh]

Heres a 17th century one

The Man in the Iron Mask

Man in the iron mask-13/13-A

Recognize Robert De Niro there.


Heres one of my all time favorites since I was a kid.

The Sea Hawk Trailer [1940]

16th century really how ever.

I cant find a video of this But it has one of the best ship on ship battles ever filmed

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

Gregory Peck ... Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N

Virginia Mayo ... Lady Barbara Wellesley

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

And this I guess is 16th ans well as its Cortez.

March from CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE

And how about all the Zorro Movies?

[Sidus Preclarum]

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc [/URL]

you realise this is 1sthalf XVth century, right?

[Destraex]

so far the only thing I have not seen is a Version of War and Peace

Still nothing really 18c either

And if your going to say Gettysburg then how about Gods and Generals

[zerathule]

The three musketeers setting is in the early 17th century.
- Rob Roy : a few Skirmishing battles between Scots versus english, excellent movie.
- Fanfan la Tulipe : french movie, a few mass battles, more comical than historical. Lame movie, even if there is Penelope Cruz
- Beaumarchais, l'insolent : a gun dealer working for france sending secretly weapons to the american revolutionaries.

[Ketzerfreund]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this one, yet:

- Mutiny On The Bounty (The '62 version, of course; gotta love Brandon's mimical acting... that arrogance... )

-Der Ketzerfreund.

[Sidus Preclarum]

Barry Lindon...

[Chuffy]

How about we list books aswell? Novels and history books.

The Military Experience in the Age of Reason - Christopher Duffy
Sharpe Novels - Bernard Cornwall (TV series is better)
Hornblower Novels - C.S Forester

[Ketzerfreund]

- Le Colonel Chabert. A movie about a veteran of the French-Russian Napoleonic war (played by Gérard Depardieu) returning home after having been reported dead... Beautiful!

-Der Ketzerfreund.