Posts Tagged ‘18th-century’

Bounty, The (1984)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | History
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Gibson, Mel | Hopkins, Anthony | Olivier, Laurence | Fox, Edward | Day-Lewis, Daniel | Hill, Bernard | Davis, Philip | Neeson, Liam | Kaa, Wi Kuki | Vernette, Tevaite | Brown, Philip Martin | Chandler, Simon | Terris, Malcolm | Adams, Simon | Sessions, John
Directors: Donaldson, Roger
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The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

Sweeney Todd (2006)

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Banzaru, Radu | Bradley, David | Butuc, Zoltan | Currier, Paul | Foxxe, David | Frost, Roger | Gottwald, Ingo | Hardy, Tom | Micu, Radu Andrei | O'Donnell, Anthony | Spahiu, Gabriel | Walker, Ben | Warner, David | Winstone, Ray | Davis, Essie
Directors: Moore, Dave
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A BBC adaptation of the classic tale of the 18th century demon barber of Fleet Street, London, who cuts the throats of his unsuspecting clients in his shop.

Misérables, Les (1998)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Neeson, Liam | Rush, Geoffrey | Thurman, Uma | Danes, Claire | Matheson, Hans | Brynolfsson, Reine | Vaughan, Peter | Adamson, Christopher | Barlow, Tim | Bateson, Timothy | Birkin, David | Chalupa, Václav | Cregg, Ian | Crompton, Ben | David, Zdenek
Directors: August, Bille
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Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men’s lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Amazing Grace (2006)

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Gruffudd, Ioan | Garai, Romola | Cumberbatch, Benedict | Finney, Albert | Gambon, Michael | Sewell, Rufus | N'Dour, Youssou | Hinds, Ciarán | Jones, Toby | Farrell, Nicholas | Le Touzel, Sylvestra | Swift, Jeremy | Campbell Moore, Stephen | Paterson, Bill | Day, Nicholas
Directors: Apted, Michael
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The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament in 19th century England, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.

Brothers Grimm, The (2005)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Czech Republic | USA
Actors: Bellucci, Monica | Ratimec, Petr | Lukesová, Barbora | Rust, Anna | Robson, Jeremy | Damon, Matt | Ledger, Heath | Kalvoda, Radim | Hofmann, Martin | Pepa Nos, Josef | Gilliam, Harry | Táborský, Miroslav | Ashton-Griffiths, Roger | Procházková, Marika Sarah | Crook, Mackenzie | Ridings, Richard
Directors: Gilliam, Terry
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Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Ricci, Christina | Richardson, Miranda | Gambon, Michael | Van Dien, Casper | Jones, Jeffrey | Lee, Christopher | Griffiths, Richard | McDiarmid, Ian | Gough, Michael | Pickering, Marc | Marie, Lisa | Waddington, Steven | Walken, Christopher | Skinner, Claire
Directors: Burton, Tim
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The classic story of “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” is brought to life by the gothic film maker Tim Burton. Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane, and to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) he will have to brave the nearby woods, even though several decapitated bodies have been found. And then the legend of the axe wielding headless horsemen come together to make this movie.

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Cruise, Tom | Pitt, Brad | Dunst, Kirsten | Rea, Stephen | Banderas, Antonio | Slater, Christian | McCollam, Virginia | McConnell, John | Seelig, Mike | Logan, Bellina | Newton, Thandie | Ové, Indra | McCrory, Helen | Owen, Lyla Hay | Scharfstein, Lee E.
Directors: Jordan, Neil
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It hadn’t even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis had lost his wife, and now he had lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts, and Lestat drains Louis’ mortal blood and then replaces it with his own turning Louis into a vampire. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Rush, Geoffrey | Bloom, Orlando | Knightley, Keira | Davenport, Jack | Pryce, Jonathan | Arenberg, Lee | Crook, Mackenzie | O'Hare, Damian | New, Giles | Barnett, Angus | Bailie, David | Berry Jr., Michael | Singleton Jr., Isaac C. | McNally, Kevin
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will’s life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. Full of edge-of-the-seat action and swashbuckling adventures, this is a movie you won’t want to miss!