Francia 1815-1870
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1. Violetas imperiales (1952)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Violeta, an Andalusian gypsy, foretells a lady she will become empress. The lady is Eugenia de Montijo, and when she marries emperor Luis Napoleón of France she takes the young girl with ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Pottier | Stars: Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla, Simone Valère, Marie Sabouret
Votes: 115
2. Les Misérables (2012)
PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 346,019 | Gross: $148.81M
3. Aquellos años (1973)
142 min | Drama, History, War
Benito Juárez' fight during the 'National Decade' (1857-1867) against conservatives and French Intervention.
Directors: Felipe Cazals, Mario Llorca | Stars: Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Helena Rojo, Mario Almada, Julián Pastor
Votes: 38
4. Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross (2006 TV Movie)
99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard | Stars: Thomas Jouannet, Émilie Dequenne, Noémie Kocher, Michel Galabru
Votes: 184
5. Colonel Chabert (1994)
110 min | Drama, History, Romance
Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war to the point that the medical examiner has signed his death certificate. When he regains his health and memory... See full summary »
Director: Yves Angelo | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier
Votes: 2,075 | Gross: $0.73M
6. The Sword of Monte Cristo (1951)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure
In 1858 France, Emperor Louis Napoleon sends Captain Renault of the Royal Dragoons, Minister La Roche and Major Nicolet to Normandy in search of the members of a group of rebels. A Masked ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Geraghty | Stars: George Montgomery, Paula Corday, Berry Kroeger, William Conrad
Votes: 195
7. Juarez (1939)
Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains
Votes: 2,555
8. Vera Cruz (1954)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero
Votes: 11,326
9. Bismarck (1940)
118 min | Biography, Drama
A biographical film of Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia, and how he and his policies - including aggressive war - helped to unite Germany.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Paul Hartmann, Friedrich Kayßler, Lil Dagover, Käthe Haack
Votes: 240
10. Talleyrand ou Le sphinx incompris (1972 TV Movie)
Director: Jean-Paul Roux | Stars: Raymond Gérôme, Renaud Mary, Jean Le Mouël, Michel Beaune
11. Vidocq (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
Director: Pitof | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier
Votes: 23,110
12. The Emperor of Paris (2018)
TV-MA | 120 min | Adventure, Crime, History
Vidocq escapes captivity in 1805; years later he's a fabric merchant in Paris under an alias. He makes a deal of amnesty for catching criminals. He builds an efficient team of ex-cons to catch or kill them.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko
Votes: 6,131
13. Abd El-Kader (2014)
93 min | Documentary
Abd-El-Kader, a 19th Century Algerian leader, was admired in his time by Abraham Lincoln and is celebrated to this day by the Red Cross as a great humanitarian. Mixing animation and live action this film explores his story and legacy.
Director: Salem Brahimi | Star: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine
14. The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
Passed | 86 min | Biography, Drama, History
The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods
Votes: 3,152
15. Spy of Napoleon (1936)
77 min | Drama, History
Exiled French patriot helps to find the men who want to betray emperor Napoleon III by selling military secrets to the German government.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 27
16. Victor Hugo - Enemy of the State (2018)
200 min | Biography, Drama, History
1848, Paris under Siege: Victor Hugo is torn between his family, his mistresses and political turmoil - never mind finally completing his classic novel Les Miserables. Although Hugo is a ... See full summary »
Stars: Yannick Choirat, Isabelle Carré, Erika Sainte, Nade Dieu
Votes: 94
17. May 15th in Paris (2017)
9 min | Short, History
Shots of Paris on May 15, 2016 with a Parisian narrator telling us the story of May 15, 1848, when protesters finally pushed the establishment to let them have a popular vote to elect their ruler.
Director: Janek Ambros | Star: Nathalie Amélie
Votes: 15
18. The Young Karl Marx (2017)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 7,275 | Gross: $0.13M
19. Dumas (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, History
When Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, his ghostwriter, are at the summit of their collaboration, Auguste decides to pass himself off as Alexandre in order to seduce Charlotte, a fervent admirer of the great man.
Director: Safy Nebbou | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Dominique Blanc, Mélanie Thierry
Votes: 698
20. Balzac: A Passionate Life (1999 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 240 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A man who created great literature from the adventures of his own life--and the women at the heart of it. Although gruff, unsophisticated, and far from handsome, Balzac exerts an irresistible fascination on women.
Director: Josée Dayan | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi
Votes: 657
21. Widow of St. Pierre (2000)
R | 112 min | Drama, History, Romance
In a small French colony, a drunken man kills someone. While a guillotine is being shipped in, he changes, becoming a good and popular man.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 5,731 | Gross: $3.06M
22.
Les dossiers de l'écran (1967–1991)
Episode:
Charles Clément, canut de Lyon
(1979)
Director: Roger Kahane | Stars: André Weber, Bruno Balp, Jacques Monod, Louis Lyonnet
24. L'homme de Suez (1983– )
85 min | Adventure, History
The story of the creation of the Suez Canal and of the man who made it possible: French diplomat and visionary entrepreneur Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Stars: Guy Marchand, Armand Mestral, Ricardo Palacios, Sophie Renoir
Votes: 40
25.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Liberty Leading the People
(2005)
50 min | Documentary
Artists, academics, and critics discuss the historical origins, original reception, and slow climb to critical acclaim for Eugene Delacroix's painting commemorating the Revolution of 1830, "Liberty Leading the People."
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Samuel West, Tariq Ali, Sébastien Allard, Steve Bell
Votes: 10
26. Juan Manuel de Rosas (1972)
120 min | Drama
The political career of Juan Manuel de Rosas, twice Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires (1829-1832 and 1835-1852), who also ruled the Argentine Confederation during his second term in office.
Director: Manuel Antin | Stars: Rodolfo Bebán, Enrique Kossi, Roberto Airaldi, Alberto Argibay
Votes: 46
27. The Opium War (1997)
153 min | Drama, History, War
Qing official Lin Zexu burns the opium of British traders in a bid to end the opium trade. Incensed by his actions, the British traders appeal to their government, leading to the First Opium War and the eventual cessation of Hong Kong.
Director: Jin Xie | Stars: Guoan Bao, Liankun Lin, Sihung Lung, Debra Beaumont
Votes: 599
28. Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon
Votes: 2,306 | Gross: $0.72M
29.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Louis-Philippe et Marie-Amélie, notre dernier couple royal
(2018)
Biography, History
Director: Benjamin Lehrer | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Charles Amson, Sylvie Aprile, Gérard Audinet
30.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Napoléon, l'éxilé de Sainte-Hélène
(2021)
117 min | Biography, History
Napoleon, the exile on Saint Helena: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the truly great figures in French history. Stéphane Bern looks back at the last six years in the life of the first French ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Lehrer | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Éric Caruso, Mitsou Doudeau, Sébastien Fouillade
Votes: 7
31.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Charlotte et Maximilien, les sombres héros de Mexico
(2019)
Biography, History
Emperor Maximilian and his wife Charlotte, two sovereigns from Austria and Belgium, placed on a throne made-to-measure for them on the other side of the Atlantic, in Mexico. Despite their ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Lehrer | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Charlotte Aftassi, Florence Coste, Pascal Decombert
32.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Victor Hugo la face cachée du grand homme
(2012)
Biography, History
Stars: Stéphane Bern, Chloe Dumas
33.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Talleyrand, le diable boiteux
(2012)
Biography, History
Director: Guillaume de Lestrange | Star: Stéphane Bern
34.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Eugénie, la dernière impératrice
(2010)
Biography, History
About Eugénie de Montijo, wife of emperor Napoleon III, who was the last Empress consort of the French.
Star: Stéphane Bern
35. Vita di Cavour (1967– )
75 min | Biography, History
Stars: Renzo Palmer, Renzo Giovampietro, Aldo Massasso, Mariolina Bovo
La intervención de Napoleón III en la unificación italiana
36. Paris romantique, Paris érotique (2021 TV Movie)
95 min | Documentary
The image of Paris as the capital of love seems to be obvious today. However, it is only in the 19th century, with its "haussmannisation", that it acquired this title. How did this ... See full summary »
Director: Mathilde Damoisel | Stars: Céline Sallette, Cécile Arnaud, Mathilde Damoisel, Jean-Christophe Frèche
Votes: 7
37. De Asturias a Vietnam, un viaje en el tiempo (2005)
91 min | Documentary
Director: Juan Carlos García-Sampedro
38. Le souper (1992)
90 min | Drama, History
France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, ... See full summary »
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, Ticky Holgado
Votes: 639
39. Le radeau de la Méduse (1990)
130 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Jean Yanne, Daniel Mesguich, Claude Jade: A la recherche de la fortune et du paradis ils ne connurent que l'enfer.
Director: Iradj Azimi | Stars: Jean Yanne, Daniel Mesguich, Claude Jade, Philippe Laudenbach
Votes: 233
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