Curated category
English-language historical drama films
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)In the year 1527, King Henry VIII of England stood before his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. Their marriage had produced no male heir to secure the…
- Gone with the Wind (film)Selznick International Pictures spent two years delaying the start of filming until January 1939. The production was troubled from its inception, with…
- The Beguiled (1971 film)In 1863, a young student named Amy finds a seriously wounded Union soldier lying in the forest near her school. She carries him to the gates of the Miss…
- Apollo 13 (film)On the third day of their journey to the Moon, an electrical short circuit caused a liquid oxygen tank to explode inside the Apollo 13 spacecraft.
- Anne of the Thousand DaysThe year 1948 marked the Broadway premiere of Maxwell Anderson's play at the Shubert Theatre. H. C. Potter directed a production that ran for 288…
- Free State of Jones (film)The year 1863 marked a turning point in Jones County, Mississippi. Confederate soldiers seized crops and livestock from struggling neighbors who were already…
- Gods and Generals (film)Ted Turner personally financed the 2003 film Gods and Generals after Warner Bros. Pictures rejected his initial pitch in 2000.
- Macbeth (1948 film)In 1947, Orson Welles began promoting the notion of bringing a Shakespeare drama to the motion picture screen. He initially attempted to pique Alexander…
- The Birth of a NationD. W. Griffith began filming on the 4th of July 1914 and finished by October 1914. The production used approximately 150,000 feet of footage to create a…
- Glory (1989 film)Kevin Jarre stood in Room 421 of the Gramercy Park Hotel during a few weeks in 1988. He wrote the screenplay for Glory on spec while staring at the Robert…
- Lincoln (film)In the freezing air of January 1865, President Abraham Lincoln stands in a dimly lit room within the White House. He stares at a map of Virginia while his…