Il etait une fois la revolution

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poster The May Revolution
The May Revolution
5mn - History, Drama
La Revolución de Mayo (in English: May Revolution) is an Argentine silent movie premiered in 1909. As the name denotes, it is focused on the events of the May Revolution. It was directed by Mario Gallo, a…
poster A Revolutionary
A Revolutionary
(3/5)
36mn - Drama
In 1907, the Russian authorities learn that a revolutionary known as 'Granddad' is living in hiding with his brother. The revolutionary is soon arrested and sent to Siberia. After ten years of struggling …
poster The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror
(2.8/5)
102mn - History, Drama
The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his und…
poster Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
(2.7/5)
122mn - Documentary, History
A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and the final triumph.
poster Caesar The Conqueror
Caesar The Conqueror
104mn - History, Adventure
In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, inclu…
poster Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
94mn - Action, Adventure, Romance
A bold rebel leader returns to his home city for a final showdown with a tyrannical king, only to find himself unexpectedly drawn to the ruler's captivating niece. As political intrigue and battle loom, h…
poster Zero for Conduct
Zero for Conduct
(1/5)
41mn - Comedy, Drama
In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.
poster Mutiny
Mutiny
(2.6/5)
77mn - Adventure, War, History
Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As first mate, Marshall recruits Ben Waldridge, a cashiered forme…
poster Waterloo
Waterloo
(3.7/5)
257mn - History, Action, Drama
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The b…
poster A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
30mn - Drama, History
A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
poster Bandits En Automobile - Episode 1: The Gray Car Gang
Bandits En Automobile - Episode 1: The Gray Car Gang
(3.2/5)
12mn - Action
In 1913 early French film pioneer Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset died abruptly at the age of 51. His filmography of about 60 titles includes all film genres but is today mostly lost. He was particularly intere…
poster The Last Command
The Last Command
88mn - Drama, History, Romance
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
poster The Pirate of the Black Hawk
The Pirate of the Black Hawk
72mn - Adventure
Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke's young son. Capt. Riccardo, the leader of a pirate band on the ship Black Hawk, sets out to …
poster 1812
1812
(2.8/5)
41mn - Drama, History
Made in 1912, this film has become known as one of the greatest pieces of pre-Soviet cinema. The silent film tells the story of the Patriotic war of 1812 when Napoleon attempted to invade Russia. This joi…
poster She Came To The Valley
She Came To The Valley
92mn - Action, Adventure, Drama
A determined pioneer woman struggles to survive on the dangerous Texas-Mexico border during the revolution, caught between her growing attraction to a mysterious drifter and the shocking discovery that he…
poster Napoleon
Napoleon
(3.1/5)
Nonemn - History, Drama, War
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estate…
poster Revolt of the Zombies
Revolt of the Zombies
65mn - Horror
An international expedition ventures into Cambodia to destroy an ancient formula that transforms men into mindless zombies, but when one scientist discovers the secret, he uses it to create an army of the…
poster Police in the Year 2000
Police in the Year 2000
5mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
From a futuristic airship, the French police stop crime, arrest criminals, and catch dogs without touching the ground. (MoMA)
poster The Oath and the Man
The Oath and the Man
12mn - History, Drama, Romance
A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the perfumer is a leader of the peasants. His priest made him swear an oath to leave vengeance to God, howeve…
poster The Joe Louis Story
The Joe Louis Story
(2.9/5)
88mn - Drama
From the poverty of Alabama sharecropping to the heavyweight championship of the world, Joe Louis battles both devastating opponents in the ring and crushing racism outside it, becoming an American icon w…
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