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Plot Summary:
Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, History, Romance
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, scenic, stylized, sexy, exciting, disturbing
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Angelique and the Sultan (1968)
Plot Summary:
This film finds Angélique in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. The first part of the film consist of her angrily refusing to be bedded as well as their trying to literally beat some sense into her. It all seems to go on too long and I was surprised that the Sultan simply didn't have her killed. Late in the film, she finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, semi serious, stylized, idiotic
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The Iron Mask (1962)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical twin of the King of France, Louis XIV.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags:
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Vivat, Naval Cadets! (1991)
Plot Summary:
In the second movie the Naval Cadets are guarding the princess coming from Germany to marry a Russian prince.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Adventure, History, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: stylized, light, sincere, captivating, sentimental
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Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Plot Summary:
Don Sallust (Louis de Funès) is minister of the King of Spain. It is a being disingenuous, hypocritical and greedy that collects the taxes himself, he turns in part to his advantage. He is hated by the people he oppresse.Accusé by Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery. Decided to revenge, it comes in contact with his nephew seducing Caesar.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: France, Spain, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anthology, cult classic, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, slapstick, spoof, parody, cult film
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Istanbul Beneath My Wings (1996)
Plot Summary:
17. yüzyıl İstanbul’u, 4. Murat’ın demir yumruğu altında yasaklarla dolu ama fantastik karşılaşmalara da pay bırakan bir hayata sahne olmaktadır. Kendilerini uçmaya ve insan sınırlarını zorlamaya adamış iki mucit, Hazerfen Ahmet Çelebi ile Lagari Hasan Çelebi işte böyle bir İstanbul’da yarenlik etmektedirler. Bekri Mustafa ile Evliya Çelebi gibi şahsiyetler, işte bu İstanbul’un sıradışı başka karakterleridir.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic
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The King's Daughters (2000)
Plot Summary:
Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free women. Madame de Maintenon is the secret wife of Louis XIV, and empowered by his support, she offers "her" two hundred fifty girls a playful and avant-garde education. Anne and Lucie, two inseparable friends, allow themselves to be carried away by the promise of a bright future. But Maintenon has arrived at the pinnacle of power through scheming and debasing herself and she now fears the fires of hell. She is counting on her model school to atone for her past sins.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 700
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: captivating, sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, epic, baroque, weird
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The Queen and the Cardinal (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of the 17th century, forbidden lovers Queen Anne of Austria, the widow of King Louis XIII, and her Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, face the opposition of a revengeful and power-seeking Court.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: History
Country: France
Duration: 197 min
Plot tags: historical drama, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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With Fire and Sword (1999)
Plot Summary:
In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the gradual decline of the once glorious republic.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, romantic, mysterious, epic, realistic, baroque
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The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Tirante the knight is as committed to fighting the Turks in Constantinople as he is to relieving Carmesina, the heiress to the Byzantine Empire, of her virginity.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: Italy, Spain, UK
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, captivating, romantic, sexy
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Untamable Angelique (1967)
Plot Summary:
Angelique goes in search of her husband Joffrey de Peyrac who did not die on the stake.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: idiotic
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D'artagnan and Three Musketeers (1979)
Plot Summary:
This is a wonderful three-part music video, shot by one of the most famous adventure novels of Alexandre Dumas. Four friends - the musketeers save the honor of the Queen of France, the battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady, and most importantly - enjoy life. The lyrics of Yuri Ryashentseva. The songs they sing the actors themselves, and help them ensembles "Peddlers" and "Festival".
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, History, Musical
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 220 min
Plot tags: captivating, romantic, lyrical, relaxing, stylized
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Frenchman's Creek (1998)
Plot Summary:
Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the dashingly handsome French privateer Jean Aubrey who sweeps her off her feet and into a world of adventure on the high seas very different from her dull and boring life at court with her husband Sir Harry. Together with Jean Aubrey and her enigmatic servant William, Lady Dona conceives a daring plan to steal a ship right from under the noses of the English authorities. The theft enrages the authorities who make every effort to trap the French Pirate. However, as the noose begins to tighten around the lovers, Lady Dona is faced with the dilemma of duty and children with Sir Harry or freedom and excitement with Jean Aubrey.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating, stylized
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Naval Cadets, Charge! (1988)
Plot Summary:
Three naval cadets accidentally get possession of a secret diary that was stolen from Bestuzhev, a vice-chancellor of Russia. If this diary ever gets abroad, the consequences for the country would be grave. The cadets are trying to return the papers to their owner, but there are others who want to get the papers.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, History, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 290 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, tense, costume drama, historical drama, period drama
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Angelique: The Road to Versailles (1965)
Plot Summary:
Angelique (Michele Mercier) is saved by the king of the cutthroats (Giuliano Gemma) when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman in this costume-drama sequel based on the book by Serge and Anne Golon.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, History, Romance
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, serious, realistic, stylized
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The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
Plot Summary:
Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma Samms ("Star Quest", "Delirious"). Now, he is forced to choose between his true love or his true cause. This swash-buckling romantic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat with every swing of Hugh's savage sword.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, tense, captivating, light, entertaining, gothic, sex comedy, serious, period drama
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Milady and the Three Musketeers (2004)
Plot Summary:
Milady De Winter, a beautiful femme fatale without scruples, plays with the feelings of her suitors. And sometimes very dangerously.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Adventure
Country: France
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, entertaining, fairy tale
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The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Plot Summary:
Based on Alexandre Dumas père novel. Part 1.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Adventure, History, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, period piece
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Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961)
Plot Summary:
Based on Alexandre Dumas père novel. Part 2.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Angelique (1964)
Plot Summary:
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique (Michèle Mercier) marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac (Robert Hossein) out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: romantic, stylized, sentimental, costume drama, sexy, serious, realistic, sexual, baroque, beautiful
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Plot Summary:
Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, witty, costume drama, atmospheric, entertaining, sentimental, captivating, realistic, romantic
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Angelique (2013)
Plot Summary:
The incredible destiny of Angélique: a beautiful girl who found in her love for Joffrey Peyrac the strength to fight injustice and submission in a century plagued by power struggles, inequality and the oppression.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, History, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Austria
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: romantic, stylized, touching, compassionate, serious, erotic, exciting, sexy, realistic, costume drama
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The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
Plot Summary:
King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille. The king wants to increase his popularity and stages an assassination against himself where Philippe is dressed as king Louis. But Philippe manages to escape the assassination and everybody believes him to be the real king.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 830
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Austria, West Germany
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, stylized
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A Little Chaos (2014)
Plot Summary:
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, period piece, melancholic, costume drama, colorful, talky, compassionate, captivating, stylized
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Vatel (2000)
Plot Summary:
In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king's newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who's authentic, living out his principles within the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, UK, Belgium
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: light, melancholic, tricky, captivating, visually appealing, period piece, costume drama, stylized, epic, political
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The King's Whore (1990)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, Austria
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, gloomy, sexual, sexy, period drama, baroque
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The Musketeer (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Peter Hyams's adaptation of the famous Alexander Dumas story The Three Musketeers, the young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: stylized, serious, exciting, captivating, cult classic, fairy tale, light, romantic, humorous, bad ending
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Afterburn/Aftershock (2017)
Plot Summary:
Businesswoman Gia Rossi is determined to be successful in her new job, but when her ex lover Jax Rutledge waltzes back into her life, their passionate connection ignites not only in the boardroom, but the bedroom.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The Three Musketeers (2011)
Plot Summary:
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, period piece, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, costume drama, visual, epic, stylized, psychotronic
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Queen Margot (1994)
Plot Summary:
The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: period piece, sexy, epic, visually appealing, historical drama, atmospheric, captivating, bleak, costume drama, romantic