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Plot Summary:
A young English navy lieutenant sets out to prove the quickest way to reach India from London is by way of the Mediterranean and Suez rather than the long sea route around Africa and the Cape of Good Hope, which takes six months. Together with his friend, the French explorer and natural scientist Martial de Sassenage, Thomas Waghorn leaves London in October of 1829 with the aim of reaching Bombay in India in three month. The owner of a shipping line fears for the future his company should the two adventurers succeed and sends his agents to delay them along the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 52 min
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Lockruf des Goldes (1975)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Adventure
Country: Austria, France, West Germany, Romania
Duration: 370 min
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Mathias Sandorf (1979)
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In 1867, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the adventures of the revolutionary count Mathias Sandorf who, having escaped an attack which cost the life of his wife, returns years later to take revenge on his political enemies.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France, West Germany, Hungary, Italy
Duration: 90 min
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Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
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Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try to capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Treasure Island (1977)
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Treasure Island is a 1977 television adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel. It was filmed in 1977 on location in Plymouth and Dartford, and in Corsica, and also at BBC Television Centre at Wood Lane, London. Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by Long John Silver have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny. This four-episode adaptation by John Lucarotti, while particularly faithful to the original, adds an expanded narrative concerning the declining Daniel Hawkins, as well as clarifying Squire Trelawney's naiveté in trusting Blandly and Silver. This takes place in the first episode; Billy Bones tempts Jim's father into arranging a two-man treasure voyage, the corrupt shipping agent Ezra Blandly guesses their intentions and tips off Silver, who hoodwinks and then cruelly tortures the information out of a hapless alcoholic Mr Arrow. Billy Bones plans founder, and Hawkins snr catches pneumonia in the rain, which finishes him. Lucarotti's additions to the original provide useful backstory, and the pirate idiom is sufficiently well captured for these additions not to be too obvious.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 190 min
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Legacy of the Incas (1965)
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In Peru, the land of the Incas, the Indian pin their hopes on Jaucarapora. They want to him as their king who could drive back the white conquistador. A stranger appears in Lima who risks his life to rescue the president from a charging wildcat. This Jaguar is accused of the two Incas' murder. The president gives him four weeks to prove his innocence. No matter where the Jaguar goes, the craftily circulated news that he is wanted killer is always there ahead of him. Graciela, his dead brother's daughter, sets out alone to forewarn him. The Jaguar finds out that Gambusino has killed his brother and Jinaucarapora's father. Jaucarapora meets Graciela and saves her life. They fall in love each other. Gambusino tries to kill the Jaguar but perishes himself. Graciela persuades Jaucarapora that an uprising against the incomparably stronger whites will ruin his people for good. He rejects the sacred crown. The last Inca suffers death at the hands of his own mentor.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Adventure, Western
Country: West Germany, Italy, Spain, Monaco, Bulgaria
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western
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Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
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Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maximilian. The German doctor Karl Sternau and his friend Andreas Hasenpfeffer come to love the country and support the cause of the proud Mexicans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: euro western, spaghetti western
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By Way of the Stars (1992)
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By Way of the Stars is an action/adventure television mini-series co-produced in 1992 by Sullivan Entertainment and German Beta-Taurus Kirch Group, that begins in 19th century Prussia, then travels through post-U.S. Civil War Charleston to the ‘Canadas’ and the West. It is a young boy’s version of “Dances with Wolves”.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration:
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Midnight Is a Place (1977)
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This series is about two children who are the wards of a cantankerously un-loving uncle. That uncle owns a rug factory that has the typically brutal working conditions of the time that both poor adult and child labourers have to survive. Life is hardly perfect, but things take a turn for the worst when the Uncle, maddened by the fear of bill and tax collectors, sets fire to his own home to prevent its seizure and dies in the process. This leaves the children with no home or guardian. Now the two must struggle to survive on the streets of London, where they learn that there difficult ways of making a living and help is where they least expect it.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Drama, Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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In Search for Captain Grant (1986)
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Lord and Lady Glenarvan found a bottle in the ocean. this bottle contained a letter from captain Grant that he and 2 of his sailors had survived a disaster in sea and need help. Unfortunately, the letter was damaged by water, and only latitude is known (37 degrees), but no longitude. The Glenarvans decide to find captain Grant.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Soviet Union, Bulgaria
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: sincere, intense, exciting, light
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Maya (1967)
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Maya is an hour-long U.S. adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. The series is a follow-up to the 1966 film of the same name. Set in the Indian jungle, the series centered around an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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The Favorite (1989)
Plot Summary:
A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Adventure
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: epic, serious, realistic, stylized, independent film
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The Corsican Brothers (1985)
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In the 18th century were born two siamese brothers on Corsica who paradoxically carry different feelings of hate and reconciliation in their blood.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
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The Iron Mask (1962)
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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
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Tai-Pan (1986)
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The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: independent film, epic, serious, realistic
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Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
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Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean's gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile his wife Jane - urged on by a friend - makes some questionable choices.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: period drama
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Sharpe's Justice (1997)
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Napoleon has been exiled to Elba, the English have returned from the wars, and Major Richard Sharpe finds himself in a sort of exile to lead a company of Yorkshire Yeomen. His duties include protecting mill owners from restless workers who are on the verge of strike or outright revolt. Meanwhile, Sharpe's faithless wife and her lover fall within range of Sharpe's wrath. Sharpe, with his two of his devoted Chosen Men nearby, must decide whether to continue to protect the mill owners or to take the side of their fiercely downtrodden workers.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
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Sharpe's Mission (1996)
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Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane is wearying of the army life and Harper and Ramona are at odds.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: period drama
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Thunder in Paradise (1994)
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Thunder in Paradise was a one-hour action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which starred Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature film in September 1993, then ran for one season in 1994, before being cancelled. The series was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, nautical, campy
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Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
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Children's series about Wildboy, an orphan who was raised in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest by the legendary Sasquatch. Wildboy and Bigfoot roamed the countryside stomping out pollution, capturing diabolical villains, and rescuing those in distress.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: weird
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Sandokan (1976)
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In this mini-series in six parts from 1976 the Indian actor Kabir Bedi plays the lead role. Carol Andre plays Lady Marianna Guillonk and as Sandokans best friend Yanez de Gomera we see Phillipe Leroy. The noble prince Sandokan is a fighter of the first rank who are cruel to their enemies, but always loyal to his friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, UK
Duration: 286 min
Plot tags: retro, atmospheric, cult classic, vintage
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For the Term of His Natural Life (1983)
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In 1830's England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 520 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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The Prisoner of If Castle (1988)
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A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union, France
Duration: 236 min
Plot tags:
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Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
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Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, costume drama, period drama
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D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005)
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Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure based on Alexandre Dumas' unrivaled tale of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and their reckless romantic friend D'Artagnan. Supernatural powers and dark mystical forces add an exciting twist to this classic tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Canada, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, stylized, semi serious
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La Fortuna (2021)
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Young diplomat Álex Ventura teams with a combative public official and a brilliant American lawyer to recover treasure stolen by Frank Wild, who travels the world plundering historic items from the ocean.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, political
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Moonfleet (2013)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of J Meade Falkner’s 1898 swashbuckling novel. A young man craving adventure joins a gang of smugglers in search of Blackbeard's diamond.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, semi serious, humorous, epic, period piece, nautical, costume drama, period drama
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Hawkeye (1994)
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The further adventures based on characters created by James Fennimore Cooper. Hawkeye the woodsman meets a brave English woman trying to free her husband from the French. Set during the French and Indian War in the area of the Hudson Valley.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964)
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Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe fills his time in either building a shelter for himself, or by reminiscing about the years he spent at sea and the adventures that led him to where he is. The months roll by and the hardships become easier, especially with his herd of wild goats, the ship's dog and a friendly parrot to keep him company. But one day he comes across a strange footprint - friend or foe?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic
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Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979)
Plot Summary:
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by American writer Mark Twain. The series was made up of 26 episodes and was a Canadian/German coproduction. Huckleberry Finn is played by Ian Tracey who is also the narrator. Tom Sawyer is played by Sammy Snyders. Directed by Jack B. Hively and Ken Jubenvill, this mini-series was broadcast in many countries such as Germany, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Venezuela and many other Latin American nations. The series was re-shown many times during the 1980s to early 1990s and has grown somewhat of a cult following. Even though Mark Twain originally wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as separate units, this mini-series conjures up both literary works as only one story. Therefore, it places greater importance on Huckleberry's character without putting aside Tom Sawyer's. In 2007, the complete series was released as a 4 DVD box set by Fabulous Films in the UK. It contains many extras including a 12 page color booklet and a 30 minute 'making of' documentary featuring interviews with many stars of the series including Sammy Snyders, Ian Tracey, and Blu Mankuma.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, West Germany
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, sincere, uplifting, serious, captivating, realistic
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Moby Dick (2011)
Plot Summary:
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 184 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, psychological, serious, captivating, nautical, fairy tale, stylized, period drama