What are your favorite historical films?

[Strengthandhonour]

Gladiator is a good film, I don't own it so I just see it every now and then, so the "gladiator" effect is stronger on me
Troy was good when I first saw it, as time went by and I saw it again and thought more about it, I thought they could had done a lot more. Somehow I never thought that Brad Pitt did the character of the almighty Achiles to well..

[Erasmus]

- The Cid, with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren.
- Braveheart (my dear Mel Gibson ).
- Spartacus, with Kirk Douglas.

I prefer old historical films.

[Cristoforo]

Braveheart and The Patriot.

[Carnyx]

La Reine Margot (based on historical event but fictionalized)
The Messenger, Jeanne d'Arc
Braveheart (Freedom!)
Troy (the battle scenes I rather good)

I don't know if any of you have seen Vercingetorix... What an awefull movie; with such a good story they could have made a wonderful movie (with better actors, better scenario, better all though)... What a waste...

[Menydh]

I never go to the cinema and rarely hire a video/dvd film. But I'm looking forward to a new film to which will be released on Septermber 1st: Captain Alatriste.



The film is based on the popular series of books of Captain Alatriste, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Alatriste is represented by Viggo Mortensen ().

The story is based in the last days of the Spanish Golden Age, in the XVIIth century, on a society already in decadence. Alatriste is a veteran soldier of the Spanish Tercios in Flanders.

A trailer of the fim here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAcrIr84OdQ

[vascongado]

Alatriste... a good books!

Alatriste is represented by Viggo Mortensen ().

Viggo Mortensen speaks a perfect Spanish and he is always a great fan of our culture, heritage and history.

[Carnyx]

Certainly but he doesn't look very Spanish, does he? (unless he fits the physics of the fictional character or he is flemmish) I wouldn't imagine a Spaniard, even fluent in old Norse, playing a Viking either e.g.

[The Flying Dutchman]

CALIGULA,............. no wait that's my favourite soft-sex film

[Leland Gaunt]

Originally Posted by Duchemin

Certainly but he doesn't look very Spanish, does he? (unless he fits the physics of the fictional character or he is flemmish) I wouldn't imagine a Spaniard, even fluent in old Norse, playing a Viking either e.g.

Well, he doesn't look very Norwegian either. Actually, I'd say he looks more British than Scandinavian.

[Menydh]

I watched the film (Alatriste) yesterday. The reviews have been harsh. I suppose because they expected a super-production with much action from the Spanish Tercios, etc. People too have been critical because the arguments are long and boring.

But I liked it much. I saw a strong critique to the state of things in Spain at the time. It wasn't the Empire at its peak, but at its decadence in the XVII century. Through the life and the eyes of a Spanish soldier of the Tercios it showed the reality of a nation, a people who knew how to suffer and still gave their best while reigned by an unable king (Carlos IV), ruled by a useless valido (lit.: "abled", Count-Duke Olivares) and a corrupted nobility and administration.

[Leland Gaunt]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

I watched the film (Alatriste) yesterday. The reviews have been harsh. I suppose because they expected a super-production with much action from the Spanish Tercios, etc. People too have been critical because the arguments are long and boring.

But I liked it much. I saw a strong critique to the state of things in Spain at the time. It wasn't the Empire at its peak, but at its decadence in the XVII century. Through the life and the eyes of a Spanish soldier of the Tercios it showed the reality of a nation, a people who knew how to suffer and still gave their best while reigned by an unable king (Carlos IV), ruled by a useless valido (lit.: "abled", Count-Duke Olivares) and a corrupted nobility and administration.

I also want to watch it but I do not see any advertisments in the movie-theaters so far.

[Theobald]

My English "quadrilogy" :
- Braveheart
- The Patriot
- Joan of Arc
- Bloody Sunday

[The Flying Dutchman]

Here's my top 25:

1. Braveheart
2. King Arthur
3. Gladiator
4. The Longest Day
5. The Patriot
6. Joan of Arc (1999)
7. Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange)
8. Zulu (1964)
9. El Cid
10. Bloody Sunday
11. Cleopatra (1963)
12. Spartacus
13. Gunfight at O.K. Corral (1957)
14. Saving Private Ryan
15. Bridge Too Far
16. The Vikings (1958)
17. Robin and Marian
18. Tora! Tora! Tora!
19. Bridge on the River Kwai
20. Apocalypse Now
21. All the President's Man
22. The Killing Fields
23. Kingdom of Heaven
24. They died with their boots on (1941)
25. Geronimo

That's all folks

[Angyal]

Good old German film "Die Brücke" (The Bridge) About the last days of WWII when Hitler Jugend stands on their war duty while the adults run.
Also two Finnish films "Talvisota" (The Winter War) and "Rukajärven tie" ("The way of Ruka-lake", "V tylu vraga") - both about WWII also.
Also "Braveheart" is enougth pathethic for me.

The last thing i saw was [s]comedy[/s] tragedy "the grey zone" - about the gass-chambers strongly reccommended to all anty-semiths.

[Señor Malo]

Originally Posted by Zrinski

...I was impressed by Joaquin Phoenix who played the role of King of Jerusalem under the mask without revealing his face.
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wasn't Ed Norton????

[Galaico]

Originally Posted by searcher of truth

wasn't Ed Norton????

Yep, it is Edward Norton.