20 movies like The Iron Duke, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Henry V(1989), Troy(2004), Bonnie Prince Charlie(1948), Richard III(1955), The Bridge at Remagen(1969), The Moonraker(1958), Alexander Nevsky(1938), The Aviator(2004), The Princess of Montpensier(2010), Darkest Hour(2017), Cromwell(1970) ...
Drama, History
UK
1934
88 Minutes
George Arliss Gladys Cooper Emlyn Williams Ellaline Terriss A.E. Matthews Alan Aynesworth Lesley Wareing Felix Aylmer Norma Varden
duke king inspiring fascinating england france belgium battlefield battle ambition courage heroism arthur wellesley, duke of wellington war quest rivalry rise 19th century
Chronicling the life of Arthur Wellesley the first duke of Wellington, who faced down Napoleon's armies at Waterloo, and served as prime minister.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Drama, History
UK
1989
137 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Ian Holm Paul Scofield Michael Maloney Alec McCowen Emma Thompson Geraldine McEwan Simon Shepherd James Larkin
king princess soldier henry v patriotic rousing emotional thrilling battlefield royal court royal palace inn england france war political intrigue royalty treason heroism leadership
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Drama, History, War, Action, Adventure
USA|Malta|UK
2004
162 Minutes
Brad Pitt Eric Bana Orlando Bloom Diane Kruger Brian Cox Sean Bean Brendan Gleeson Saffron Burrows Peter O'Toole Julie Christie Rose Byrne
warrior king prince helen of troy spectacular passionate ancient greece battlefield boat temple war adultery heroism battle forbidden love revenge rivalry ancient times
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Drama, History
UK
1948
118 Minutes
David Niven Margaret Leighton Judy Campbell Jack Hawkins Morland Graham Finlay Currie Elwyn Brook-Jones John Laurie Hector Ross Hugh Kelly Margaret Gibson
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In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.
Drama, History
UK
1955
155 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Claire Bloom Cedric Hardwicke Ralph Richardson John Gielgud Mary Kerridge Pamela Brown Alec Clunes Stanley Baker Michael Gough Laurence Naismith
king richard iii king edward iv lady courtier soldier brooding somber powerful england palace battlefield ambition family palace intrigue murder deception rise fall 15th century
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
War, Drama, History
USA
1969
115 Minutes
George Segal Robert Vaughn Ben Gazzara Bradford Dillman E.G. Marshall Peter Van Eyck Hans Christian Blech Heinz Reincke Joachim Hansen Sonja Ziemann
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As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?
Drama, History
UK
1958
82 Minutes
George Baker Sylvia Sims Peter Arne Marius Goring Clive Morton Gary Raymond Richard Leech Iris Russell Michael Anderson Jr. Paul Whitsun-Jones Patrick Troughton
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After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1938
111 Minutes
Dmitri Vasilyev Nikolai Cherkasov Nikolai Okhlopkov D. Orlov Andrei Abrikosov Anna Danilova Vera Ivasheva Sergei Blinnikov Lev Fenin Ivan Lagutin Vladimir Yershov
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The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2004
166 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett Kate Beckinsale John C. Reilly Alec Baldwin Alan Alda Ian Holm Danny Huston Gwen Stefani Jude Law Adam Scott
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A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Romance, Action, Drama, History
2010
139 Minutes
Mélanie Thierry Lambert Wilson Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Gaspard Ulliel Raphaël Personnaz Eric Rulliat Samuel Theis Michel Vuillermoz Judith Chemla Philippe Magnan César Domboy
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In 16th-century France, Marie de Mezières marries for her father's political gain, and when war breaks out, she becomes exposed to sexual and political intrigues of court.
War, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
125 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Mendelsohn Lily James Ronald Pickup Stephen Dillane Nicholas Jones Samuel West Richard Lumsden Charley Palmer Rothwell Hannah Steele
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In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
History, Drama, Biography
UK|USA
1970
145 Minutes
Richard Harris Alec Guinness Robert Morley Dorothy Tutin Frank Finlay Timothy Dalton Patrick Wymark Patrick Magee Nigel Stock Charles Gray Michael Jayston
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Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.
War, Drama, History
USA|China|UK
2014
134 Minutes
Brad Pitt Shia LaBeouf Logan Lerman Michael Peña Jon Bernthal Jason Isaacs Brad Henke Jim Parrack Xavier Samuel Scott Eastwood Kevin Vance
sergeant soldier crew member nazi commander german brooding confident cool germany england france battlefield united states tank world war ii survival courage nazi hunting friendship
A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
War, Drama, History
USA|India
2011
146 Minutes
Emily Watson David Thewlis Jeremy Irvine Peter Mullan Niels Arestrup Tom Hiddleston Benedict Cumberbatch Toby Kebbell Patrick Kennedy David Kross Celine Buckens
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Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
History, War, Documentary, Drama
USA
1943
83 Minutes
american soldier russian soldier nazi adolf hitler mussolini joseph stalin patriotic rousing inspiring thrilling stalingrad, russia battlefield military base battle of stalingrad world war ii russian history allied forces siege heroism quest
Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
History, Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
France|Czech Republic|USA
1999
148 Minutes
Milla Jovovich John Malkovich Faye Dunaway Dustin Hoffman Pascal Greggory Vincent Cassel Tcheky Karyo Richard Ridings Desmond Harrington
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A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.
Drama, History
UK
1969
122 Minutes
David Hemmings Michael York Prunella Ransome Colin Blakely Ian McKellen Peter Vaughan
war hero soldier princess viking brother spectacular patriotic thrilling melodramatic england battlefield church marsh invasion religion bloodlust patriotism english history royalty rivalry
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
UK|France|USA|China|Hungary
2019
103 Minutes
Rosamund Pike Sam Riley Anya Taylor-Joy Jonathan Aris Aneurin Barnard Simon Russell Beale Yvette Feuer Mirjam Novak
marie curie scientist husband rival thrilling passionate confident incredible inspiring paris france laboratory battlefield lecture hall death of spouse science medicine biological warfare saving the world apocalypse
The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world.
Drama, War, History
Australia
1980
107 Minutes
Edward Woodward Jack Thompson Bryan Brown John Waters Rod Mullinar Lewis Fitz-Gerald Charles "Bud" Tingwell Vincent Ball Frank Wilson Terence Donovan Russell Kiefel
military officer lord soldier enemy prisoner of war somber south africa court battlefield military base horrors of war war murder court battles injustice sacrifice fall 1900s
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
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Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.