20 movies like La Marseillaise, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), October(1928), October(1928), Danton(1982), Passion(1919), Marie Antoinette(2006), Les Miserables(1998), A Tale of Two Cities(1958), Madame Du Barry(1934), Henry V(1989), Army in the Shadows(1969), The King's Choice(2016) ...
Drama, History
France
1938
130 Minutes
Pierre Renoir Lise Delamare Louis Jouvet Julien Carette Léon Larive William Aguet
king louis xvi marie antoinette soldier revolutionary patriotic unrestrained france paris french revolution royalty social change armed conflict rebellion underdog rise fall 1790s
A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, ... See full summary »
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1928
105 Minutes
Sergei M. Eisenstein Vasili Nikandrov Boris Livanov Nikolay Popov Layaschenko Chibisov Mikholyev Smelsky Nikolai Padvoisky
vladimir i. lenin revolutionary soldier intense patriotic russia royal palace october revolution armed conflict royalty communism rise fall quest 1910s
A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1928
105 Minutes
Sergei M. Eisenstein Vasili Nikandrov Boris Livanov Nikolay Popov Layaschenko Chibisov Mikholyev Smelsky Nikolai Padvoisky
vladimir i. lenin revolutionary soldier intense patriotic russia royal palace october revolution armed conflict royalty communism rise fall quest 1910s
A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.
Drama, History
France|Poland
1982
136 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Wojciech Pszoniak Patrice Chéreau Anne Alvaro Roland Blanche Emmanuelle Debever Krzysztof Globisz Ronald Guttman
leader revolutionary wife robespierre intense fascinating paris france power struggle revolution political coup injustice historical events georges danton fall rivalry 1790s
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
History, Drama
Germany
1919
85 Minutes
Pola Negri Emil Jannings Harry Liedtke Eduard von Winterstein Reinhold Schünzel Elsa Berna Karl Platen Bernhard Goetzke Magnus Stifter Fred Immler Gustav Czimeg
poor woman louis xv mistress minister cardinal richelieu soldier melodramatic passionate touching france kingdom guillotine royal court madame du barry affair french revolution execution royalty doomed romance rise
The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
Drama, History
USA|France|Japan
2006
123 Minutes
Kirsten Dunst Jason Schwartzman Judy Davis Rip Torn Rose Byrne Asia Argento Molly Shannon Shirley Henderson Danny Huston Marianne Faithfull Mary Nighy
queen king priest sister baby love interest dreamy emotional fascinating france castle austria theater royalty adultery scandal revolution party seduction fall
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Drama, History
UK|Germany|USA
1998
131 Minutes
Liam Neeson Geoffrey Rush Uma Thurman Claire Danes Hans Matheson Reine Brynolfsson Peter Vaughan Mimi Newman
mayor stepdaughter police officer lover revolutionary ex-convict melodramatic fiery moving incredible paris vigau, france town battlefield woods river revolution double life loyalty rags to riches
Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him.
Drama, History
UK
1958
117 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Dorothy Tutin Cecil Parker Stephen Murray Athene Seyler Paul Guers Marie Versini Ian Bannen Alfie Bass Ernest Clark Rosalie Crutchley
aristocrat soldier duchess marquis doctor attorney chilling melodramatic france paris french revolution poverty power struggle french history redemption forbidden love fall wretched excess sacrifice 1790s
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Drama, History
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Dolores del Río Reginald Owen Victor Jory Osgood Perkins Verree Teasdale Henry O'Neill Anita Louise Ferdinand Gottschalk Maynard Holmes Dorothy Tree Joan Wheeler
louis xv courtesan king countess adviser marie antoinette cheeky incredible hedonistic emotional versailles, france palace paris abbey madame du barry french history royal life international conflict political intrigue mentorship
Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of ... See full summary »
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.
War, Drama, History
France|Italy
1969
140 Minutes
Lino Ventura Paul Meurisse Jean-Pierre Cassel Paul Crauchet Claude Mann Christian Barbier Simone Signoret Serge Reggiani Alain Libolt
engineer rebel traitor nazi intense gritty passionate paris marseilles, france london france submarine prison french resistance world war ii prisoners of war nazism underdog sacrifice 1940s
An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
king soldier german german officer bleak inspiring moving emotional frightening norway oslo invasion war difficult choices difficult decision dignity royalty king courage sacrifice
April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
Drama, History
USA
1932
123 Minutes
John Barrymore Ethel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Ralph Morgan Diana Wynyard Tad Alexander C. Henry Gordon Edward Arnold Gustav von Seyffertitz Dawn O'Day Jean Parker
mystic czar nicholas ii child prince princess doctor dark intense russia palace party hypnosis czarina alexandra royalty rasputin assassination revolution quest rise fall
A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia.
War, Western, Drama, History
USA
1960
192 Minutes
John Wayne Richard Widmark Laurence Harvey Richard Boone Carlos Arruza Frankie Avalon Patrick Wayne Linda Cristal Chill Wills Ken Curtis Hank Worden
davy crockett william b. travis jim bowie texican general soldier spirited gripping patriotic gutsy alamo san antonio, tex. battle of the alamo war freedom bravery revolution siege adventure fall
In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Drama, History
USA
1935
128 Minutes
Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Blanche Yurka Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone Henry B. Walthall Donald Woods Walter Catlett Fritz Leiber H.B. Warner
lawyer wealthy man pretty woman emotional melodramatic passionate england london france paris social change love triangle french revolution friendship injustice love forbidden love quest rescue 1780s
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Drama, History
1934
94 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Elisabeth Bergner Flora Robson Gerald du Maurier Irene Vanbrugh Griffith Jones Joan Gardner Dorothy Hale Gibb McLaughlin Clifford Heatherley Lawrence Hanray
empress duke duchess princess emotional melodramatic russia st. petersburg, russia royal palace ambition royalty revolution marriage social change catherine the great rise transformation 18th century
Taken to Russia to marry Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), German Princess Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner) kicks him out and becomes empress.
War, Drama, History
UK
2020
86 Minutes
Joel Phillimore Chris Simmons Sam Gittins Sammy Measom Joe Egan Jennifer Martin Sam Newman Antonio Bustorff Tim Berrington Ryan Winsley Guy Faulkner
british soldiers boxer german officer dark brutal unrestrained ardennes, france nazi germany boxing world war ii nazi occupation prisoners of war fall underdog 1940s
A group of British soldiers, retreating from the Germans toward Dunkirk in WW2 are captured. A renowned British boxer among them is forced in the ring to fight an equally talented German boxer as they struggle to escape.
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
War, Drama, History
USA|Australia|UK
2019
124 Minutes
Angus Macfadyen Jared Harris Zach McGowan Daniel Portman Emma Kenney Melora Walters Mhairi Calvey Patrick Fugit Anna Hutchison Talitha Eliana Bateman Gabriel Bateman
outlaw king knight rebel brutal gutsy inspiring passionate scotland fort wilderness independence scotland rebellion quest revenge underdog transformation sacrifice rise
The story of the nobleman-turned-outlaw hero who was crowned king of Scots in the 14th century.
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
soldier nazi nazi commandant prison guard prisoner deserter uneasy intense tense unrestrained brutal bleak concentration camp truck woods base camp office fraud nazi collaboration power
After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »