20 movies like Day of Triumph, ordered by similarity : The Last Temptation of Christ(1988), King of Kings(1961), The Robe(1953), The Gospel According to St. Matthew(1964), Ben-Hur(1959), Mary Magdalene(2018), Polycarp(2015), Demetrius and the Gladiators(1954), The Captain(2017), Colonel Redl(1985), Jesus Christ Superstar(1973), Sunshine(1999) ...
Drama, History
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Lee J. Cobb Robert Wilson Joanne Dru Ralph Freud Tyler McVey Michael Connors Toni Gerry James Griffith Everett Glass Lowell Gilmore Anthony Warde
judas iscariot mary magdalene leader pontius pilate apostle zealot powerful rousing garden of gethsemane judea nazareth jesus christ politics religion crucifixion faith controversy transformation sacrifice fall
An inspiring and ground breaking film on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Drama
Canada|USA
1988
164 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Harvey Keitel Barbara Hershey Paul Greco Verna Bloom Roberts Blossom Barry Miller Irvin Kershner
judas iscariot mary magdalene virgin mary young girl villager pontius pilate profound powerful judea street temple garden of gethsemane jesus christ faith sin revolution betrayal dreams temptation sacrifice
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Other, Drama, History
USA
1961
160 Minutes
Jeffrey Hunter Siobhan McKenna Robert Ryan Hurd Hatfield Viveca Lindfors Rita Gam Rip Torn Carmen Sevilla
jesus virgin baptists judas iscariot pontius pilate ruler brutal emotional tense spirited jerusalem egypt desert prison small town stable spiritual journey god miracles betrayal
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
Drama, History
USA
1953
135 Minutes
Richard Burton Jean Simmons Victor Mature Michael Rennie Jay Robinson Dean Jagger Torin Thatcher Richard Boone Betta St. John Jeff Morrow Ernest Thesiger
jesus roman slave father disciple christian inspiring powerful rome judea galilee jerusalem crucifixion guilt religious conversion religious persecution faith transformation sacrifice quest
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Biography, Drama, History
Italy|France
1964
136 Minutes
Enrique Irazoqui Margherita Caruso Susanna Pasolini Marcello Morante Mario Socrate Settimo Di Porto Ferruccio Nuzzo
jesus mother disciple inspiring moving passionate israel desert waterfront the bible christianity rebellion religion quest discovery transformation temptation rise fall roman empire
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1959
203 Minutes
Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd Haya Harareet Hugh Griffith Martha Scott Sam Jaffe Cathy O'Donnell
friend slave sister prince jesus emotional touching desert jerusalem judea revenge betrayal showdown freedom assassination escape revenge rise sacrifice 1st century
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Drama
UK|Australia|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Rooney Mara Joaquin Phoenix Chiwetel Ejiofor Tahar Rahim Ariane Labed Denis Menochet Lubna Azabal Tcheky Karyo Hadas Yaron Ryan Corr Irit Sheleg
mary magdalene jesus disciple leader preacher powerful moving emotional passionate brutal profound camp church rome village religion christianity crucifixion betrayal transformation
Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.
Drama, History
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Garry Nation Eliya Hurt Rusty Martin Justin Lewis Ryan-Iver Klann Curt Cloninger Gary Bosek Ilse Apestegui Radek Lord
slave young girl christian bishop julius caesar calm engaging fascinating gripping incredible inspiring intense spirited rome ancient rome italy slavery adoption faith religion
A young slave girl, Anna, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd Century Smyrna and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1954
101 Minutes
Victor Mature Susan Hayward Michael Rennie Debra Paget Anne Bancroft Jay Robinson Barry Jones William Marshall Richard Egan Ernest Borgnine Charles Evans
emperor soldier gladiator roman apostle melodramatic emotional intense suspenseful powerful ancient rome arena palace street city home christianity religion faith showdown
In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.
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 »
Drama, History
Yugoslavia|Hungary|Austria|West Germany
1985
143 Minutes
Klaus Maria Brandauer Armin Mueller-Stahl Jan Niklas Gudrun Landgrebe Hans Christian Blech László Mensáros Andras Balint
military officer soldier homosexual wife doctor traitor solemn moving powerful austria military academy battlefield double life secrets military espionage homosexuality suspicion rise temptation
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Ted Neeley Carl Anderson Yvonne Elliman Barry Dennen Bob Bingham Larry T. Marshall Josh Mostel Kurt Yaghjian Philip Toubus
messiah judas iscariot mary magdalene pontius pilate king herod apostle emotional engaging israel jerusalem desert temple jesus christ christianity faith betrayal crucifixion sacrifice rise fall
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
Drama, History
Germany|Austria|Canada|Hungary|France|UK|USA
1999
180 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Rosemary Harris Rachel Weisz Jennifer Ehle Molly Parker Deborah Kara Unger James Frain John Neville Miriam Margolyes David de Keyser Mark Strong
man cousin brother mother father judge brooding intricate passionate hungary family history austro-hungarian empire love triangle society passion fall rise sacrifice temptation 20th century
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
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
USA
1935
123 Minutes
Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith Katherine DeMille C. Aubrey Smith Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale C. Henry Gordon George Barbier Montagu Love Hobart Bosworth
king richard i sultan crusader knight muslim princess spectacular rousing thrilling jerusalem palestine castle palace church crusade captivity politics forced marriage religion war
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Drama, History
2001
158 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Kareena Kapoor Danny Denzongpa Ajith Kumar Rahul Dev Hrishita Bhatt Umesh Mehra Gerson Da Cunha Subhashini Suraj Balaje Johnny Lever
indian emperor princess father thief half brother general passionate rousing brash india kingdom battlefield ashoka bindusara maurya politics indian history power struggle family religion growing up love
After raging a brutal war, Asoka (Shahrukh Khan) renounces violence, embraces Buddhism and unites India.
Drama
USA
2006
88 Minutes
Jean-Claude La Marre Johann John Jean Debbi Morgan Elya Baskin David Gianopoulos Jacinto Taras Riddick Akiva David J.R. Dziengel Marjan Faritous Jean-Pierre Parent Adam Green
prophet roman soldier disciple virgin mary judas iscariot melodramatic brutal powerful israel jerusalem family home garden of gethsemane mountain wilderness jesus christ crucifixion religion racism loyalty trial
A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.
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
France|Germany|Romania
2002
132 Minutes
Ulrich Tukur Mathieu Kassovitz Ulrich Mühe Michel Duchaussoy Ion Caramitru Marcel Iures Friedrich von Thun Antje Schmidt Hanns Zischler
chemist pope pius xii priest nazi diplomat son incredible disheartening somber moving germany vatican concentration camp poland italy holocaust kurt gerstein guilt religion politics
During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
117 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Claire Foy Tom Hollander Stephen Mangan Hugh Bonneville Dean-Charles Chapman Amit Shah Ben Lloyd-Hughes Emily Bevan Camilla Rutherford Diana Rigg
paraplegic wife brother inventor patient doctor emotional powerful heartwarming moving positive uplifting hospital countryside england kenya airplane tennis court survival paralysis
The inspiring true love story of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
War, Drama, History
UK
1964
135 Minutes
Stanley Baker Jack Hawkins Ulla Jacobsson Michael Caine Nigel Green James Booth Ivor Emmanuel Paul Daneman Glynn Edwards Neil McCarthy
military officer soldier missionary daughter enemy melodramatic powerful rousing battlefield south africa mission anglo-zulu war horrors of war imperialism quest sacrifice 1870s
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.