20 movies like Quentin Durward, ordered by similarity : The Princess of Montpensier(2010), The Beloved Rogue(1927), Conquest(1937), War and Peace(1966), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017), Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972), That Hamilton Woman(1941), The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933), Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown(1997), A Tale of Two Cities(1935), Queen Margot(1994), Woodpeckers(2017) ...
Drama, History
UK|USA
1955
101 Minutes
Robert Taylor Kay Kendall Robert Morley George Cole Alec Clunes Duncan Lamont Laya Raki Marius Goring Wilfrid Hyde-White Eric Pohlmann Harcourt Williams
louis xi duke of burgundy knight countess gypsy lord thrilling passionate scotland castle france chateau arranged marriage royalty gallantry sword battles historical events love adventure underdog
A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue.
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
marquis prince soldier heiress mother father tender spectacular passionate brooding battlefield castle courtyard mountain bedroom france religious wars social climbing arranged marriage battle
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.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1927
99 Minutes
John Barrymore Conrad Veidt Marceline Day Lawson Butt Henry Victor Slim Summerville Mack Swain Angelo Rossitto Nigel de Brulier Lucy Beaumont Otto Matieson
duke of burgundy king louis xi poet love interest peasant cheeky witty gutsy france paris royal court loyalty françois villon patriotism royalty french history exile underdog adventure escape
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
Drama, History
1937
112 Minutes
Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Reginald Owen Alan Marshall Henry Stephenson Leif Erickson Dame May Whitty C. Henry Gordon Maria Ouspenskaya Claude Gillingwater
napoleon bonaparte countess marie walewska count politician son patriotic melodramatic poland isle of elba france historical events affair imprisonment divorce love sacrifice wretched excess forbidden love 1800s
Married Countess Marie Walewska (Greta Garbo) becomes Napoleon's (Charles Boyer) mistress, followed by the battle of Waterloo.
Romance, War, Drama, History
1966
373 Minutes
Lyudmila Saveleva Sergei Bondarchuk Vyacheslav Tikhonov Oleg Tabakov Boris Zakhava Anatoliy Ktorov Anastasiya Vertinskaya Antonina Shuranova Viktor Stanitsyn
count countess military officer soldier wife socialite creative gripping passionate russia royal palace family home battlefield countryside war love marriage infidelity horrors of war love
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Drama, History
UK
1972
125 Minutes
king henry viii wife ex-wife prince princess widow brooding profound emotional melodramatic passionate patriotic great britain castle london church chapel king henry viii marriage british royal family
On his deathbed, King Henry VIII looks back over his eventful life and his six marriages.
Drama, History
USA
1941
128 Minutes
Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Alan Mowbray Sara Allgood Gladys Cooper Henry Wilcoxon Heather Angel Halliwell Hobbes Gilbert Emery Miles Mander Ronald Sinclair
ambassador lady admiral captain lord king witty sultry touching melodramatic france italy england prison adultery war love loss courage adventure
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Drama, History
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Binnie Barnes Robert Donat Merle Oberon Miles Mander Wendy Barrie John Loder
anne boleyn wife queen king cheeky melodramatic emotional england royal court castle king henry viii marriage royalty death infidelity forbidden love love 16th century
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
Drama, History
1997
103 Minutes
Judi Dench Billy Connolly Geoffrey Palmer Antony Sher Gerard Butler Richard Pasco David Westhead Georgie Glen
prince of wales servant prime minister queen victoria heartwarming passionate touching royal palace england royal court scotland duty scandal forbidden love grief royalty transformation quest forbidden love 1860s
The friendship of a loyal servant, Scotsman John Brown (Billy Connolly), revives the spirits of Britain's widowed Queen Victoria (Judi Dench).
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
France|Italy|Germany
1994
143 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Daniel Auteuil Jean-Hugues Anglade Vincent Perez Virna Lisi Dominique Blanc Pascal Greggory Claudio Amendola Miguel Bosé Asia Argento Julien Rassam
heiress king catherine de medici husband lover brother striking gripping france household palace political unrest arranged marriage family bloodline royalty political intrigue religious wars forbidden love pursuit 16th century
Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1971
128 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Glenda Jackson Patrick McGoohan Timothy Dalton Nigel Davenport Trevor Howard Daniel Massey Ian Holm Andrew Keir Tom Fleming Katherine Kath
mary stuart elizabeth tudor husband courtier lord somber fascinating passionate scotland england royal court royalty catholicism political intrigue romantic dilemma exile betrayal love revenge fall
During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.
Drama, History
UK
1999
110 Minutes
Embeth Davidtz Jonny Lee Miller Alessandro Nivola Frances O'Connor Harold Pinter Lindsay Duncan Sheila Gish James Purefoy Hugh Bonneville Justine Waddell Victoria Hamilton
uncle aunt cousin girl visitor love interest passionate airy spirited england mansion rags to riches unrequited love love triangle family wealth jealousy wretched excess rivalry temptation
Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
Drama, History
UK|India|Sweden
2017
105 Minutes
Hugh Bonneville Gillian Anderson Manish Dayal Huma Qureshi Om Puri Denzil Smith Neeraj Kabi Michael Gambon Simon Callow Lily Travers Jaz Deol
lord viceroy wife daughter servant staff member moving emotional profound patriotic rousing inspiring india palace town street indian culture indian history indian independence movement british culture
The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
Musical, Drama, History
UK|USA
2012
158 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe Anne Hathaway Amanda Seyfried Eddie Redmayne Helena Bonham Carter Sacha Baron Cohen Samantha Barks Aaron Tveit Daniel Huttlestone Isabelle Allen
prisoner prison guard peasant waif innkeeper love interest spirited touching bleak france prison street inn poverty injustice historical events prison break class conflict underdog pursuit
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Drama, History
USA
1998
111 Minutes
Catherine McCormack Rufus Sewell Jacqueline Bisset Oliver Platt Moira Kelly Fred Ward Naomi Watts Jeroen Krabbé Joanna Cassidy Daniel Lapaine Jake Weber
aristocrat courtesan mother lover wrongly accused zealot powerful fiery passionate sultry venice, italy old city palace beauty poverty love power play suspicion book transformation
A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
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
UK
1948
96 Minutes
prince army officer queen mercenary duke aristocrat engaging suspenseful melodramatic england castle london bedroom politics royal life star-crossed lovers love triangle infidelity on the run forbidden love
Young Sophia Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) marries Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark (Stewart Granger).
Romance, Action, Drama, History
India
2015
158 Minutes
Priyanka Chopra Deepika Padukone Ranveer Singh Aditya Pancholi Mahesh Manjrekar Milind Soman Tanvi Azmi Vaibbhav Tatwawdi
warrior prince princess queen mother gripping intense powerful inspiring passionate india city mansion kingdom battlefield love at first sight love triangle love adventure quest
An account of the romance between the Maratha general, Baji Rao I and Mastani, princess of Bundelkhand.