Movies like Alfred the Great

20 movies like Alfred the Great, ordered by similarity : Henry V(1989), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), The Princess of Montpensier(2010), Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), That Hamilton Woman(1941), The Crusades(1935), Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972), The Madness of King George(1994), The Last of the Mohicans(1992), Salome(1953), Antony and Cleopatra(1972), Padmaavat(2018) ...

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Alfred the Great

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 »

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Henry V

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

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They Shall Not Grow Old

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

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The Princess of Montpensier

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.

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Carve Her Name With Pride

During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.

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That Hamilton Woman

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.

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The Crusades

King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.

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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

On his deathbed, King Henry VIII looks back over his eventful life and his six marriages.

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The Madness of King George

When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.

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The Last of the Mohicans

Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

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Salome

After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.

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Antony and Cleopatra

After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.

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Padmaavat

Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.

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The King's Choice

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.

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Troy

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.

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War and Peace

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Asoka

After raging a brutal war, Asoka (Shahrukh Khan) renounces violence, embraces Buddhism and unites India.

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Beau Geste

Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their... See full summary »

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Alexander Nevsky

The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.

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The Private Life of Henry VIII

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.

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Saraband for Dead Lovers

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).

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