Here we've displayed a list of the best 1780s films : A Tale of Two Cities(1935), Mutiny on the Bounty(1935), Orphans of the Storm(1922), Mutiny on the Bounty(1962), The Madness of King George(1994), The Bounty(1984), New Moon(1940), The Scarlet Coat(1955), Jamaica Inn(1939), The Divine Lady(1929), The Man in Grey(1943), Naughty Marietta(1935) ... ...
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.
Adventure
USA
1935
132 Minutes
Charles Laughton Clark Gable Franchot Tone Herbert Mundin Eddie Quillan Dudley Digges Donald Crisp Movita Henry Stephenson Spring Byington
fletcher christian sailor native capt. william bligh captain tense engaging spirited hms bounty england tahiti pitcairn island sailors mutiny tyrants rebellion adventure revenge escape 1780s
First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1788 mutiny.
Drama
USA
1922
125 Minutes
Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish Joseph Schildkraut Frank Losee Katherine Emmet Morgan Wallace Lucille LaVerne Sheldon Lewis Frank Puglia Creighton Hale Monte Blue
orphan aristocrat thief nobleman beggar doctor melodramatic tense emotional paris street bastille ballroom french revolution class conflict robespierre sister relationship family social change adventure
Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.
Adventure
USA
1962
179 Minutes
Marlon Brando Carol Reed Trevor Howard Richard Harris Hugh Griffith Richard Haydn Tim Seely Percy Herbert Tarita Gordon Jackson
ship captain sailor islander thrilling tense ship tahiti england pitcairn island william bligh fletcher christian class distinctions mutiny underdog adventure escape 1780s
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1994
110 Minutes
Nigel Hawthorne Helen Mirren Ian Holm Rupert Everett Rupert Graves John Wood Amanda Donohoe Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Wadham
queen prime minister king doctor prince of wales lady fascinating melodramatic royal court palace england king george iii mental illness political intrigue royalty marriage assassination plot transformation rivalry love
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|New Zealand
1984
132 Minutes
Mel Gibson Anthony Hopkins Laurence Olivier Edward Fox Daniel Day-Lewis Bernard Hill Liam Neeson Simon Adams
capt. william bligh fletcher christian sailor governor commander native spirited thrilling hms bounty tahiti ocean ship mutiny infatuation daunting task sailing redemption failure revenge sacrifice
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
105 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Mary Boland George Zucco H.B. Warner Dick Purcell Stanley Fields Bunty Cutler Grant Mitchell Ray Walker John Miljan
frenchman duke prisoner servant love interest heiress melodramatic passionate suspenseful ship island louisiana romance journey class distinctions political intrigue love sacrifice adventure 1780s
On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.
Drama, History
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Michael Wilding Anne Francis George Sanders Robert Douglas John McIntire Rhys Williams John Dehner James Westerfield Ashley Cowan
spy traitor major general brash intricate thrilling west point, n.y. fort espionage revolutionary war gen. benedict arnold greed deception quest escape 1780s
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
Adventure
UK
1939
99 Minutes
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Leslie Banks Emlyn Williams Robert Newton Wylie Watson Marie Ney Morland Graham Stephen Haggard Mervyn Johns
young woman gentleman aunt uncle peddler lawyer dark bleak tense cornwall, england road inn ship coast pirates family impersonation kidnapping dark secrets police work
In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.
Drama
USA
1929
105 Minutes
Corinne Griffith Victor Varconi H.B. Warner Ian Keith Marie Dressler Dorothy Cumming William Conklin Montagu Love Julia Swayne Gordon Michael Vavitch
queen horatio nelson poor woman lord lieutenant wealthy man charming fascinating melodramatic naples, italy england estate town house marriage class distinctions war social standing lady hamilton infidelity
The lights go out at a high-society dinner party and one of the guests is murdered. The police are summoned and Inspector Killian shows up, with his assistant Carney. In order to get a ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1943
116 Minutes
Margaret Lockwood James Mason Phyllis Calvert Stewart Granger Harry Scott Martita Hunt
aristocrat beautiful woman actress gypsy slave servant gripping dark powerful england auction house mansion theater woods household ambition resentment infidelity sadism murder
Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.
Musical, Comedy
1935
106 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Elsa Lanchester Douglas Dumbrille Cecilia Parker Walter Kingsford Greta Meyer
princess maid pirate captain governor airy melodramatic winsome france ship new orleans household theater romance switched identities journey royalty escape love adventure
An incognito French princess (Jeanette MacDonald) flees to New Orleans and flirts with an Indian scout (Nelson Eddy).