Keyword: 19th century

Juarez

7.1

1939

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Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximillian Hapsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.

The Russian Revolution

6.5

2017

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A brief yet comprehensive documentary overview of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the evolution of Lenins Ulyanov family, from the terrible acts and subsequent hanging of his brother to his own hunger for a revolution.

Love & Rage

5.3

1999

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This film is based on true events that happened in the Valley House on Achill Island off the west coast of Ireland.

The Doctor and the Devils

6.2

1985

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In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done. Based on the horrifying Burke and Hare case.

To Keep the Light

6

2016

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Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keepers wife struggles with her work and her sanity as she cares for her sick husband in 19th century Maine.

The Strawberry Blonde

5

1941

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Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.

Across the Great Divide

5.4

1976

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Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.

The Flight of the Eagle

7

1982

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In 1897 Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée with 2 colleagues prepares to fly over the North Pole in his balloon Eagle.

Pirates of Monterey

6.2

1947

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A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.

The Stranglers of Bombay

6.3

1959

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In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.

Master Of The Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying

5.4

2016

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A physician from southern China masters martial arts to protect his son and stop a corrupt governor.

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

6.6

1984

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They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christs Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving way to understand the Shakers.