What's the secret of the Grail? What secrets do German bunkers hide behind their walls? Why are the fates of American presidents so similar? What are the fears hiding in the Egyptian pyramids? The answer will help you find a list of the best historical adventure films. The main characters of these paintings challenged fate, history and the usual way of life. And they are ready to reveal to you one of the secrets, to give you an alternative point of view on the course of historical events. Find out more than you think... Right now!
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)The plot of the film tells us about the events of the life of British intelligence officer Lawrence, who worked in Syria during the First World War. He actively interacted with Arab nomads, which is why he received the nickname “Arabian”. An experienced officer actively infiltrated the Arabs, he deeply imbued with the spirit of this people and led the guerrilla war of the Arabs against the Ottoman Empire.
2. Kon-Tiki (2012)An adventure film based on the feat of the world-famous traveler Thor Heyerdahl, who made an epic expedition in 1947 - crossing the Pacific Ocean on a small rickety Kon-Tiki raft. Giant whales, fights with hungry sharks, a thunderstorm, a tearing wind, a battle for life in the middle of raging elements... Heroes will have to show considerable strength and hard work, so that this day will not be the last.
3. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)Gottfried, Baron of Ibelin, returns to his native lands of southern France in 1184 to find his illegitimate son. And he finds him, it's Balian the blacksmith. More recently, he had a grievous misfortune: his wife killed herself after her baby died after birth. The Baron invites him to follow him with a detachment of crusaders to the Holy Land together.
4. Agora (2009)The plot of the film tells us about the time when religious clashes broke out in the city, as a result of which Christians looted and completely destroyed one of the richest libraries in the world. Davus, a former slave of Hypatia who is in love with her, also became a Christian and a participant in this pogrom. The Church gained more and more power over time, and Bishop Cyril of Alexandria soon demanded that Orestes and others abandon Hypatia, and that she, in turn, be forbidden to teach and study the sciences.
5. We Are From the Future (2008)The action of the picture takes place in two time layers: in our days and during the war, during the heavy defensive battles of August 1942. The main characters of the tape are four “black trackers” – Borman, Skull, Chukha and Alcohol. They excavate where battles once took place to sell medals, orders, documents and German weapons. This case is profitable, but dangerous.
6. Battle of Red Rock (2008)Ancient China, 208 AD. Cao Cao, the cunning prime minister and de facto ruler of the empire, convinces the hesitant emperor to start a war with the two independent kingdoms, under the pretext of unifying China. The Milion army easily defeats the few detachments of the Shu kingdom and locks the remains of the army in the citadel near the Red Rock, leaving them no choice but to turn to the ruler of the East Wu kingdom for help, sending military adviser Zhuge Liang there.
7. Mission (1986) A river running through a dense jungle carries a tortured Jesuit priest tied to a rough-knit cross. The crucifix sweeps through rocky springs and at one moment, full of horror and mesmerizing beauty, crashes down from a 70-meter height and disappears in a rocking waterfall. This scene opens one of the most spectacular films in film history, about a man with a sword and a man in a hood, united to protect the Indian tribe from the colonial empires of the 18th century. . .
8. King Arthur (2004)The plot of the film tells us about the events of the Early Middle Ages, the story of the British leader, King Arthur and his valiant knights of the round table. Arthur and his loyal friends look forward to returning to their homeland. But Rome gives them an important task: to bring the beloved pupil of the Pope to Rome. Knights go on a long journey, where they are waiting for many adventures and long-awaited freedom. But before that, they must defeat the Saxon army.
9. Angelica, Marquis of Angels (1964)The plot of the film tells us the story of the extraordinary beauty Angelica. Her father is a poor aristocrat, and she is forced to marry the lame Geoffrey de Peyrac. But just after the wedding, the girl truly falls in love with her husband. But happiness didn't last long. In their castle at one of the receptions was attended by King Louis XIV, he was captivated by the beauty of Angelica, and he sets out to make her his concubine.
10. Joan of Arc (1999)A pious girl walks in the woods and sees a vision. When she returns, she finds the village on fire. The invaders rape and kill her older sister. In confession, she tells the priest that she wants to forgive them, but she cannot. She's going to Chinon to see the Dauphin Carl, ask for an army. The young maiden receives a detachment of soldiers and inflicts several defeats on the English. Four days of bloody battles and the siege of Orleans is lifted. The name of Joan of Arc is on everyone’s lips, ordinary people praise her, and soldiers believe in her and are ready for new exploits.
11. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)Heinrich Harrer, an officer of the Reich, a man who had it all - success, beauty, fame. But he had little earthly fame. Leaving his pregnant wife at home, he goes to conquer the most impregnable peak in the Himalayas. This feat should perpetuate his name. However, ahead of him is not a successful ascent, but mortal danger, enemy captivity, long wanderings. Finally, he travels to the mysterious Tibetan city of Lhasa, where he will spend seven years.
12. Sharp's Company (TV) (1994)The atmosphere of the film takes us to 1812. Unpredictable Spain of those years appears before the viewer. Sharp's most archenemy while still in service in India, Sgt. Obadiah Hexville arrives as part of a reinforcement team to the troops where Sharp himself serves. The army besieges the city of Badajoz, and then Richard learns that he is now a father, and his daughter is just in the besieged city.
13. The Last Mohican (1992)1757. The Anglo-French war for the American colonies is in full swing. The daughters of Colonel Munro try to sneak into the French besieged English fort. A young white hunter, Hawkeye, comes to their aid. Between Hawkeye, who grew up among the Mohican Indians, and the eldest of the daughters, refined Cora, a mutual feeling flares up. But Cora and her sister are captured by the French allies, the Hurons, and only Hawkeye can save them from a painful death.
14. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)Late nineteenth century. The Chinese are trying to fight by all means available to them with the expansion of American influence, resolutely rebelling against brazen looting and kidnapping. But there are also those who have benefited from foreign fashion, tradition and culture in their dark affairs. People's hero of China Wong tries to protect a girl, which enterprising dealer - a Chinese sold to the West in a brothel.
15. Battle for Fire (1981)The plot of the film takes us to the distant past, in the Paleolithic era. In one of the cave tribes there was a terrible event in the cave extinguished the fire, which they maintained for a long time. Since people could not learn to kindle it, they had to go in search of it, because without it the existence of the tribe is simply impossible. However, to make a dangerous journey was not wanted, because everyone knew that it is deadly.
16. The Iron Knight (2010)The Iron Knight is set in 1215 in England. Rebellious barons force the king to sign the Magna Carta law, which referred to the right to liberty of both ordinary citizens and barons. However, the king reneged on his word and raised an army to bring back the old laws. The first target was Rochester Castle, which was defended by the Knights Templar. . .
17. Servant of Sovereigns (2007)1709. Europe is torn apart by internecine wars. France is still ruled by the aging Louis XIV, and the exploits of the Musketeers are not yet forgotten. In Versailles, two French noblemen, quarreling over a card game, violate the existing ban on duels and find themselves between the prison and the executioner's plough. By the grace of the king, the execution was replaced by a reference “for the benefit of the state.” One of them must go to the service of the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, the other to the court of the Swedish King Charles XII to spy for France.
18. The Last Neanderthal (2010)The plot of the film tells us the story of the main character of the tape Neanderthal named Ao, who, returning to his native caves, sees the dead bodies of his wife, child and other members of the clan. Realizing that all the most precious things in life are lost, Ao begins a long journey to the distant lands of the South. There he hopes to find his only brother, with whom he broke up many years ago. On his terribly dangerous path, he is forced to constantly struggle for survival, he will face many difficulties.
19. 1612 (2007)After the death of Tsar Boris Godunov, his widow and young heir Fyodor were killed. The impostor False Dmitry ascends to the throne. But a year later, he was killed, and power changed hands. The Troubles are coming in Russia... The only witness to the murder of the royal family is the boy-servant Andrei. In his memory, the scene of the massacre of the legitimate rulers was imprinted, but most importantly, he cannot forget Boris Godunov’s daughter, the beautiful Xenia. Is the princess alive? Where is she now? .
20. The Fall of the Last Empire (2011)The film tells us about the days when the Republic of China was founded. On the screen we see China in 1911. It was a period of revolutionary sentiment and political instability in the country. Against the background of general uncertainty and confusion, one Sun Yat-sen organizes an uprising and directs the force of his troops with a single goal, he wants to overthrow the ruling Qin dynasty and establish a new, socially-oriented regime of the republic.
21. Yaroslav. A Thousand Years Ago (2010)Kievan Rus, the beginning of the second millennium. Rostov lands are burning from intertribal wars. In forests, along roads and rivers, robber watagas rule. The robbers sell people to the Khazars, who fuse slaves to the lower reaches of the Volga for resale. To stop the slave trade, young Prince Yaroslav will have to unite the lands and peoples of Rostov. The enemy can only be defeated by overcoming prejudices and stopping religious and ethnic conflicts within the principality.
22. 1453 Conquest (2012)The history of the conquest of the glorious city of Istanbul by Sultan Mehmed II. The action takes place in 1453. Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, is surrounded on all sides by the Ottoman Turks. In this difficult hour, the city is only a shadow of the former power and greatness that it was for centuries. The decline of Byzantium is getting closer every day, while the Ottoman Empire is getting stronger and stronger.
23. The Conqueror King (2009)Biographical film about the life of King Jaime I of Aragon (1213-1276), King of Aragon - the most famous of the Spanish medieval kings. Jaime became famous for adding the Balearic Islands and Valencia to his kingdom and thus began the Catalan-Aragonian expansion in the Mediterranean, which reached its peak in the last decades of the 14th century and ended with the conquest at the end of the XIV century of the Sicilian Kingdom. published
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