Posts Tagged ‘1860s’

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Clark Gable | Vivien Leigh | Leslie Howard | Olivia de Havilland | Thomas Mitchell
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Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Western
Countries: Italy | Spain
Actors: Eli Wallach | Clint Eastwood | Lee Van Cleef | Aldo Giuffrè | Luigi Pistilli | Rada Rassimov | Enzo Petito | Claudio Scarchilli | John Bartha | Livio Lorenzon | Antonio Casale | Sandro Scarchilli | Benito Stefanelli | Angelo Novi | Antonio Casas
Directors: Sergio Leone
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The Good is Blondie, a wandering gunman with a strong personal sense of honor. The Bad is Angel Eyes, a sadistic hitman who always hits his mark. The Ugly is Tuco, a Mexican bandit who’s always only looking out for himself. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in gold buried in a graveyard. Each knows only a portion of the gold’s exact location, so for the moment they’re dependent on each other. However, none are particularly inclined to share…

Anna and the King (1999)

Monday, July 13th, 2009
Genres: Drama | History | Romance
Countries: USA
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This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children of King Mongkut. She becomes involved in his affairs, from the tragic plight of a young concubine to trying to forge an alliance with Britain to a war with Burma that is orchestrated by Britain. In the meantime, a subtle romance develops between them.

Cold Mountain (2003)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Jude Law | Nicole Kidman | Renée Zellweger | Eileen Atkins | Brendan Gleeson | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Natalie Portman | Giovanni Ribisi | Donald Sutherland | Ray Winstone | Kathy Baker | James Gammon | Charlie Hunnam | Jack White | Ethan Suplee
Directors: Anthony Minghella
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Jude Law plays a leading role as Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada, played by Nicole Kidman.

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Kevin Costner | Mary McDonnell | Graham Greene | Rodney A. Grant | Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman | Tantoo Cardinal | Robert Pastorelli | Charles Rocket | Maury Chaykin | Jimmy Herman | Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse | Michael Spears | Jason R. Lone Hill | Tony Pierce | Doris Leader Charge
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Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs “Two-socks” and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man’s ways.

Jumanji (1995)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: | Robin Williams | Jonathan Hyde | Kirsten Dunst | Bradley Pierce | Bonnie Hunt | Bebe Neuwirth | David Alan Grier | Patricia Clarkson | Adam Hann-Byrd | Laura Bell Bundy | James Handy | Gillian Barber | Brandon Obray | Cyrus Thiedeke | Gary Joseph Thorup
Directors: Joe Johnston
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After being trapped in a jungle board game for 26 years, a Man- Child (Robin Williams) wins his release from the game. But, no sooner has he arrived that he is forced to play again, and this time sets the creatures of the jungle loose on the city. Now it is up to him to stop them.

Gangs of New York (2002)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | History
Countries: Germany | Italy | Netherlands | UK | USA
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio | Daniel Day-Lewis | Cameron Diaz | Jim Broadbent | Henry Thomas | Liam Neeson | Brendan Gleeson | John C. Reilly | Gary Lewis | Stephen Graham | Eddie Marsan | Alec McCowen | Larry Gilliard Jr. | Cara Seymour | David Hemmings
Directors: Martin Scorsese
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As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan’s Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader who killed his father. But Amsterdam’s personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland!

Dead Birds (2004)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Henry Thomas | Patrick Fugit | Nicki Aycox | Michael Shannon | Muse Watson | Mark Boone Junior | Isaiah Washington | Harris Mann | Melanie Abramoff | Donna Biscoe | Brian Bremer | Russ Comegys | David Dwyer | Michael Faella | Steve Green
Directors: Alex Turner
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In 1863, in Fairhope, Alabama, a group of former Confederate soldiers robbers a commerce bank and kills many clients and employees. While escaping to Mexico, they spend the night in an isolated house that belonged to a dead soldier of their company. When weird events happen in the stormy night, they find that the dwellers are demons.

Silk (2007)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: Canada | France | Italy | Japan | UK
Actors: Michael Pitt | Tony Vogel | Toni Bertorelli | Kenneth Welsh | Alfred Molina | Michael Golding | Carlo Cecchi | Marc Fiorini | Leslie Csuth | Toru Tezuka | Hiroya Morita | Akinori Ando | Jun Kunimura | Kanata Hong? | K?ji Yakusho
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Based on the Alessandro Baricco’s novel this is the story of a married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful Japanese woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve’s wife Helene begins to suspect.

The King and I (1956)

Monday, April 21st, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Deborah Kerr | Yul Brynner | Rita Moreno | Martin Benson | Terry Saunders | Rex Thompson | Carlos Rivas | Patrick Adiarte | Alan Mowbray | Geoffrey Toone | Robert Banas | Dennis Bonilla | Thomas Bonilla | Reuben Fuentes | Charles Irwin
Directors: Walter Lang
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After the death of her husband, Anna Owens moves from England to Siam with her son Louis to become a teacher for the children of the king of Siam. She finds Siamese customs to be quite different from English ones, which brings her often in conflict with the king. However, after some time they find themselves getting along much better.