17th Century Movies

The historical rearguard last stand that took place on 13 July 1660 at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur,...

The movie recalls children who suffered mental and physical harm both during the last century, particularly in religious orphanages, and during the...

The Defenestration of Prague, which took place on May 23, 1618, was the decisive historical moment that unleashed the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)...

A journey through the Spain of the Baroque, the glorious 17th century, an unfortunate era of endless wars and political tribulations; but also of...

In 18th century England, two penniless con artists, Isabel Winslow and John Banterbury, rig a high-stakes card game against a hot-headed young...

King Carlos II of Spain (r. 1665-1700) once sent his brother Luis to lead a military expedition into Albania and conquer that land for the Spaniards....

A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.

For many Americans, the journey of the Mayflower symbolizes the birth of their nation. To this day, the Pilgrim Fathers are a glorified symbol of...

A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her father.

In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of Angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being...

A comedy about a governor who wants a miller's wife and tries to fix a night with her by putting the miller in jail.

Who invented time, who invented the clock? Why 1 hour, why 60 minutes, why 60 seconds? Since prehistoric times, man has sought to measure time, to...

The tale of Banda Singh Bahadur, one of the greatest warriors in Sikh history. He is chosen to fight Wazir Khan, governor of Sirhind, who had been...

Larry Parks in a Cinecolor swashbuckler.

Alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals was one of the key figures in 17th century Dutch art. But unlike his contemporaries, who tended to paint...

Czech nobleman Petr Vok of Rozmberk (Milos Kopecký) is no longer so young, but his amatory adventures continue to arouse the envy of men and...

In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until...