19th Century Movies

An examination of the intimate life of America's most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln. As told by preeminent Lincoln scholars and never...

Continuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

The story, set in 19th century Calcutta during British rule, sees a female prostitute embark on an unheard-of killing spree.

1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the...

In 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr. was only 21 years old when he received a prophetic calling to translate ancient scriptures that would soon be published as...

Terence Knapp plays Father Damien in this TV adaptation of the stage play. Damien goes to Hawaii in the late 1800s to care for lepers. Now deceased...

Madrid, late 19th century. A wealthy woman is found murdered in her home and her maid seems to be the main suspect; but her statement further...

Based on the life of Rosa Bonheur, a trailblazing feminist and artist who rose to fame in 19th century France.

They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them...

Parisian courtesan, Violetta meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo and finds herself in love for the first time. She abandons her frivolous lifestyle...

A battle ignites between a kind doctor and his repressed, murderous alter-ego for only one personality to inhabit the body.

The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.

In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors....

The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto,...

British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.