British historical drama films

Lawrence of Arabia

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 8.3

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in th...

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Jail Caesar

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.9

The early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the UK and Canada. A small group of professional actors is joined by a cast of real-life inmates to tell t...

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The Lion in Winter

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.

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The Killing Fields

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 7.8

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pul...

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Becket

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 7.8

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will ap...

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.7

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing stripe...

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A Man for All Seasons

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1966 IMDB Rating: 7.7

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in Englan...

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The Man Who Laughs

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1928 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a p...

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Maurice

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.6

After his lover rejects him, a young man in early 20th century England, trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society, tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.

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