List of book-based war films (wars before 1775)

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A list of films that are based on war books.

Classical antiquity

Theban civil war (before 1200 BC)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeNotes
Hercules Unchained
Ercole e la regina di Lidia
1959Pietro FrancisciItaly, France, SpainSeven Against Thebes[1]Aeschylus467 BCPlayThe film freely adapts the play as a Hercules adventure.
Antigone
Αντιγόνη
1961Yorgos JavellasGreeceAntigone[2]Sophocles442 BCPlayAntigone (the play) was written as a sequel to Seven Against Thebes.

Trojan War

  • Note: The 1997 film, Trojan War, is not related to the Trojan War; it is referred to the condom brand of the same name.

c. 1200 BC

Frequently filmed: The Iliad

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Helen of Troy1956Robert WiseUS, Italy, FranceIliadHomer8th century BCEpic poem
The Trojan Horse1961Giorgio FerroniItaly & FranceIliadHomer8th century BCEpic poem
Troy2004Wolfgang PetersenMalta, US, UKIliadHomer8th century BCEpic poem
  • Paris gives the sword of Troy to Aeneas whose story continues in The Aeneid.

Frequently filmed: The Aeneid

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Last Glory of Troy1962Giorgio RivaltaYugoslavia, Italy, FranceAeneidVirgil29–19 BCEpic poem

Frequently filmed: The Trojan Women

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Las troyanas1963Sergio VéjarMexicoThe Trojan WomenEuripides415 BCPlay
The Trojan Women1971Michael CacoyannisUK, US, GreeceThe Trojan WomenEuripides415 BCPlay

Wars of Israel with Philistia and Ammon

c. 1000 BC

Battle of the Valley of Elah

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
David and Bathsheba1951Henry KingUS1 SamuelThe Bible?Scripture
King David1985Bruce BeresfordUK & US1 SamuelThe Bible?Scripture

Greco-Persian Wars

499 BC – 448 BC

Battle of Marathon

490 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
La battaglia di Maratona1959Jacques Tourneur & Mario BavaItalyThe Histories (uncredited)Herodotus (uncredited)440 BCNon-fiction

Battle of Thermopylae

August or September 480 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The 300 Spartans1962Rudolph MatéUSThe Histories (uncredited)Herodotus (uncredited)440 BCNon-fiction
3002007Zack SnyderUS300Frank Miller1998Graphic Novel
  • ♣ His boyhood viewing of this film inspired Frank Miller to create his own graphic novel.

Battle of Salamis

September 480 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Les Perses *1961Jean PratFranceThe Persians[3]Aeschylus472 BC[4]Play
Die Perser *2003Martin WuttkeGermanyThe PersiansAeschylus472 BCPlay
  • * television film.

Chinese Warring States Period

476 BC – 221 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
A Battle of Wits 墨攻2006Jacob CheungHong KongBokko 墨攻Ken'ichi Sakemi1991Novel

Frequently filmed: Lysistrata

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Lysistrata ou La grève des baisers1910Louis FeuilladeFranceLysistrata
[5]
Aristophanes411 BCPlay
Lysistrata1976Ludo MichBelgiumLysistrataAristophanes411 BCPlay
Lysistrate *1982Inger Åby & Göran JärvefeltSwedenLysistrataAristophanes411 BCPlay
Komediya o Lisistrate1989Valeri RubinchikUSSR, UK, GreeceLysistrataAristophanes411 BCPlay
Lisístrata2002Francesc BellmuntSpainLysistrataAristophanes411 BCPlay
  • ♠ The French title means Lysistrata, or The Kiss Strike.
  • ♦ This production was performed by a naked cast in order to emphasize the anarchism of Aristophanes.[6]
  • * television film.

Wars of Alexander

336 BC – 323 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Alexander2004Oliver StoneGermany, US, Netherlands, France, UK, ItalyAlexander the Great[7][8][9] (uncredited)Robin Lane Fox ♠ (uncredited)1974Non-fiction
  • ♠ Fox is credited as historical advisor, rather than author.[10]

Kalinga War

265 BC – 264 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Aŝoka2001Santosh SivanIndiaEdicts of Ashoka (uncredited)Ashoka the Great (uncredited)before 231 BCEdicts

Second Punic War

218 BC – 201 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Cabiria1914Giovanni PastroneKingdom of ItalySalammbôGustave Flaubert1862Novel
Scipione l'africano[11] 1937Carmine GalloneKingdom of ItalyThe Histories (uncredited)Polybius (uncredited)before
120 BC
Non-fiction
Hannibal the Conqueror201???HannibalRoss Leckie200?Novel

Third Servile War

73 BC – 71 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Spartaco1913Giovanni Enrico VidaliItalySpartacoRaffaello Giovagnoli1873Novel
Spartacus1960Stanley KubrickUSSpartacusHoward Fast[12]1951Novel
Spartacus2004Robert DornhelmUSSpartacusHoward Fast1951Novel

Gallic Wars

58 BC – 51 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie1962Tanio BocciaItalyCommentarii de Bello Gallico (uncredited)Julius Caesar (uncredited)after
51 BC
Memoir
Vercingétorix
Druids
2001Jacques DorfmannFrance, Canada, BelgiumCommentarii de Bello Gallico (uncredited)Julius Caesar (uncredited)after
51 BC
Memoir

Great Roman Civil War

49 BC – 44 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Caesar and Cleopatra1945Gabriel PascalUKCaesar and CleopatraGeorge Bernard Shaw[13] 1898Play
Cleopatra1963Joseph L. MankiewiczUK, US, SwitzerlandCleopatra (?)Carlo Mario Franzero19??Novel
Cleopatra *1999Franc RoddamGermany & U.S.Memoirs of CleopatraMargaret George1998Novel
  • * television film.

Frequently filmed: Julius Caesar

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Julius Caesar1953Joseph L. MankiewiczU.S.Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare1599Play
Julius Caesar1970Stuart BurgeUKJulius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare1599Play

Final Civil Wars of the Roman Republic

45 BC –

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Antony and Cleopatra1972Charlton HestonUK, Spain, SwitzerlandAntony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare1606–1607Play

Battle of Actium

2 September 31 BC

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Cleopatra1963Joseph L. MankiewiczUK, US, SwitzerlandCleopatra (?)Carlo Mario Franzero19??Novel
  • ♠ The 1963 film includes an admirable account of the battle.
    The series Rome, for budgetary reasons, deals with the aftermath of Actium, not the battle directly.

Roman conquest of Britain

43–96

Frequently filmed: I, Claudius and Claudius the God

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
I, Claudius *1976Herbert WiseUKI, Claudius[14][15]Robert Graves1934Novel
I, Claudius2010Jim SheridanUKI, ClaudiusRobert Graves1934Novel
  • * TV miniseries.

Jewish War

66–73

Siege of Masada

72–73

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Masada **1981Boris SagalU.S.The AntagonistsErnest K. Gann1971Novel
God on Trial ♠ *2008Andy de EmmonyUK & U.S.The Trial of God
Le procès de Shamgorod tel qu'il se déroula le 25 février 1649 (uncredited)
Elie Wiesel[16] (uncredited)1979Play
  • ♠ The trial of God conducted by inmates at Auschwitz includes Masada as evidence.
  • ** TV miniseries.
  • * television film.

Frequently filmed: Romance of the Three Kingdoms

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon2008Daniel LeeChinaRomance of the Three KingdomsLuo Guanzhong (attributed)c. 1400Novel
Battle of Red Cliffs

208–209

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Red Cliff
赤壁
2008John WooChinaChronicle of the Three KingdomsChen Shoubefore 297Chronicle
Red Cliff,
Part 2
2009John WooChinaChronicle of the Three KingdomsChen Shoubefore 297Chronicle

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312 ♠

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Fabiola1949Alessandro BlasettiItalyFabiolaCardinal Nicholas Patrick Wiseman1854Novel
Constantine and the Cross1962Lionello De FeliceYugoslavia & ItalyDe mortibus persecutorum (uncredited)Lactantius (uncredited)c. 320Non-fiction

Campaigns of Attila

434–453

Razing of Aquileia

452

Frequently filmed: Attila
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Attila *2001Josée DayanFranceAttilaTemistocle Solera & Francesco Maria Piave1846Libretto
  • * TV performance.
Frequently filmed: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Ben-Hur[17]1925Fred NibloUSBen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristGen. Lew Wallace1880Novel
Ben-Hur[18]1959William WylerUSBen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristGen. Lew Wallace1880Novel

Dark Ages

c. 500 – c. 1000

Battle of Badon Hill

c. 500

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Last Legion2007Doug LeflerUK, Italy, FranceL'ultima legioneValerio Massimo Manfredi2002Novel

Gothic War

535–554

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Justinian and Theodora1910Otis TurnerU.S.Justinian and Theodora: A Drama, Being a Chapter of History and the One Gleam of Light During the Dark AgesElbert Hubbard & Alice Hubbard1906Play
Théodora1912Henri PouctalFranceThéodoraVictorien Sardou1884Play
Teodora1919Leopoldo CarlucciItalyThéodoraVictorien Sardou1884Play
Kampf um Rom I1968Robert Siodmak &
Andrew Marton (uncredited) & Sergiu Nicolaescu (uncredited)
West Germany, Italy, RomaniaA Struggle for RomeFelix Dahn1876Novel
Kampf um Rom II – Der Verrat1969Robert Siodmak &
Andrew Marton (uncredited) & Sergiu Nicolaescu (uncredited)
West Germany, Italy, RomaniaA Struggle for RomeFelix Dahn1876Novel
  • ♠ The IMDb lists a story by Bulwer-Lytton as the source for this film. But there appears to be no such work.
    The 1906 play seems a more likely source.

Swedish–Geatish wars

Before 600

Frequently filmed: Beowulf

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Grendel Grendel Grendel α1981Alexander StittAustraliaGrendelJohn Gardner1971Novel
The 13th Warrior1999John McTiernan,
Michael Crichton (uncredited)
U.S.Eaters of the DeadMichael Crichton1976Novel
Beowulf & Grendel2005Sturla GunnarssonCanada, UK, IcelandBeowulfBeowulf poetc. 700–
c. 1000
Epic poem
  • α Animated film.

Frequently filmed: Das Nibelungenlied

Before 600

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried1924Fritz LangGermanyDas Nibelungenlied (uncredited)Nibelungenlied poet (uncredited)c. 1200Epic poem
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache1924Fritz LangGermanyDas Nibelungenlied (uncredited)Nibelungenlied poet (uncredited)c. 1200Epic poem

Battle of Badr

17 March 624

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Mohammad, Messenger of God1977Moustapha AkkadLebanon, Libya, KuwaitSirah Rasul AllahIbn Ishaqbefore 767Non-fiction

Battle of Uhud

19 March 625

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Mohammad, Messenger of God1977Moustapha AkkadLebanon, Libya, KuwaitSirah Rasul AllahIbn Ishaqbefore 767Non-fiction
Muhammad: The Last Prophet2004Richard RichU.S.Sirah Rasul AllahIbn Ishaqbefore 767Non-fiction

Battle of Roncesvalles

778

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Song of Roland1978Frank CassentiFranceLa Chanson de RolandRoland poet1040–1115Epic poem

War of Wessex with the Danes

868–878

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Alfred the Great1969Clive DonnerUKVita Ælfredi regis Angul Saxonum (uncredited)Asser (uncredited)893Non-fiction

Viking Raids

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Vikings1958Richard FleischerU.S.The VikingEdison Marshall1951[20]Novel
The War Lord1965Franklin SchaffnerU.S.The Lovers: a play in three actsLeslie Stevens1956[20]Play
  • ♠ Normans fend off Vikings in the Early Middle Ages.

Middle Ages

Norman Conquest

1066

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
1066 and All That *1939?UK1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine DatesW. C. Sellar &
R. J. Yeatman
before 1930Chronicle
Wilhelm Cuceritorul aka William the Conqueror1982Sergiu NicolaescuRomania & FranceAnglo-Saxon Chronicle (uncredited)Chronicle compilersbefore 1154Chronicle
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth **May 2009Justin HardyUKCarmen de Hastingae Proelio[21]Guy of Amiens1067Epic poem
  • * TV musical.
  • ** TV miniseries.

Conquest of Valencia

1094–1102

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
El Cid1961Anthony MannItaly, US, UKCantar de Mio CidCid poetbefore 1207Epic poem

First Crusade

1096–1099

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Rytsarskiy roman *
Рыцарский роман
2000Aleksandr InshakovRussiaCount Robert of ParisSir Walter Scott1832Novel
  • * television film.

Frequently filmed: Gerusalemme liberata

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Le tyran de Jérusalem1910Camille de MorlhonFranceLa Jérusalem délivréeTorquato Tasso1581Epic poem
Gerusalemme liberata1910Enrico GuazzoniItalyGerusalemme liberataTorquato Tasso1581Epic poem
La Gerusalemme liberata1958Carlo Ludovico BragagliaItaly & FranceGerusalemme liberataTorquato Tasso1581Epic poem
  • ♠ Guazzoni released a version in 1913, and another in 1918. The 1918 version was reissued with sound in 1935.

11th century Scotland

1000–1099

Frequently filmed: Macbeth

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Macbeth1908J. Stuart BlacktonU.S.MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1605?Play
Macbeth1909Mario CaseriniItalyMacbethWilliam Shakespeare1605?Play
Macbeth1948Orson WellesU.S.MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1605?Play
Throne of Blood1957Akira KurosawaJapanMacbethWilliam Shakespeare1605?Play
The Tragedy of Macbeth1971Roman PolanskiUK & U.S.MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1605?Play
Macbeth horror suite di Carmelo Bene da William Shakespeare *1997Carmelo BeneItalyMacbethWilliam Shakespeare1605?Play
  • ♠ Feudal Japan is the setting in Kurosawa's version.
  • * television film.

The Anarchy

1135–1154

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Pillars of the Earth *2010Sergio Mimica-GezzanGermany & CanadaThe Pillars of the EarthKen Follett1989Novel
  • * television miniseries.

Siege of Shrewsbury Castle

1138

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
One Corpse Too Many *1994?UKOne Corpse Too Many"Ellis Peters"1979Novel
  • * television film.

Campaigns of Frederick Barbarossa

1155–1177

Battle of Legnano

29 May 1176

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
La battaglia di Legnano
aka Barbarossa
1910Mario CaseriniItalyLa battaglia di Legnano ♠ (unconfirmed)Salvatore Cammarano (unconfirmed)1849Libretto

Genpei War

1180–1185

Battle of Dan-no-ura

25 April 1185

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Kwaidan1964Masaki KobayashiJapanKwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange ThingsLafcadio Hearn1904Folk tales
  • ♠ One segment of this anthology film concerns the battle.

Rus–Cuman War

c. 1185

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Prince Igor
Князь Игорь
1970Roman TikhomirovUSSRPrince IgorAlexander Borodinbefore 1887Libretto

Third Crusade

1187–1192

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din
الناصر صلاح الدين
1963Youssef ChahineEgyptAl Nasser Salah Ad-Din
An-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn
Naguib Mahfouz[22]195?Novel

Frequently filmed: The Talisman

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Il talismano1911CinèsItalyThe TalismanSir Walter Scott1825Novel
Richard the Lion-Hearted1923Chester WitheyU.S.The TalismanSir Walter Scott1825Novel
King Richard and the Crusaders1954David ButlerU.S.The TalismanSir Walter Scott1825Novel
Richard lvinoye serdtse
Ричард Львиное Сердце
1992Yevgeni GerasimovRussiaThe TalismanSir Walter Scott1825Novel
Rytsar Kennet
Рыцарь Кеннет
1993Yevgeni GerasimovRussiaThe TalismanSir Walter Scott1825Novel

Battle of Montgisard

25 November 1177

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Arn: The Knight Templar2007Peter FlinthSweden, Denmark, NorwayArn: The Knight TemplarJan Guillou195?Novel

Mongol Invasions

1206–c. 1300

Campaigns of Genghis Khan

1206–1227

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea2007Shinichirō SawaiJapan & MongoliaChi hate umi tsukiru made: shōsetsu Chingisu HānSeiichi Morimura198?Novel
Mongol Монгол2007Sergei BodrovKazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, GermanyThe Secret History of the Mongols (uncredited)Mongol chronicler (uncredited)after 1227Non-fiction

Children's Crusade

1212

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Gates to Paradise1968Andrzej WajdaUKThe Gates of ParadiseJerzy Andrzejewski1960Novel
Crusade in Jeans2006Ben SombogaartNetherlandsCrusade in JeansThea Beckman1973Novel

First Barons' War

1215–1217

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
King John1899Walter Pfeffer Dando &
William K.L. Dickson
UKKing JohnWilliam Shakespearec. 1598Play

Northern Crusades

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Seventh Seal
Det sjunde inseglet
1957Ingmar BergmanSwedenWood Painting TrämålningIngmar Bergman1954Play
Malév2005Kaaren KaerEstoniaChronicle of Henry of LivoniaHenry of Livoniac. 1224Chronicle

Battle of the Ice

5 April 1242

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Alexander Nevsky
Александр Невский
1938Sergei Eisenstein &
Dmitri Vasilyev[23]
USSR???Non-fiction

Second Barons' War

1264–1267

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Black Rose1950Henry HathawayU.S.The Black RoseThomas B. Costain1945Novel

War of the Sicilian Vespers

1282–1302

Sicilian Vespers

30 March 1282
Films based on this rebellion tend to be performances of Verdi's opera I vespri siciliani.

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Vespro siciliano1949Giorgio PàstinaItalyCronica di lu rebellamentu di Sichilia contra re CarluAtanasiu di Iaci (attributed)c. 1290Chronicle

Battle of the Field of Blackbirds

15 June 1389

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Battle of Kosovo
Бој на Косову
1989Zdravko ŠotraYugoslaviaBoj na KosovuLjubomir Simović19??Play

Polish–Teutonic War

1409–1411

Battle of Grunwald

15 July 1410

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Krzyżacy1960Aleksander FordPolandThe Teutonic KnightsHenryk Sienkiewicz[24]1900Novel

Hundred Years' War

1337–1453

Battle of Poitiers

19 September 1356

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
A Knight's Tale2001Brian HelgelandU.S.The Canterbury Tales (uncredited)Geoffrey Chaucer (uncredited)before 1400Poem

Battle of Shrewsbury

21 July 1403

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Chimes at Midnight1965Orson WellesFrance, Spain, SwitzerlandFive KingsOrson Welles1939Play

Battle of Agincourt

25 October 1415

Frequently filmed: Henry V

Also, Siege of Harfleur
1415

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France1944Laurence OlivierUKHenry VWilliam Shakespeare1599Play
Henry V1989Kenneth BranaghUKHenry VWilliam Shakespeare1599Play

Siege of Orléans

1428–1429

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Joan of Arc1948Victor FlemingUKJoan of LorraineMaxwell Anderson1946Play
Jeanne oder Die Lerche *1956Franz Peter WirthWest GermanyL'AlouetteJean Anouilh1953Play
Saint Joan1957Otto PremingerU.S.Saint Joan[25]George Bernard Shaw[13]1923Play
  • * television film.

What if ...

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The High Crusade Δ
High Crusade – Frikassee im Weltraum
1994Klaus Knoesel &
Holger Neuhäuser
GermanyThe High CrusadePoul Anderson1960Novel
Timeline2003Richard DonnerU.S.TimelineMichael Crichton1999Novel
  • Δ The film preserves the story's date but shifts the context to (a period resembling) the Third Crusade.

Ottoman–Hungarian Wars

1366–15??

Siege of Eger

1552

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Egri csillagok1923Paul Fejos
Fejős Pál
HungaryEclipse of the Crescent Moon
Egri csillagok
Géza Gárdonyi1899Novel
Egri csillagok1968Zoltán VárkonyiHungaryEclipse of the Crescent Moon
Egri csillagok
Géza Gárdonyi1899Novel

What if ...

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
János vitéz1924Alfréd DeésyHungaryJános VitézSándor Petőfi1845Poem

Ox War of 1421

1421–1422 (not to be confused with the Ox War of 1611)

Frequently filmed: Der Ochsenkrieg

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Der Ochsenkrieg1920Franz OstenGermanyDer OchsenkriegLudwig Ganghofer1914Novel
Der Ochsenkrieg1943Hans DeppeNazi GermanyDer OchsenkriegLudwig Ganghofer1914Novel
Der Ochsenkrieg **1987Sigi RothemundWest Germany & CzechoslovakiaDer OchsenkriegLudwig Ganghofer1914Novel
  • ** TV miniseries.

Ottoman-Albanian War

1443–14??

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg aka Великий воин Албании Скандербег1953Sergei YutkevichUSSR & AlbaniaHistoria de vita et gestis Scanderbegi, Epirotarum PrincipisMarin Barletic. 1510Non-fiction

Wars of the Roses

1453–1487

Frequently filmed: The Black Arrow

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Black Arrow1948Gordon DouglasU.S.The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two RosesRobert Louis Stevenson1888NovelThe Black Arrow1958UK
Chyornaya strela
Чёрная стрела
1985Sergei TarasovUSSRThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two RosesRobert Louis Stevenson1888Novel
Black Arrow *1985John HoughU.S. & SpainThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two RosesRobert Louis Stevenson1888Novel
La freccia nera ♠ *2006Fabrizio CostaItalyThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two RosesRobert Louis Stevenson1888NovelLa freccia nera1968–1969Italy
  • ♠ Inspired by Stevenson, this Italian version is set in the Tyrol, rather than England.
  • * television film.

Battle of Bosworth Field

22 August 1485

Frequently filmed: Richard III
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Richard III1912André Calmettes &
James Keane
France & U.S.Richard IIIWilliam Shakespeare1591Play
Richard III1955Laurence OlivierUKRichard IIIWilliam Shakespeare1591Play
Richard III1995Richard LoncraineUK & U.S.Richard IIIWilliam Shakespeare1591Play
  • ♠ This version is set in a Fascist Britain.

Burgundian Wars

1474–1477

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Charles the Bold
La fin de Charles le Téméraire
1910Georges DenolaFranceAnne of Geierstein,
or The Maiden of the Mist
Sir Walter Scott1829Novel

16th century

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

1519–1521

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Fall of Montezuma1912Harry McRae WebsterU.S.Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España (uncredited)Bernal Díaz del Castillo (uncredited)1576Memoir
Captain from Castile1947Henry KingU.S.Captain From CastileSamuel Shellabarger1945Novel
La Controverse de Valladolid ♦ *1992Jean-Daniel VerhaegheFranceLa Controverse de ValladolidJean-Claude Carrière1992Novel
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas1993Sergio OlhovichMexicoBonfire at Dawn: an historical tableau in four acts based on the life and passion of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Las Casas, una hoguera en el amanecer
Jaime Salom1986[20]Play

Battle of Mactan

27 April 1521
(This skirmish resulted in the death of Magellan before he had completed his circumnavigation of the globe.)

German Peasants' War

1524–1525

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Luther1973Guy GreenU.S.Luther[26][27]John Osborne1961Play

Russo-Kazan Wars

1467–1552

Fall of Kazan

1552

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Boris Godunov1954Vera StroyevaUSSRBoris GodunovModest Mussorgsky1874Libretto---
  • ♠ A song about Ivan the Terrible and the Fall of Kazan is sung by Varlaam, a drunken vagabond monk, at an inn on the Lithuanian border.

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

1526–1572

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Royal Hunt of the Sun1969Irving LernerUKThe Royal Hunt of the SunPeter Shaffer1964Play

Spanish conquest of Chile

1541–1598

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
La Araucana1971Julio CollChile, Italy, Spain, PeruLa Araucana
La Araucana
Alonso de Ercilla1569/
1578/
1589
Epic poem

Arauco War

1536–1883

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Cautiverio Feliz
Cautiverio Feliz
1998Cristián SánchezChileCautiverio feliz
Cautiverio feliz
Francisco Núñez de Pineda
y Bascuñán
1673/
1863
Memoir

Great Italian Wars

1494–1559

Italian War of 1551–1559

1551–1559

Battle of St. Quentin

1557

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Return of Martin Guerre1982Daniel VigneFranceArrest Memorable (uncredited)Jean de Coras (uncredited)1565Memoir

Russo-Swedish War of 1554

1554–1557 (followed by the Livonian War [q.v.])

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Gustav Vasa *1965Henrik DyfvermanSwedenGustav VasaAugust Strindberg1899Play
Kustaa Vaasa *1969Mirjam HimbergFinlandGustav VasaAugust Strindberg1899Play
  • * television film.

Livonian War

1558–1582 (coincident with the Northern Seven Years' War)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Erik XIV *1965Mirjam HimbergFinlandErik XIVAugust Strindberg1899Play
Viimne reliikvia1969Grigori KromanovUSSR (Estonian SSR)Furst Gabriel or Last Days of the Pirita MonasteryEduard Bornhöhe1893Novel
Kolme katku vahel *1970Virve AruojaUSSR (Estonian SSR)Kolme katku vahelJaan Kross1970Novel
Erik XIV *1974Kurt-Olof SundströmSwedenErik XIVAugust Strindberg1899Play
  • * television film.

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima

1561

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Samurai Banners
Fūrin Kazan
1969Hiroshi InagakiJapanThe Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan
Fūrin Kazan 風林火山
Yasushi Inoue1955Novel
Fūrin Kazan ***
Fūrin Kazan
2007Kazuhiko ShimizuJapanThe Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan
Fūrin Kazan 風林火山
Yasushi Inoue1955Novel
  • ♠ In addition, Japanese Wikipedia lists 3 radio adaptations of Inoue's novel between 1969 and 2006.
  • *** TV series.

French Wars of Religion

1562–1598

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

1572

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Queen Margot1994Patrice ChéreauFranceLa Reine MargotAlexandre Dumas, père1845Novel

Northern Seven Years' War

1563–1570

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Erik XIV *1965Mirjam HimbergFinlandErik XIVAugust Strindberg1899Play
Erik XIV *1974Kurt-Olof SundströmSwedenErik XIVAugust Strindberg1899Play
  • * television film.

Japanese Warring States Period

1467–1600

Battle of Nagashino

1575

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Kagemusha1980Akira KurosawaJapanKōyō Gunkan (uncredited)Kōsaka Masanobu (attributed)1616Non-fiction

Eighty Years' War

1568–1648
(The Dutch Revolt merges into the Thirty Years' War.)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Alatriste2006Agustín Díaz YanesSpainThe Adventures of Captain AlatristeArturo Pérez-Reverte1996Novels---

Occupation of the Spanish Netherlands

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Carnival in Flanders[28]
La Kermesse héroïque
1935Jacques FeyderFrance &
Nazi Germany
"La Kermesse héroïque" (?)Charles Spaak1929Story

Anglo–Spanish War of 1585

1585–1604

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Sea Hawk1924Frank LloydU.S.The Sea HawkRafael Sabatini1915Novel
Young Bess1953George SidneyU.S.Young BessMargaret Irwin1944Novel

Battle of Gravelines

1588

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Fire Over England1937William K. HowardUKFire Over EnglandA. E. W. Mason1936Novel

17th century

The Time of Troubles

1598–1613

Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)

1605–1618

Polish Invasion of 1605

1605

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Boris Godunov1954Vera StroyevaUSSRBoris GodunovModest Mussorgsky1874Libretto---
Retaking of Moscow

1612

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Minin and Pozharsky
Минин и Пожарский
1939Vsevolod Pudovkin & Mikhail DollerUSSRRussians at the Beginning of the XVII Century
Русские в начале XVII века
Viktor Shklovsky193?Novel

Thirty Years' War

1618–1648

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Last Valley1971James ClavellUK & U.S.The Fat ValleyJ.B. Pick1959Novel

Frequently filmed: Wallenstein

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Wallenstein, 1. Teil – Wallensteins Macht1925Rolf RandolfGermanyWallenstein Part 1Friedrich Schiller (uncredited)(unconfirmed)1799Play
Wallenstein, 2. Teil – Wallensteins Tod1925Rolf RandolfGermanyWallenstein Part 2Friedrich Schiller (uncredited)(unconfirmed)1799Play
  • * television film.

Frequently filmed: Simplicius Simplicissimus

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Simplicius Simplicissimus *1961Hans HartlebWest GermanySimplicius SimplicissimusChristoffel von Grimmelshausen1668Novel
Abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus *1975Fritz UmgelterWest Germany & FranceSimplicius SimplicissimusChristoffel von Grimmelshausen1668Novel
Simplicius *1999Thomas GrimmSwitzerlandSimplicius SimplicissimusChristoffel von Grimmelshausen1668Novel
  • * television film.

Siege of Arras

1640

Frequently filmed: Cyrano de Bergerac
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Cyrano de Bergerac1950Michael GordonU.S.Cyrano de Bergerac[29]Edmond Rostand1897Play
Cyrano de Bergerac1990Jean-Paul RappeneauFranceCyrano de BergeracEdmond Rostand1897Play

Battle of Rocroi

19 May 1643

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Alatriste2006Agustín Díaz YanesSpainThe Adventures of Captain AlatristeArturo Pérez-Reverte1996Novels---

Pictorials

#ArtistWorkDateTypeCountry
Jacques CallotLes Grandes Misères de la guerre1633EtchingsLorraine

Siege of La Rochelle

1627–1628[30]

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Under the Red Robe1923Alan CroslandU.S.Under the Red RobeStanley J. Weyman1894Novel
Under the Red Robe1937Victor SjöströmUK & U.S.Under the Red RobeStanley J. Weyman1894Novel

Frequently filmed: The Three Musketeers

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Four Musketeers1974Richard LesterSpain & PanamaThe Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas, père1844Novel
  • ♠ These versions of the story mention La Rochelle.

Shimabara Rebellion

1637–1638

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Silence2015Martin ScorseseUS?Silence
沈黙[31]
Shusaku Endo1966Novel

English Civil War

1642–1651 (followed by the Commonwealth, the Protectorate and the Restoration)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Witchfinder General1968Michael ReevesUKWitchfinder GeneralRonald Bassett1966Novel
Winstanley1975Kevin BrownlowUKComrade JacobDavid Caute1962Novel
The Devil's Whore *2008Marc MundenUKWicked Women in the 17th CenturyMartine Brant200?Thesis---
  • * television film.

Battle of Naseby

14 June 1645

Frequently filmed: The Children of the New Forest
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Children of the New Forest1998Andrew MorganUKThe Children of the New ForestCaptain Marryat1847Novel

Third English Civil War

1649–1651

Battle of Worcester

3 September 1651

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Royal Oak1923Maurice ElveyUKThe Royal OakHenry Hamilton & Augustus Harris188?Play
The Moonraker1958David MacDonaldUKThe MoonrakerArthur Watkyn19??Play
Frequently filmed: The Children of the New Forest
(See above)

English Restoration

1660

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Forever Amber1947Otto PremingerU.S.Forever AmberKathleen Winsor1944Novel
The First Churchills **1969David GilesUKMarlborough: His Life and TimesWinston Churchill[32]1933–1938Biography---
Restoration1995Michael HoffmanU.S. & UKRestorationRose Tremain1989Novel
Charles II: The Power and the Passion **2003Joe WrightUKKing Charles II (uncredited)Lady
Antonia Fraser (uncredited)
1979Biography---
Stage Beauty2004Sir Richard EyreUK & U.S.Compleat Female Stage BeautyJeffrey Hatcher200?Play
The Libertine2004Laurence DunmoreUKThe LibertineStephen Jeffreys1994Play
  • ** TV miniseries.

Masaniello's Revolt

1647[33]

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Dumb Girl of Portici1916Lois Weber &
Phillips Smalley
U.S.La muette de PorticiGermain Delavigne & Eugène Scribe1828Libretto---
  • ♠ A silent film based on the libretto to Auber's opera.

Khmelnytsky Uprising

1648–1654

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Le procès de Shamgorod *1982Yves-André HubertFranceThe Trial of God
Le procès de Shamgorod tel qu'il se déroula le 25 février 1649
Elie Wiesel[16]1979Play
With Fire and Sword1999Jerzy HoffmanPolandWith Fire and SwordHenryk Sienkiewicz[24]1884Novel
  • * television film.

Frequently filmed: Taras Bulba

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Taras Bulba1938Vladimir Strizhevsky & Joseph N. ErmolieffNazi GermanyTaras BulbaNikolai Gogol1835Novel
Tarass Boulba1936Alexis GranowskyFrance & UKTaras BulbaNikolai Gogol1835Novel
The Rebel Son1938Adrian Brunel, Albert de Courville, Alexis GranowskyUKTaras BulbaNikolai Gogol1835Novel
Taras Bulba1962J. Lee ThompsonYugoslavia & U.S.Taras BulbaNikolai Gogol1835Novel

The Deluge

1655–1660

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Colonel Wolodyjowski1969Jerzy HoffmanPolandFire in the SteppeHenryk Sienkiewicz[24]1888Novel
The Deluge1974Jerzy HoffmanPolandThe DelugeHenryk Sienkiewicz[24]1886Novel

Ottoman-Habsburg War of 1663

1663–1664 (Türkenkrieg 1663–1664)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Der Cornet – Die Weise von Liebe und Tod1955Walter ReischWest Germany"The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke"
"Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke"
Rainer Maria Rilke1906Story

Second Dutch War

1665–1667

Capture of New Amsterdam

(now New York City)
27 August 1664

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Peter Stuyvesant1924Frank TuttleU.S.Dutch and English on the Hudson: a chronicle of colonial New YorkMaud W. Goodwin1919Non-fiction
  • ♠ Under Dutch governor Stuyvesant's harsh rule, Englishman George Baxter revolts. He fails, but appeals to King Charles. The smuggling of goods duty-free into New England is an issue. English ships arrive in harbor. Townsfolk petition for surrender. Stuyvesant complies.[34]

Third Dutch War

1672–1674

Frequently filmed: The Black Tulip

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Das Fest der schwarzen Tulpe1920Marie Luise Droop & Muhsin ErtuğrulGermanyLa Tulipe noireAlexandre Dumas, père1850Novel
The Black Tulip
De Zwarte Tulp
1921Maurits Binger &
Frank Richardson
Netherlands & UKLa Tulipe noireAlexandre Dumas, père1850Novel

Franco-Dutch War

1672–1678

Scanian War

1675–1679

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Snapphanar aka Scanian Guerrilla1941Åke OhbergSwedenSnapphanarKarl Ragnar Gierow194?Novel

Palmares War

(Guerra dos escravos)
1675–1677
1679–1695

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Ganga Zumba1963Cacá DieguesBrazilGanga ZumbaJoão Felício dos Santos196?Non-fiction?---
Quilombo1984Cacá DieguesBrazil & FranceGanga ZumbaJoão Felício dos Santos196?Non-fiction?

Monmouth Rebellion

1685

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The First Churchills *1969David GilesUKMarlborough: His Life and TimesWinston Churchill[32]1933–1938Biography
  • * TV miniseries.

Frequently filmed: Lorna Doone

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Lorna Doone1922Maurice TourneurU.S.Lorna Doone: A Romance of ExmoorR.D. Blackmore1869Novel
Lorna Doone1934Basil DeanUKLorna Doone: A Romance of ExmoorR.D. Blackmore1869Novel
Lorna Doone2001Mike BarkerUKLorna Doone: A Romance of ExmoorR.D. Blackmore1869Novel

Frequently filmed: Captain Blood

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Captain Blood1935Michael CurtizU.S.Captain Blood: His OdysseyRafael Sabatini1922Novel

Glorious Revolution

1688–1689

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The First Churchills *1969David GilesUKMarlborough: His Life and TimesWinston Churchill[32]1933–1938Biography---
  • * TV miniseries.

Frequently filmed: The Man Who Laughs

The novel concerns the cruelties of King James II.

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Man Who Laughs1928Paul LeniU.S.The Man Who Laughs
L'Homme qui rit
Victor Hugo1869Novel

Nine Years' War

1688–1697

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The First Churchills **1969David GilesUKMarlborough: His Life and TimesWinston Churchill[32]1933–1938Biography---
The King's Whore
La putain du roi
1990Axel CortiUK, Austria,
France, Italy
Jeanne de Luynes, comtesse de VerueJacques Tournier19??Novel
  • ** TV miniseries.

Piracy and privateering

17th century

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Frenchman's Creek1944Mitchell LeisenU.S.Frenchman's CreekDaphne du Maurier1942Novel
Frenchman's Creek *1998Ferdinand FairfaxUKFrenchman's CreekDaphne du Maurier1942Novel
  • * television film.

Blockade of Callao

May 1624

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Pirates in Callao α2005Eduardo SchuldtPeruPiratas en el CallaoHernán Garrido Lecca199?Children's book---
  • α Animated film.

18th century

Great Northern War

1700–1721

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Peter the First, Part Two1938Vladimir PetrovUSSRPeter I[35]Alexei Tolstoy1929–1934Novel
Hrabina Cosel1968Jerzy AntczakPolandHrabina CoselJózef Ignacy Kraszewski1873Novel
Epitaph für einen König *1969Fritz UmgelterWest GermanyCarl XIIAugust Strindberg1901Play
Karl XII *1974Keve HjelmSwedenCarl XIIAugust Strindberg1901Play
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel *1985Hans-Joachim KasprzikEast GermanyHrabina CoselJózef Ignacy Kraszewski1873Novel
Peter the Great *1986Marvin J. Chomsky & Lawrence SchillerU.S.Peter the Great: His Life and World[36]Robert K. Massie1980Non-fiction

War of the Spanish Succession

1701–1714

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The First Churchills *1969David GilesUKMarlborough: His Life and TimesWinston Churchill[32]1933–1938Biography---
  • * TV miniseries.

War of the Austrian Succession

1740–1748

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Brühl *1985Hans-Joachim KasprzikEast GermanyBruehlJózef Ignacy Kraszewski1874Novel

Jacobite rising of 1745

(aka The '45)
1745–1746
The rebellion broke out as Great Britain was heavily involved in the War of the Austrian Succession, just as the Easter Rebellion broke out as Britain was heavily involved in World War I.

Frequently filmed: Redgauntlet
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Battle of Culloden

1746

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Culloden[37] *1964Peter WatkinsUKCullodenJohn Prebble1962Non-fiction
  • * television film.

Seven Years' War

1754–1763

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Fridericus1937Johannes MeyerNazi GermanyFridericusWalter von Molo1918Novel
Barry Lyndon1975Stanley KubrickUKThe Luck of Barry LyndonWilliam Makepeace Thackeray1844Novel
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Brühl *1985Hans-Joachim KasprzikEast GermanyBruehlJózef Ignacy Kraszewski1874Novel
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria – Aus dem siebenjährigen Krieg *1987Hans-Joachim KasprzikEast GermanyZ siedmioletniej wojnyJózef Ignacy Kraszewski1875Novel

French and Indian War

(Known in the U.S. as the French and Indian War. Known in Canada as the Seven Years' War.)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Northwest Passage1940King VidorU.S.Northwest PassageKenneth Roberts[38]1937Novel
Northwest Passage1958–1959Otto LangU.S.Northwest PassageKenneth Roberts[38]1937Novel
Frequently filmed: The Pathfinder
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Pathfinder1952Sidney SalkowU.S.The PathfinderJames Fenimore Cooper1840Novel
Battle of Fort Necessity

3 July 1754

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
George Washington *1984Buzz KulikU.S.George Washington: The Forge of ExperienceJames Thomas Flexner1965Biography
  • * television film.
Battle of the Monongahela

9 July 1755

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
George Washington *1984Buzz KulikU.S.George Washington: The Forge of ExperienceJames Thomas Flexner1965Biography
  • * television film.
Siege of Fort William Henry

3–9 August 1757

Frequently filmed: The Last of the Mohicans
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Last of the Mohicans[39]1920Clarence Brown & Maurice TourneurU.S.The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
The Last of the Mohicans1932Ford Beebe & B. Reeves EasonU.S.The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
The Last of the Mohicans1936George B. SeitzU.S.The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
Der letzte Mohikaner1965Harald ReinlWest Germany, Italy, SpainThe Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
Uncas, el fin de una raza1965Mateo CanoSpain, ItalyThe Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
Ultimul Mohican1968Sergiu Nicolaescu,
Jean Dréville,
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Romania, France, West GermanyThe Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
The Last of the Mohicans **1971David MaloneyUKThe Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
The Last of the Mohicans1992Michael MannU.S.The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1826Novel
  • ** TV miniseries.
Battle of Fort Duquesne

15 September 1758

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Gateway to the West1924Webster CampbellU.S.The Conquest of New FranceGeorge M. Wrong1910Non-fiction
  • ♠ Prime Minister Newcastle asks Dinwiddie of Virginia to oust the French. Dinwiddie settles on Washington (Arthur Vinton). But the defeat of the French at Fort Le Boeuf is followed by Washington's defeat at Fort Duquesne, then his retreat to Broad Meadows and surrender.[40]
Battle of the Plains of Abraham

13 September 1759

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Wolfe and Montcalm1924Kenneth S. WebbU.S.The Conquest of New FranceGeorge M. Wrong1910Non-fiction

Pontiac's War

1763–1766

Siege of Fort Pitt

June – August 1763

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Unconquered1947Cecil B. DeMilleU.S.Unconquered, a Novel of the Pontiac Conspiracy[44]Neil H. Swanson1947[20]¤Novel

Black Boys Uprising

1769

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Allegheny Uprising1939William A. SeiterU.S.The First Rebel: Being a lost chapter of our history and a true narrative of America's first uprising against English military authorityNeil H. Swanson1937Novel

Mysore Wars

1766–1799[45]

Third Mysore War

1789–1792

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Sword of Tipu Sultan *1990Akbar Khan &
Sanjay Khan
IndiaThe Sword of Tipu SultanBhagwan Gidwani198?Novel
  • * television film.

Russo-Turkish War of 1768

1768–1774

Frequently filmed: Baron Munchausen
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Münchhausen1943Josef von BákyNazi GermanyThe Surprising Adventures of Baron MunchausenRudolf Erich Raspe1785Stories
Baron Prášil1961Karel ZemanCzechoslovakiaThe Surprising Adventures of Baron MunchausenRudolf Erich Raspe1785Stories
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen1988Terry GilliamUK & West GermanyThe Surprising Adventures of Baron MunchausenRudolf Erich Raspe1785Stories
  • ♠ The Munchausen stories were published in English by Raspe, then translated back into German by Bürger. The historical Baron von Münchhausen († 1797), a German in Russian service at a somewhat earlier period, had been a notable teller of tall tales.

Pugachev's Rebellion

1774–1775

Frequently filmed: The Captain's Daughter

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
La figlia del capitano
La figlia del capitano
1947Mario CameriniItalyThe Captain's Daughter
Капитанская дочка
Alexander Pushkin1836Novel
Kapitanskaya Dochka
Капитанская дочка
1959Vladimir KaplunovskyUSSRThe Captain's Daughter
Капитанская дочка
Alexander Pushkin1836Novel
Russkiy Bunt
Русский бунт
1999Aleksandr ProshkinRussiaThe Captain's Daughter
Капитанская дочка
Alexander Pushkin1836Novel

For later conflicts, see the List of films based on war books — 1775–1898.

See also

References

  1. Recipient of the ivy wreath for best tragedy at the Athenian Dionysia in 467 BC.
  2. Recipient of the ivy wreath for best tragedy at the Athenian Dionysia in 442 BC.
  3. Recipient of the ivy wreath for best tragedy at the Athenian Dionysia in 472 BC.
  4. Πέρσαι is the oldest surviving play in the history of theatre.
  5. A similar comic theme was used in the Korean War series M*A*S*H, specifically, the Season 1 episode entitled "Edwina".
  6. Source: IMDb main section.
  7. Recipient of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1973. Note: This date has the book winning an award before its publication.
  8. Source: Lavington (q.v.), p. 269–270.
  9. Source: DVD documentary. Oliver Stone refers to "Fox" and his "book".
  10. On the other hand, Fox is credited by the DVD documentary as "historical consultant / author".
  11. Recipient of the highly coveted Mussolini Cup for Best Italian Film of 1937 at the Venice Film Festival.
  12. Fast was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1953.
  13. Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.
  14. Joint recipients of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1934. Note: This date has the sequel winning an award prior to its publication.
  15. Recipient of the Hawthornden Prize in 1935.
  16. Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
  17. Inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry in 1997.
  18. Inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry in 2004.
  19. Ben-Hur, Book Third, Chapter 1.
  20. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the U.S. Library of Congress.
    Source: Library of Congress Online Catalog.
  21. Source: 1066: Behind the Story, researcher Greg Jenner, 17 April 2009.
  22. Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988.
  23. Dmitri Ivanovich Vasilyev, Дмитрий Иванович Васильев, († 1984) has no page (as of June 2009) at Russian Wikipedia. He appears only on a disambiguation page, described as a советский кинорежиссёр or Soviet film director. Linguists may note that the Russian word for film director is a combination of the German Kino (cinema) and the French régisseur (manager, director).
  24. Sienkiewicz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905.
  25. Nominated for the Tony Award for Best Revival in 1993.
  26. Recipient of the Tony Award in 1964.
  27. Recipient of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play in 1964.
  28. According to French Wikipédia, the film is discussed by Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen in Le Kid de Cincinnati (The Cincinnati Kid).
  29. Nominated for the Tony Award for Best Revival in 1985.
  30. The final Nazi war epic, Kolberg, premiered at the besieged naval base in La Rochelle in 1945.
  31. Recipient of the Tanizaki Prize in 1966.
  32. Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.
  33. Does this event have a conventional name in English? (The editor has coined "Masaniello's Revolt".) Italian Wikipedia does not give it a name either, calling it "la rivolta popolare animata da Masaniello e Giulio Genoino contro il regime vicereale spagnolo". Accurate, but not helpful.
  34. Source: Hartley (q.v.), p. 78. The information on this film at the IMDb is incomplete.
  35. The novel was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941.
  36. Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1981.
  37. Recipient of the BAFTA Award for Specialised Programmes in 1965.
  38. Roberts was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his historical novels.
  39. Inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry in 1995.
  40. Source: Hartley (q.v.), p. 160. The information on this film at the IMDb is incomplete and incorrect.
  41. At the time, Newcastle was nominally in charge, but only with the understanding that Pitt would be running the war.
    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica, Micropædia, Vol. 9, p. 478. 2007.
  42. "The battle [shows] gruesome scenes of agony as Wolfe and Montcalm die...There is a real question...as to the appropriateness of the [final] reel to classroom use. There is a definite and gory glorification of war. The long scenes of the death agonies of Wolfe and Montcalm seem unnecessary." (Hartley)
  43. Source: Hartley (q.v.), p. 161. The information on this film at the IMDb is incomplete.
  44. The IMDb lists The Judas Tree (1933, 360 pp.) as the title of the source novel. Unconquered, the novel (1947, 440 pp.), appeared in the same year as the film. Could that be a retitled reprint? The 1948 edition of Unconquered had only 376 pages.
  45. The traditional name Mysore Wars is still in use.

Bibliography

  • Clarke, James. Virgin Film: War Films, Virgin Books, London, 2006.
  • Faulks, Sebastian and Jörg Hensgen. The Vintage Book of War Stories, Vintage, London, 1999.
  • Hartley, William H., Ed.D. Selected Films for American History and Problems, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, 1940.
  • Lavington, Stephen. Virgin Film: Oliver Stone, Virgin Books, London, 2004.
  • 100 Greatest War Movies, special issue of Military History Magazine, Weider History Group, Leesburg, Virginia, 2007.
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