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El Cid (1961)
Based on the Spanish epic poem, El Cantar de Mio Cid, and the anonymous Latin prose Historia Roderici, this film explores the life of the Castilian legend, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, during a period of violent and divisive conflicts between Christians…
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The trial of Joan of Arc, who was accused of heresy, her interrogation by Cauchon, bishop of Beauvais, and public execution in 1431.
The Message (1976)
The life of the prophet Muhammad and his efforts to establish Islam in Arabia during the seventh century, as told through the eyes of his uncle Hamza.
The Mission (1986)
The Mission, an original screenplay directed by Roland Joffé, was released on October 31, 1986 after debuting at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d’Or. With a budget of 24.5 million dollars, it made 17.2 million dollars at the US box…
Silence (2016)
Martin Scorsese’s Silence is a historical epic based on the 1966 book of the same name by Shusaku Endo. The main character is Sebastiao Rodrigues who details, through letters and narration, the persecution of Japanese Christian converts by the…
Queen Margot (La Reine Margot, 1994)
The film Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) released in 1994, tells the story of Margot of France, a Catholic princess who is forced into marriage with the Protestant Henry of Navarre as a type of peace treaty between France and Navarre during the…
Elizabeth (1998)
Are you looking for an eye-catching, dramatic, gripping story of arguably the most famous monarch in English history? Then look no further than Elizabeth. Released in 1998 and directed by well-known Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur, Elizabeth was an…
Luther (2003)
Luther, released in the fall of 2003, tells the story of Martin Luther, one of the most important figures in the Reformation during the sixteenth century. Directed by Eric Till and partially funded by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a noticeable…
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Released November 2, 1999, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc,directed by Luc Besson, is a controversial adaptation of Joan of Arc’s life that differs in many respects with some the classical films of the same Joan genre, such as Dreyer’s 1928…
Joan of Arc (1948)
The 1948 film, Joan of Arc, follows the life of the Catholic saint Joan of Arc, dramatizing her hagiography from age sixteen to her death at age nineteen. Directed by Victor Fleming, the film is, quintessentially, a Hollywood film of its…