Topic: 14th Century

Direction Han Hee · Lee Sung Joon

Cast Han Hye-rin · Ha Ji-won · Joo Jin-mo · Ji Chang-wook

Synopsis The story of the woman that would become Empress Ki, and her struggles as she worked her way through war, political conspiracies, and the imperial palace to become Empress of China. This Korean Drama re-imagines the historical figure as a...

Direction Ingmar Bergman

Cast Max von Sydow · Gunnar Björnstrand · Nils Poppe · Bibi Andersson

Synopsis The Seventh Seal (1957) follows a disillusioned knight, Antonius Block, returning from the Crusades to a plague-ridden medieval Sweden. As death personified challenges him to a chess game for his life, Block seeks meaning in a world filled with suffering...

Direction Mel Gibson

Cast Mel Gibson · Sophie Marceau · Patrick McGoohan · Angus MacFadyen

Synopsis Braveheart (1995) tells the epic tale of William Wallace, a Scottish warrior who leads his countrymen in a rebellion against the oppressive English rule during the 13th century. After witnessing the tyranny of King Edward I and suffering personal loss,...

Direction Ingmar Bergman

Cast Max von Sydow · Birgitta Valberg · Gunnel Lindblom · Birgitta Pettersson

Synopsis Set in 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre fable of peasant parents whose daughter, a young virgin, is brutally raped and murdered by goat herders after her half sister has invoked a pagan curse. By a bizarre twist of...

Direction Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast Sean Connery · Christian Slater · F. Murray Abraham · Michael Lonsdale

Synopsis The Name of the Rose (1986) follows Brother William of Baskerville, a Franciscan monk, and his novice Adso of Melk, as they arrive at a secluded abbey in 14th-century Italy. Tasked with investigating a mysterious death, they uncover a series...

Direction Kaneto Shindô

Cast Nobuko Otowa · Jitsuko Yoshimura · Kei Sato · Taiji Tonoyama

Synopsis After enlisting as a volunteer in a war in 14th century Japan, his wife and mother remain living in a swamp. They eke out their living by ambushing worn-out warriors, killing them and selling their belongings to a greedy merchant....

Direction Ridley Scott

Cast Matt Damon · Adam Driver · Jodie Comer · Ben Affleck

Synopsis The Last Duel (2021) is a historical drama set in 14th-century France, exploring themes of honor, betrayal, and justice. The story revolves around a knight, Jean de Carrouges, who challenges his former friend, Jacques Le Gris, to a trial by...

Direction Rupert Goold

Cast Ben Whishaw · Rory Kinnear · Patrick Stewart · David Suchet

Synopsis King Richard finds himself having to try and settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. He decides that a duel should be held but then stops it just before swords clash. Both men are then banished...

Direction Yoo Ha

Cast Jo In-sung · Joo Jin-mo · Song Ji-hyo · Ji-ho Shim

Synopsis In the end of Goryeo era politically manipulated by the Yuan Dynasty, the ambitious King of the Goryeo Dynasty organizes Kunryongwe. Hong Lim, the commander of Kunryongwe, captivates the King of Goryeo, and the Queen keeps her eyes on the...

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Machiko Kyô · Kazuo Hasegawa · Isao Yamagata · Yataro Kurokawa

Synopsis In 1350, during an attempted coup, one of the court's ladies in waiting disguises herself as the lord's wife, and a loyal samurai conveys her from the city. This diversion allows the royal family to escape. After the coup fails,...

Direction King Hu

Cast Hsu Feng · Chun Shih · Pai Ying · Roy Chiao

Synopsis A poor scholar in a small community is drawn into a conflict with ruthless government officials after assisting several political dissidents in making their escape. A Touch of Zen is a stunning and poetic film that further established the standard...

Direction József Gémes

Synopsis Heroic Times (Hungarian: Daliás idôk) is a 1984 Hungarian animated fantasy-adventure film directed by József Gémes. It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. The film was produced through...

Direction Bertrand Tavernier

Cast Julie Delpy · Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu · Nils Tavernier · Monique Chaumette

Direction David Michôd

Cast Timothée Chalamet · Joel Edgerton · Sean Harris · Robert Pattinson

Synopsis The King (2019) follows Hal, a reluctant heir to the English throne, who ascends after his father's death. Unprepared for the burdens of kingship, Hal must navigate political intrigue, betrayal, and the looming threat of war with France. As he...

Direction Isabel Fernández

Cast Amr Waked · Sofian El Benaissati · Farah Hamed · Adil Koukouh

Synopsis Men and women who built the emblematic fort, as they strove to reach the formula for perfect beauty.

Direction Jordi Frades

Cast Yon González · Elena Rivera · Rodolfo Sancho · David Solans

Synopsis Set in 14th-century Barcelona, the plot follows the story of Hugo Llor, who dreams on becoming a ship builder. It is a sequel to 'Cathedral of the Sea.'

Direction Vatroslav Mimica

Cast Franco Nero · Dragan Nikolic · Sanja Vejnovic · Rade Serbedzija

Synopsis In late 14th century medieval Serbia becomes the target of Ottoman invaders. One of their renegade gangs burns the castle and takes young wife of Banovic Strahinja, respected Serbian noble.

Direction Kim Sung-su

Cast Jeong Woo-seong · Zhang Ziyi · Ahn Sung-Kee · Joo Jin-mo

Synopsis In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave (Woo-sung Jung) to make peace with the new Chinese government....

Direction Vincent Ward

Cast Bruce Lyons · Chris Haywood · Hamish McFarlane · Marshall Napier

Synopsis Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand.

Direction Jordi Frades

Cast Aitor Luna · Michelle Jenner · Silvia Abascal · Daniel Grao

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2018). 8 Episodes. Adaptation of Acclaimed historical novel 'La catedral del mar' (Cathedral of the Sea), written by Spanish author Ildefonso Falcones. The action takes place in 14th century Barcelona at the height of the Inquisition, with the...