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^ By me and my SS *squiggle hugs*

Okay. Perhaps Marie Antoinette is a good movie. I'll stop being a purist. *hides*

Gods and Generals is long, but it doesn't drag. Every minute of the movie is necessary, I think.

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I was Nienor before Nienor was cool. *nods coolly*
Kudos to Kitoky for the fabulous signature set, and art credit to engelszorn.
Who wants to join me in bringing back the lady?

Oh, is Marie Antoinette good?? I've been debating whether to go see it or not...

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Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan. They were very good movies

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Will be going to London on March of the 30th

Dull? Wow. I still sit on the edge of my seat even though I've seen it a dozen times.

So anyone who hasn't seen the Scarlet Pimpernel really ought to watch it. I've only seen the 1999 BBC one but it is brilliant (even though it doesn't follow the book at the end).

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One of my favorite historical films is The Alamo (1960) directed by\starring John Wayne, Richard Widmark.....of course, I'm a geek for anything Texas history so of course I loved this film. I wouldn't see the one made in 2004....I saw that one and it was TERRIBLE. The Searchers is good, but I don't know if that counts as being historical....

The comancheros, and generally any film starring John Wayne will be worth watching. He's the ultimate American.
Oh, I also meant to add: Finding Neverland *as someone else recommended* is definitely a must-see. Johnny Depp is so awesome in it, and it's the only film besides Pirates that I like him in.

the older version of Little Women, the one starring I believe Elizabeth Taylor is a great one as well. I don't know how closely it follows the book but it's really good...also there's a newer movie out on Hallmark called "an Old-FAshioned Thanksgiving" that's based on a short story by Louisa May Alcott....that one was pretty good as well.

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Were you bored, maybe, Nurr, to find this thread after so long? o_O

My favourite historical movies (not ranked by historical accuracy):

1. Gladiator
2. Kingdom of Heaven
3. Black Hawk Down
4. The Thin Red Line
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
6. The Magnificent Seven
7. Gettysburg
8. Saving Private Ryan
9. The Longest Day
10. The Guns of Navarone

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Yep. I was bored and on a classical movies kick, and watching Scarlet Pimpernel, and wondering if anyone else here had heard of it, and that kind of led here.

GAH. Guns of Navarone is an awesome movie.

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Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam version)
Les Miserables (Liam Neeson version)
High Noon (Gary Cooper version)
Little Women (June Allyson version)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (Ingrid Bergman)
Anchors Aweigh (musical,not sure how historical it is,but its old and good)
Young At Heart(ditto to the above)
The Secret Garden (Margaret O'Brien version)
Singin' In the Rain (Gene Kelly..hilarious musical comedy set in the 1920s)
Fiddler On the Roof (Topol)
Anne of Green Gables (Megan Follows)
The Love Letter (fantasy parts in present day,but it goes back to the Civil War..beautiful movie)


Thats off the top of my head,I know there are others...

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^thanks Aliana

Lol, Nurr. I've seen it, but waaay too many times for me to like it. One of my sisters loves that movie, so I've been forced to sit through it more times than I can count. Hence, its interest has vanished for me.

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Schindler's List
Passchendaele
Saving private Ryan
Flags of our Fathers/Letter from Iwo Jima
Band of Brothers

WW I & WW II FTW

Two films showing WW2 Eastern Front from a German perspective:

Cross of Iron
Stalingrad

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Swing Kids [so sad]
The Ghost and the Darkness
Flyboys
Gladiator
Saints and Soldiers.

That's all I can think of right now.

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I like quite a few historical movies but my most favorite are "300", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Troy" and "A Knight's Tale".

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Some of my favs have already been mentioned, but still:

Kingdom of Heaven
Troy
Gladiator
King Arthur
The 13th Warrior
The Patriot
Schindler´s List
Titanic
Das Boot (German sub movie)
Gone with the Wind part 1&2
Elizabeth 1 & 2 (Cate Blanchett)
Shakespeare in Love
The Duchess
The English Patient
Lawrence of Arabia
Hidalgo
Dr. Zivago
Empire of the Sun
The Last Emperor
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
We Were Soldiers
Born on the 4th of July
Apocalypta


present history -
Black Hawk Down
Body of Lies
Blood Diamond
Tears in the Sun

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MvL/Nurr
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I've seen it since I made my list, but I think The Thin Red Line definitely should be represented on here somewhere. Absolutely a fantastic movie.

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