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Movies Set in 1917

Public list by WPS with 64 movies or TV shows/series

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The Godfather Part II(1974)

16
| 3h 22min | Drama, Crime
4.3/5 (with 5,728 votes)

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

All Quiet on the Western Front(2022)

2h 27min | Drama, War
3.9/5 (with 1,442 votes)

Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

Directed by Edward Berger - With Felix Kammerer, Daniel Brühl, Albrecht Schuch, Devid Striesow, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, ...

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

13
| 3h 47min | Adventure, Drama, History, War
4.0/5 (with 1,261 votes)

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 the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

1917(2019)

Κ-12
| 1h 59min | War, Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 5,429 votes)

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

Anastasia(1997)

3.8/5 (with 2,427 votes)

This animated adventure spins a more optimistic twist on the long-mythicized story of the "lost daughter" of Russia's last czar. A wicked sorcerer places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia is separated from them during their attempts to escape from a rowdy revolt seizing their palace. Years later, after growing up with amnesia in an orphanage, "Anya" encounters two Russian men seeking a reward offered by the Dowager Empress Marie, for the return of her missing granddaughter. They decide to travel together to visit the Empress in Paris. Will Anya finally be reunited with her remaining family and find a loving home at last?

Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

Pretty Baby(1978)

1h 50min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 129 votes)

Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

The Time Machine(1960)

3.7/5 (with 373 votes)

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

The Conformist(1971)

1h 48min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 282 votes)

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)

2h 15min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
4.0/5 (with 452 votes)

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen(2010)

3.3/5 (with 115 votes)

Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia boss. That man is a disguised Chen Zhen, who intends to infiltrate the mob when they form an alliance with the Japanese. Disguising himself as a caped fighter by night, Chen intends to take out everyone involved as well as get his hands on an assassination list prepared by the Japanese.

Directed by Andrew Lau - With Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong, Huang Bo, Shawn Yue, Zhou Yang, ...

Fatima(2020)

1h 53min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 73 votes)

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..

East of Eden(1955)

1h 55min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 311 votes)

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

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Dragon(2011)

1h 55min | Drama, Action, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 112 votes)

A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.

Father & Soldier(2023)

1h 49min | Drama, History, War
3.0/5 (with 91 votes)

1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.

Directed by Mathieu Vadepied - With Omar Sy

Chaplin(1992)

13
| 2h 23min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 450 votes)

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Testament of Youth(2014)

2h 9min | History, Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 350 votes)

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Iron Will(1994)

3.3/5 (with 115 votes)

When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain(1995)

3.2/5 (with 124 votes)

When an English cartographer arrives in Wales to tell the residents of the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw that their 'mountain' is only a hill, the offended community sets out to remedy the situation.

Admiral(2008)

2h 3min | War
3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the love of his life and the wife of his best friend. The revolution in his heart faces the revolution in his own country His destiny is to become the Supreme Rules of Russia.

The Red Baron(2008)

3.4/5 (with 107 votes)

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

Ryan's Daughter(1970)

3.6/5 (with 66 votes)

An Irish lass is branded a traitor when she falls for a British soldier.

The Public Enemy(1931)

1h 23min | Crime, Drama
3.6/5 (with 136 votes)

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Passchendaele(2008)

3.1/5 (with 42 votes)

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle.

The Big Parade(1925)

2h 31min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.8/5 (with 46 votes)

The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

FairyTale: A True Story(1997)

3.2/5 (with 48 votes)

Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story.

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)(1928)

12
| 1h 55min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 83 votes)

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

The Spy in Black(1939)

1h 22min | Thriller, War
3.2/5 (with 24 votes)

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

Biggles(1986)

2.7/5 (with 24 votes)

Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what has happened, Jim is zapped back to the 1980s......

Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)

3.5/5 (with 26 votes)

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

King and Country(1964)

1h 25min | War, Drama
3.6/5 (with 23 votes)

During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

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