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Movies: Best "12th century" Movies


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Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 24min | Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War
3.5/5 (with 1,923 votes)

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 23min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 1,448 votes)

When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.

Robin Hood(2010)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 20min | Action, Adventure, Drama
3.2/5 (with 2,051 votes)

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

Arn: The Knight Templar(2007)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 19min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 121 votes)

Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan(2007)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 5min | History, Adventure, War, Action
3.4/5 (with 267 votes)

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

The Lion in Winter(1968)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 14min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 135 votes)

Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.

Robin and Marian(1976)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Adventure
3.2/5 (with 98 votes)

Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.

Becket(1964)

2h 28min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 73 votes)

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

Ivanhoe(1982)

3.1/5 (with 21 votes)

Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars, and finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power-struggle for the throne of England.

Barbarossa(2009)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 19min | Drama, History
2.6/5 (with 12 votes)

Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the North a young man from Milan has formed an army of 900 young men coming from different cities: the "company of death". This young man's name is Alberto Da Giussano. His dream is to defeat the Emperor and to give back freedom to the Northern lands.

Gate of Hell(1953)

3.6/5 (with 33 votes)

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

The Flame and the Arrow(1950)

3.2/5 (with 32 votes)

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.

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The Conqueror(1956)

1h 51min | Adventure
1.7/5 (with 21 votes)

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.

Beyond Sherwood Forest(2009)

1h 33min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 22 votes)

King Richard is away fighting the Crusade, his brother Prince John has been left in charge. In order to further international diplomatic relations with Norway, the beautiful young Maid Marian is to be married off to a prince. A cursed girl who can change into a ferocious dragon is used to find and pacify Robin Hood.

Directed by Peter DeLuise - With Robin Dunne

Samrat Prithviraj(2022)

2h 15min | Action, Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 7 votes)

The true story of legendary Hindu warrior king "Prithviraj Chauhan" including his early military successes, love story with Sanyogita & clashes with Muhammad of Ghor, a ruler of the Ghurid dynasty who led the foundation of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.

King Richard and the Crusaders(1954)

1h 54min | Adventure, Drama, History
3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

The Lion in Winter(2003)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 47min | Drama, History, TV Movie, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard (Andrew Howard), to the throne. The youngest son, John (Rafe Spall), an overweight buffoon and the only son holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother, Geoffrey (John Light) and the young king of France, Phillip (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Geoffrey, of course sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Obviously political and court intrigue ensues.

Francesco(1989)

2h 37min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.

Stealing Heaven(1988)

3.3/5 (with 6 votes)

Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.

Lionheart(1987)

1h 44min | Adventure, Drama
2.3/5 (with 6 votes)

A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's sworn duty to protect the children and lead them to safety.

The Crusades(1935)

2h 5min | Adventure, Drama, History
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

The Men of Sherwood Forest(1954)

1h 17min | Adventure, History
3.4/5 (with 4 votes)

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubadour, Robin is betrayed and captured. Lady Alys and the merry men help him escape in time to foil an intended ambush on King Richard as he returns from the Crusades.

Directed by Val Guest - With Don Taylor, Douglas Wilmer, John Kerr, John Stuart, Patrick Holt, Peter Arne, ...

Taira Clan Saga(1955)

1h 47min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 10 votes)

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Die Säulen der Erde(2010)

1h | Drama
3.9/5 (with 3 votes)

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The Twelve Gold Medallions(1970)

1h 42min | Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

As a valiant Chinese general and his men battle Tartar invaders, patriot swordsmen attempt to stop the delivery of 12 medallions sent by a traitor that could spell the doom of the Sung Dynasty. When a powerful kung fu master assumes responsibility for the deliveries, his daughter and a former student turn against him in order to save China.

Directed by Cheng Kang - With Yueh Hua, Chiao Chiao

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji(1961)

1h 33min | Drama, History
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo resolves to end his clan's exile and avenge the brutal loss in December, 1159 as they had fought under the white banner of the Emperor, while the Taira fought under their red flags in a battle to the death. The fight only took one day, with the Genji suffering utter defeat which led to their exile. His father, Yoshitomo, took responsibility for the loss and rather than live in humiliation, he decides to commit suicide with all his sons following him. However, the bravest warrior among them, Yoritomo stands tall and declares that he will not kill himself, but rather will fight to restore the clan.

Cadfael: The Holy Thief(2019)

1h 16min | History, Drama

Ramsey Abbey in Cambridgeshire puts in a claim for the remains of St. Winifred, whose reliquary is the object of prayer and lucrative donations to Shrewsbury Abbey.

Story of the Vulture Conqueror(1958)

1h 37min | Action, Adventure

Yeung and Kwok are best friends whose wives become pregnant around the same time. Yeung's wife, Pao Sik-yeuk, finds a wounded man hidden in the barn and secretly helps him. He turns out to be a foreign Prince and disaster follows. The sons are then scattered with one growing up in the Prince's kingdom and the other in Mongolia. Now grown, they go out into the world and discover the secret details of their lives.

Directed by Wu Pang - With Cho Tat-wah