List of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization
Films set in the 18th century

List of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization

Section Title: Films set in the 18th century
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Title	Release date	Time period	Notes on setting

The First Churchills	1969	1650–1722	A BBC serial about the life of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

The Favourite	2018	1708	A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.

The Sovereign's Servant	2007	1709	The Battle of Poltava during the Great Northern War.

Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue	1953	1713	Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor

Rob Roy	1995	1713	Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor

Black Sails	2014	1715–1726	Set roughly two decades before the events of Treasure Island and during the Golden Age of Piracy

Blackbeard	2006	1718	the infamous pirate Edward Teach

King of the Wind	1990	1727	Depicts the life of the Godolphin Arabian, an Arabian colt in 18th-century Kingdom of Great Britain during the reign of George II of Great Britain.

The Scarlet Empress	1934	1729–1796	Catherine II of Russia, the "enlightened despot" who reigned as Empress of Russia.

Catherine the Great	1995	1729–1796	Catherine II of Russia

Ekaterina	2014	1729–1796	Catherine II of Russia

The Rise of Catherine the Great	1934	1740s	Early years of Catherine II of Russia

Young Catherine	1991	1744	Early years of Catherine II of Russia

The Great King	1942	1740- 1786	It depicts the life of Frederick the Great

Maria Theresa	1951	1740–1780	Depicts the life of Maria Theresa

George Washington	1984	1743–1783	George Washington's life up to the American Revolutionary War.

Chasing the Deer	1994	1745–1746	Jacobite Rising of 1745

Culloden	1964	1745–1746	Jacobite Rising of 1745

The Master of Ballantrae	1953	1745–1746	Jacobite Rising of 1745

The Master of Ballantrae	1984	1745–1746	Jacobite Rising of 1745

Mein Name ist Bach	2003	1747	Depicts Johann Sebastian Bach's visit to Frederick the Great in Potsdam, Prussia, when The Musical Offering was composed.

Horseman	2003	1747	Set in the borders between the regions of Bosnia and Dalmatia, the crossroads of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

The Amazing Grace	2006	1748	Tells the story of John Newton's transformation from slave trader to Anglican priest; story is set in Calabar, Nigeria.

Plunkett & Macleane	1999	1748	Loosely based on The Gentlemen Highwaymen William Plunkett and Captain James MacLaine. They were highwaymen noted for their restrained and courteous behavior towards their victims.

Treasure Island	1934	c. 1750	Adaptation of the famous pirate story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island	1950	c. 1750	Adaptation of the famous pirate story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island	1972	c. 1750	Adaptation of the famous pirate story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island	1990	c. 1750	Adaptation of the famous pirate story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Adesuwa	2012	1752	Benin Kingdom

Casanova	2005	1753–1757	Giacomo Casanova

A Tale of Two Cities	1911	1755–1792	England and France prior and during the French Revolution.

A Tale of Two Cities	1935	1755–1792	England and France prior and during the French Revolution.

A Tale of Two Cities	1958	1755–1792	England and France prior and during the French Revolution.

A Tale of Two Cities	1980	1755–1792	England and France prior and during the French Revolution.

Amadeus	1984	1756–1791	Austria composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Barry Lyndon	1975	1756–1789	The Seven Years' War, etc.

The Last of the Mohicans	1936	1757	French and Indian War

The Last of the Mohicans	1992	1757	French and Indian War

Northwest Passage	1940	1757	French and Indian War and the ranger campaign of Robert Rogers

Clive of India	1935	1757	Robert Clive, Commander-in-Chief, India and the Battle of Plassey. The Battle was part of the Carnatic Wars.

The Mission	1986	c. 1760–1763	Jesuit missionaries in South America

Belle	2013	1761–1804	The true history of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed–race daughter of British Naval officer John Lindsay and an African woman. She was taken to England by her father to be raised by his uncle, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, as an aristocratic Lady, as befits her blood line.

Mozart's Sister	2010	1763	The early life of Maria Anna Mozart, older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Unconquered	1947	1763	Pontiac's War focusing on the Siege of Fort Pitt.

Brotherhood of the Wolf	2001	1764–1767	Based on a real-life series of killings that took place in France in the 18th century and on the famous legend of the Beast of Gévaudan

Sons of Liberty	2015	1765–1776	A story about the Founding Fathers of the United States and the American Revolution.

A Royal Affair	2012	1766–1783	Set at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee.

The Duchess	2008	1770s – 1790s	The life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

John Adams	2008	1770–1826	The story about the American Founding Father John Adams from the Boston Massacre in 1770 to his death in 1826.

Marie Antoinette	1938	1774–1792	Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of France

Marie Antoinette Queen of France	1956	1774–1792	Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of France

Marie Antoinette	2006	1774–1792	Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of France

Drums Along the Mohawk	1939	1776	Settlers during the American Revolution. They suffer British, Loyalist, and Indian attacks on their farm.

1776	1972	1776	A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.

The Crossing	2000	1776	George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton

Revolution	1985	1776–1777	Fictionalized story of the American Revolution in New York

The Patriot	2000	1776–1781	Based on the life of Francis Marion, an officer of the Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War.

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor	2003	1776–1782	Depicting Benedict Arnold, both an early hero of the American Revolution and a notorious defector.

The Queen's Necklace	1946	1780s	Based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace. Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy, a descendant of the House of Valois and courtesan takes revenge by scamming Marie Antoinette, Cardinal de Rohan, and others.

The Affair of the Necklace	2001	1780s	Based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace. Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy, a descendant of the House of Valois and courtesan takes revenge by scamming Marie Antoinette, Cardinal de Rohan, and others.

Ridicule	1996	1783–1794	On the brink of the French Revolution. A minor baron and engineer from Lyon tries to gain audience with King Louis XVI of France in order to fund drainage of the mosquito-infested swamps bringing sickness and death to his region.

Botany Bay	1953	1787	Fictional story about the First Fleet sailing to Botany Bay, New South Wales

The Madness of King George	1994	1788	The deteriorating mental health of George III of the United Kingdom, King of Great Britain and Ireland

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation	1986	1788–1797	George Washington's life during his time as President of the United States.

Mutiny on the Bounty	1935	1789	the Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty	1962	1789	the Mutiny on the Bounty

The Bounty	1984	1789	The Mutiny on the Bounty

Farewell, My Queen	2012	1789	Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of France

The French Revolution	1989	1789–1794	French Revolution

The Scarlet Pimpernel	1934	1792	French Revolution

The Scarlet Pimpernel	1982	1792	French Revolution

The Red Violin	1998	1793	One section of the film is set in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria in 1793.

Charlotte Corday	2008	1793	Trial and execution of Charlotte Corday after her murder of Jean-Paul Marat. Marat was a Jacobin journalist and politician.

Danton	1983	1794	Conflict between Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution.

Beau Brummell	1954	c. 1795	Beau Brummell, a 19th-century arbiter of fashion in England who popularized the man's suit and necktie

Sangolli Rayanna	2012	1798–1831	Film is about Sangolli Rayanna, a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, who fought the British East India Company until he was captured and executed in 1831.

Sleepy Hollow	1999	1799	Set in the years after the American Revolution, when a Headless Horseman haunted a little town, Sleepy Hollow, New York.

The Remains of Nothing	2004	1799	Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel

Désirée	1954	1799–1815	The love story between Désirée Clary and Napoleon I

Napoléon	1927	1799–1815	Napoléon I of France

Turn: Washington's Spies	2014–2017	1776–1814	American Revolutionary War

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Revolution is a 1985 historical drama film.

final_sentence: Revolution is a 1985 historical drama film.