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1990s historical drama films

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Schindler's List
1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior Sir William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack and Angus Macfadyen. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's 15th century epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace.
Pocahontas
1995 animated film directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
Dances with Wolves
1990 film directed by Kevin Costner
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 film directed by Michael Mann
Amistad
1997 film directed by Steven Spielberg
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 film by Luc Besson
Little Women
1994 film by Gillian Armstrong
Michael Collins
1996 film directed by Neil Jordan
Character
1997 film directed by Mike van Diem
La Reine Margot
1994 film by Patrice Chéreau
Wilde
1997 British biographical film directed by Brian Gilbert
Ridicule
1996 film by Patrice Leconte
Sunshine
1999 film directed by István Szabó
Farinelli
1994 film by Gérard Corbiau
Rapa-Nui
1994 film directed by Kevin Reynolds
Hamlet
1996 film by Kenneth Branagh
East/West
East/West (; ) is a 1999 drama film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Catherine Deneuve and Sergei Bodrov Jr. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Academy Awards.
Orlando
1992 film by Sally Potter
Ever After
1998 film by Andy Tennant
Newsies
Newsies is a 1992 American historical musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega and written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, it is loosely based on the New York City newsboys' strike of 1899. Featuring twelve original songs by Alan Menken with lyrics by Jack Feldman and an underscore by J. A. C. Redford, it stars Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret, and Robert Duvall.
Restoration
1995 film directed by Michael Hoffman
Goya in Bordeaux
1999 film by Carlos Saura
Edward II
1991 film directed by Derek Jarman
Gettysburg
1993 film by Ronald F. Maxwell
Moll Flanders
1996 film by Pen Densham
Fatherland
1994 television film directed by Christopher Menaul
Black Robe
1991 film by Bruce Beresford
RKO 281
1991 historical drama film directed by Benjamin Ross, about the 1941 film Citizen Kane
Enchanted April
1992 film directed by Mike Newell
Mrs Dalloway
1997 film by Marleen Gorris
Mother
1990 film by Gleb Panfilov
Daens
1992 film by Stijn Coninx
The Battle of the Three Kings
1990 film by Souheil Ben-Barka
Emma
1996 film directed by Diarmuid Lawrence
The Assassin of the Tsar
1991 film by Karen Shakhnazarov
The Fencing Master
1992 adventure film directed by Pedro Olea
The Serpent's Kiss
1997 film by Philippe Rousselot
Ordinary Heroes
1999 film directed by Ann Hui
Where Angels Fear to Tread
1991 film by Charles Sturridge
Buud Yam
1997 film by Gaston Kaboré
Celluloide
Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1994 film by Stephen Shin
The Supper
1992 film by Édouard Molinaro
Vendetta
1999 film directed by Nicholas Meyer
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993 film by Maggie Greenwald
Tsar Ivan the Terrible
1991 film by Gennady Vasilyev
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994 film by Xavier Koller
The Bachelor
1990 film directed by Roberto Faenza
East Wind
1993 film directed by Robert Enrico
Kaalapani
Kaalapaani () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or Kālāpānī) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.
Ethan Frome
1993 film by John Madden
Za co?
1995 film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
The Survivor
1994 film by Seifollah Dad
A Petal
1996 South Korean film directed by Jang Seon-u
Dreams of Russia
1992 film by Junya Satō
Tsarevich Alexei
1997 film by Vitali Melnikov
The Hunley
1999 film by John Gray
Joan the Maiden
1994 two-part film by Jacques Rivette