Films set in the 1750s

1975 film directed by Stanley Kubrick

1986 film directed by Roland Joffé

2006 film directed by Tom Tykwer

1916 film by Yakov Protazanov

1955 film by Fritz Lang

1990 film by Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

2006 Nigerian film directed by Jeta Amata

Adesuwa (A Wasted Lust) is a 2012 Nigerian historical fiction film produced and directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. It stars Olu Jacobs, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, and Kofi Adjorlolo. The film was scheduled to be released in theatres across Nigeria on 4 May 2012, but due to an ownership rift between the director and executive producer, it was released on DVD. The film was shot in Benin City, Edo State.

1942 film by Veit Harlan

1934 film by Paul Czinner

1922 film by Arzén von Cserépy

Fridericus is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia. It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films and was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Brandenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

1951 film by Mario Soldati

1915 film by Richard Ridgely