List of historical drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization
Title Release date Time period Setting Notes
Valley of the Bees 1968 13th century Kingdom of Bohemia
Gates to Paradise 1968 1212 France the ill-fated Children 's Crusade
Ironclad 2011 1215 England the siege of Rochester Castle
Eye of the Eagle 1997 1218 Denmark
Ironclad : Battle for Blood 2014 1221 England A survivor of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fights to save his clan from Celtic raiders . A sequel to the 2011 film , Ironclad
King Danylo - Kingdom Of Swords 2018 1238-1253 Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia King Daniel of Galicia , the first King of Rus '
Alexander Nevsky 1938 1241 North-eastern Europe Prince Alexander Nevsky and the Battle of the Ice
The Black Rose 1950 mid-to-late 13th century China the fictional exploits of a young Englishman who travells to China , falls in love along the way , and manages to return with a formula for gunpowder
Diriliş : Ertuğrul 2014 early-to-late 13th century Anatolia 13th century Turkish warrior Ertuğrul agrees to fight the enemies of Seljuk Sultan Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I in exchange for land when a good deed endangers his clan . It centers around the life of Ertuğrul , the father of Osman I , who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire
The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo 1962 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco the Magnificent 1965 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco 1973 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo 1975 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo 1982 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo 2007 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo 2014 1254-1325 China the Italian explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan
King Mindaugas 1263 Lithuania Psychological costume drama about the life of Lithuanian king Mindaugas based on a play by Latvian playwright Mārtiņš Zīverts
Northern Crusades 1972 1260-1273 Prussia the Great Prussian Uprising against the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades
Knights of the Quest 2001 1271 Europe French knights journey to Greece to retrieve the Shroud of Turin
Films set in medieval era ( 600–1500 ) -- Films set in 13th century
The historical drama or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous people. Some historical dramas are docudramas , which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalized tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds, such as Braveheart , which is loosely based on the 13th-century knight William Wallace 's fight for Scotland 's independence. Due to the sheer volume of films included in this genre and in the interest of continuity, this list is primarily focused on films pertaining to the history of Near Eastern and Western civilization . For films pertaining to the history of East Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, please refer also to the list of Asian historical drama films .