List of historical drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization
Title Release date Time period Setting Notes
El Cid 1961 1040-1099 Spain / Kingdom of Castile Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , an 11th-century Spanish warrior known as El Cid
Macbeth 1971 1050s Scotland Scottish king Mac Bethad mac Findlaích
Macbeth 2015 1050s Scotland Scottish king Mac Bethad mac Findlaích
Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955 1050s England an English noble woman who allegedly rode naked through the streets of Coventry in protest of unfair taxation
1066 The Battle for Middle Earth 2009 1066 England During the Norman conquest
The War Lord 1965 1066-1100 England A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed
The Mighty Crusaders 1958 1096-1099 Levant First Crusade
Rytsarskiy roman 2000 1096-1099 Byzantine Empire First Crusade
The Crusaders 2001 1096-1099 Italy and the Levant First Crusade
The Physician 2013 1100 England/Middle East An adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon
Films set in medieval era ( 600–1500 ) -- Films set in 11th 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 .