The Middle Ages (476 – 1453)
List of war films and TV specials set between 476 and 1453
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set the Middle Ages, starting with time period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, and lasting until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set the Middle Ages, starting with time period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, and lasting until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453
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- DirectorLeopoldo CarlucciStarsRita JolivetFerruccio BianciniRené MaupréTeodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But a love affair with a handsome Greek whom she meets in Byzantium leads to revolution and armed conflict in both Byzantium and Rome.Gothic War (367–554)
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsGeorges MarchalGianna Maria CanaleRenato BaldiniTeodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.Gothic War (367–554)
- DirectorGiuseppe VariStarsDaniela RoccaAnthony SteelRobert Alda408 AD. The Visigoths led by Alaric invade northern Italy. At Ravenna, they have to battle, and they are stopped by the power of the Roman legions and the cunning of the emperor's sister, Galla Placidia. As the Goths lose many warriors in the cruel battle, Alaric vows bloody revenge. When the Visigoths return to Ravenna, Galla Placidia manages to send them against Rome instead, and remains alone in her home city with a handful of soldiers. The Visigoths exert their revenge on Rome, attacked and sacked, but then Placidia is captured by Ataulf. The Roman Emperor of the West, Onorius, sends Olympius, consul of Rome, to negotiate Placidia's freedom. It comes down to a single duel between the courageous consul and Ataulf. Ataulf loses, and is honor bound to let Olympius free one of the women prisoners. The consul chooses Sabina, his lawful wife whom he had married for political reasons but for whom he had become in love. Galla Placidia, who longed for Olympius, is therefore forced to accept Ataulf for husband. Her gesture appeases the Visigoth's crave for revenge and the city of Ravenna is spared.Gothic War (367–554)
- DirectorRobert SiodmakAndrew MartonSergiu NicolaescuStarsLaurence HarveyOrson WellesSylva KoscinaCethegus, leader of the Roman nobility, travels to Bizantium and its leader Justinian, in an attempt to raise an army to march on the Goths under Narses. Cethegus would like to set the two sides to war against each other, that his own forces might take control at the outcome.Gothic War (367–554)
is the last film to be directed by Robert Siodmak. - DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsRik BattagliaRosanna SchiaffinoLorella De LucaCharlemagne and Saracen Agramante are at war. Although the Franks are outnumbered by their enemies they succeed in containing them in the Pyrennean foothills. A truce is signed between the two sides, during which Agramante treacherously sends Angélique, a beautiful seductress of his retinue,to the Paladin camp. Meanwhile the emperor has decided to give his daughter Aude to his brave nephew Roland but chance has it that she meets Renaud, Roland's lieutenant, first. The two young people fall in love. Later on, the truce is broken and fight resumes. Betrayed by Ganelon, Roland is momentarily disowned by his uncle.Wars of the Francia (481–840)
- DirectorGiacomo BattiatoStarsZeudi Araya CristaldiBarbara De RossiRick EdwardsBradamante, a woman wearing an invincible suit of armor, is travelling the countryside at the time of the Crusades. After ending up in the middle of a web of romantic and cultural tangles, she finds herself in love with a Moor prince, while one of the Christian knights has fallen in love with a Moor princess. Others, however, are against the cross-cultural romance, and Bradamante's love is soon forced into a duel to the death. Will she ever be with her true love?Wars of the Francia (481–840)
- StarsChristian BrendelAnny DupereyLino CapolicchioYoung Charlemagns is placed on the Frankish throne in the middle of the 8th Century A.D. Despite having many powerful enemies he slowly unites the nations of Western Europe and rebuilds civilization on the ruins of the Roman Empire.Wars of the Francia (481–840)
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsGijs NaberLisa SmitHuub StapelThe power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.Wars of the Francia (481–840)
- DirectorPeilin FangStarsHong BaiLanjun GuLangen HanFilm about the Empress Wu Tse-Tien (624-705 AD), who became the Emperor's concubine in 665, ruthlessly removed all her female rivals, including the Empress, and ruled as Empress of all Chiinea for fifteen years after the Emperor's death.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriSô YamamuraIn 8th-century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a close relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against all the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorHan Hsiang LiStarsLi Hua LiChun YenHsiang Chun LiLady Yuhuan Yang is the beloved Imperial Concubine of the Chinese Emperor. Her brother Yang, the Prime Minister, is corrupt and the Fanyang Chief revolts and imperils the throne. This has grave consequences for the Yangs and the Emperor.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorHan Hsiang LiStarsLi Hua LiChun YenLei ZhaoWu Ze Tian rules as empress during the Tang and Wu Zhao dynasties.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorCheh ChangStarsDavid ChiangHan ChinLung TiThe "iron triangle" of director Chang Cheh and protégés David Chiang and Ti Lung make The Heroic Ones a quintessential action epic, set during the waning years of the Tang Dynasty and centering on a royal family rife with intrigue.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsPark Joong-hoonJung Jin-youngJi-myeong OhThe leaders of Baekje, Silla, Tang China and Goguryeo meet to discuss why the southern kingdoms have to pay tribute to China.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907)
Goguryeo–Tang War - DirectorPing HeStarsWen JiangKiichi NakaiXueqi WangA Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsZiyi ZhangTakeshi KaneshiroAndy LauA romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorHark TsuiStarsTony Ka Fai LeungChao DengCarina LauAn exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsJung Jin-youngLee Mun-shikRyu Seung-ryongThis story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907)
Goguryeo–Tang War - DirectorHark TsuiStarsCarina LauChien ShengMark ChaoFrom legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiChang ChenYun ZhouA female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorShiqing ChengYimou ZhangStarsBingbing FanLeon LaiChun WuThe tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - StarsRicardo Ortiz Del Rio CarrizosaJiayin LeiJackson YeeA former detective turned convicted criminal becomes China's last hope to thwart mysterious invaders who threaten the empire's capital city on the day before the Lantern Festival.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Tang dynasty (618–907) - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChow Yun-FatGong LiJay ChouDuring China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907–960) - DirectorXiaogang FengStarsZiyi ZhangYou GeDaniel WuA loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907–960) - DirectorKang ChengStarsPing ChinHua YuehChiao ChiaoDuring the war precipitated by a Tartar invasion, patriotic swordsman Miao Lung sets about eliminating a series of messengers carrying twelve imperial decrees fashioned in the form of golden medallions.Wars of China in the middle ages (618-1500)
Wars of Song dynasty (960–1279)