Best Historical Film Films of 2001
The Affair of the Necklace
A director of contemporary ... flames of growing revolutionary sentiments. The Affair of the Necklace (2001) co-stars Brian Cox as the narrator Minister Breteuil. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
The Musketeer
Director Peter Hyams brings ... interest (Mena Suvari) along the way. As he has often done before, director Hyams doubles as his own cinematographer. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Druids
The life of the ... Epona, the love of Vercingetorix's life. Vercingetorix was filmed on location in Bulgaria in both French- and English-language versions. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Conspiracy
In January of 1942, ... Threlfall; the film was produced for the premium cable network HBO, where it first aired on May 19, 2001. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Attila
Attila the Hun, fabled ... Rogers as Valentinian. Attila was first aired on the USA Cable Network on January 30 and 31, 2001. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Boycott
In 1955, an African-American ... Terrence Dashon Howard as Ralph Abernathy; CCH Pounder, Reg E. Cathey, and Shawn Michael Howard highlight the supporting cast. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Pavilion of Women
A woman defies convention ... Beijing Film Studio of China; the film was shot on location in China, but with a primarily English-speaking cast. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
The Grey Zone
Actor, writer, and director ... if it endangers the uprising that could save thousands. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Mad Love
This lavish historical drama ... and behold, she falls into the trap of missing this - as she's too distracted by Philip's continued infidelity. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Lan Yu
Stanley Kwan, one of ... a Chinese erotic novel known as Beijing Story, which circulated on the Internet with authorship credited to "Beijing Comrade." [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Victoria & Albert
While 18-year-old Victoria (Victoria ... decade before typhoid fever claims him in 1862, leaving behind a distraught Victoria and a monarchy he helped rescue. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Asoka
Cinematographer turned director Santosh ... violence and turned to the spiritual sanctuary of Buddhism. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
Amazons and Gladiators
During the Roman Empire, ... to a no-holds-barred clash of Amazons and gladiators in a packed arena, with Serena and Crassius headlining the bout. [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
The Wives of Henry VIII
Unlike the 1970s dramatic ... in America via PBS beginning July 16, 2003, this time as a two-parter (two episodes per telecast, that is). [ best historical film films - 2001 ]
