Topic: 9th Century

Direction Isao Takahata

Synopsis An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families...

Direction Michael Hirst · Ken Girotti · Ciaran Donnelly · Jeff Woolnough

Cast Travis Fimmel · Katheryn Winnick · Gustaf Skarsgård · Alexander Ludwig

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2020). 6 Seasons. 89 Episodes. Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King...

Direction Richard Fleischer

Cast Kirk Douglas · Tony Curtis · Ernest Borgnine · Janet Leigh

Synopsis The Vikings (1958) is a thrilling historical adventure set in the brutal world of Norse warriors. The story follows the fierce rivalry between two half-brothers, Einar and Eric, who are unaware of their shared lineage. Einar, the proud son of...

Direction Bernard Cornwell · Peter Hoar · Anthony Byrne · Ben Chanan

Cast Alexander Dreymon · David Dawson · Emily Cox · Rune Temte

Synopsis TV Series (2015 - Present Day). 4 Seasons. The year is 872, and many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Danes, leaving the great kingdom of Wessex standing alone and...

Direction Tomm Moore · Nora Twomey

Synopsis In The Secret of Kells (2009), young Brendan lives in the Abbey of Kells, a medieval fortress under threat from Viking invaders. His uncle, the abbot, focuses on fortifying the walls, but Brendan is drawn to the art of illumination...

Direction Zhang Yimou

Cast Zhang Ziyi · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Andy Lau · Song Dandan

Synopsis It is 859AD, and the Tang Dynasty, one of the most enlightened empires in Chinese history at its height, is in decline. The Emperor is incompetent and the government is corrupt. Unrest is spreading throughout the land, and many rebel...

Direction Carles Porta

Cast Tony Corvillo · Pol Nubiala · Martí Salvat · David Segú

Synopsis Barcelona, the 9th century. A violent time for the Counts of Barcelona, who will fight for their own land, their life and their freedom . Their battles, inside and outside their territory, will define the future of Catalonia.

Direction Sönke Wortmann

Cast Johanna Wokalek · David Wenham · John Goodman · Iain Glen

Synopsis The story focuses on the legend of the only female pope. Originally released as Die Papstin, Pope Joan explores the life of a girl driven by love of knowledge and faith as she ascends to Catholicism’s most powerful position. An...

Direction Clive Donner

Cast David Hemmings · Michael York · Prunella Ransome · Colin Blakely

Synopsis While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders,...

Direction Michael Anderson

Cast Liv Ullmann · Franco Nero · Maximilian Schell · Olivia de Havilland

Synopsis This movie is based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. Although it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, this movie presents her existence as fact, and...

Direction Antonio Chavarrías

Cast Daniela Brown · Blanca Romero · Carlos Cuevas · Ernest Villegas

Synopsis In the ninth century, Emma, a 17-year-old girl, is appointed Abbess in order to repopulate and Christianize border territories in conflict with the Moors. When she arrives at the Abbey, she will have to overcome the mistrust aroused by a...

Direction Mario Bava

Cast Cameron Mitchell · Alice · Ellen Kessler · Giorgio Ardisson

Synopsis Set in the 10th Century, two young sons, named Erik and Eron, witness their parents murdered by the English during a raid on their Viking village. Erik is taken by Queen Anne to England where she raises him as her...

Direction Chen Kaige

Cast Huang Xuan · Shôta Sometani · Kitty Zhang · Eric Qin

Synopsis Taking place in the Tang Dynasty, a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of Concubine Yang by following...

Direction István Zorkóczy

Synopsis Experience the story of Basim, a cunning street thief seeking answers and justice as he navigates the bustling streets of ninth–century Baghdad. Through a mysterious, ancient organization known as the Hidden Ones, he will become a deadly Master Assassin and...

Direction Claudio Fäh

Cast Tom Hopper · Ryan Kwanten · Ken Duken · Charlie Murphy

Synopsis A band of Vikings are stranded behind enemy lines on the coast of Alba as their longboat goes down in a dreadful storm. Their only chance of survival is to find a path to the Viking settlement, Danelag, traversing an...

Direction Jian Lou

Cast Su Xiaotong · Zi Qi Wang · Tingdong Yang · Yaoke Zhao

Synopsis Set in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Chu Chu, a young girl from coroner family in southwest mountainous area, comes alone to the capital to chase her dream of becoming a professional coroner. Prince An (Xiao Jingyu), a competent...

Direction Clive Donner

Cast Christian Brendel · Paolo Bonacelli · Vanni Corbellini · Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

Direction Giuseppe Vari

Cast Cameron Mitchell · Geneviève Grad · Ettore Manni · Philippe Hersent

Synopsis After decades of violent raids, the Normans have finally agreed to be at peace with the English and have begun to settle on British soil. Nobleman Olivier D'Anglon (Ettore Manni) becomes a great friend of the Norman settlers and falls...

Direction Gueorgui Stoyanov

Cast Russi Chanev · Marin Yanev · Naum Shopov · Itzhak Finzi

Synopsis The action takes place back in the 9th century - a time of trouble and constant changes. The central dramatic character is that of Constantine the Philosopher -a thinker, a diplomat and a man of letters. He becomes aware of...

Direction Sunil Ariyarathna

Cast Pooja Umashankar · Uddika Premarathna · Aruni Rajapaksha · Vinu Udani Siriwardhana

Synopsis Kannagi (Pooja) born in the Chola kingdom, one of the three kingdoms in South India around 1,500 years ago, is happily married to Kovalan (Uddika), a millionaire. Kovalan attends the crowning ceremony of the Chola dancing queen, Princess Madhavi (Aruni)....