A second version of Gance's Napoléon, with sound.
Um russo (Woody Allen), na véspera de ser executado pelo franceses por um assassinato que não cometeu, recorda toda a sua vida desde criança até ser forçado a se alistar e defender seu país da invasão napoleonica, que ironicamente lhe propiciou condecorações quando se tornou acidentalmente um herói. No entanto sua situação se complica, pois se casa com a mulher que sempre amou, mas esta planeja matar Napoleão.
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.
O primeiro filme de Ridley Scott levou o prêmio de estreante em Cannes. Baseado em The Duel, história de Joseph Conrad. É a história de um duelo entre dois homens, em nome da honra e do desafio, repetido várias e várias vezes, até a morte. Um aristocrata, o tenente D Hubert (Keith Carradine) e o burguês tenente Feraud (Harvey Keitel) encontram-se pela primeira vez em Strasbourg. Sentindo-se ofendido pelo primeiro, Feraud o desafia para um duelo e é ferido. E todas as vezes que eles se encontram acontece um novo duelo, com armas, cavalos ou espadas.
Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe's Waterloo" brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.
Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family, he has been close to death on many occasions since, as a young captain in the revolutionary army, he seized Toulon from the royalists in 1793.
Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of his wife whom he was forced to leave while stricken with fever.
Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean's gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile his wife Jane - urged on by a friend - makes some questionable choices.
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Jack Aubrey é o capitão da fragata britânica H.M.S. Surprise e divide o seu tempo entre o seu dever de marinheiro e o prazer da música e da companhia de Steven, o seu melhor amigo e cirurgião do navio. Mas quando são atacados por um poderoso navio de linha francês, Jack sente que é o seu dever persegui-lo e abatê-lo. Uma viagem de honra que o fará percorrer os mares mais distantes do mundo.
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.
1795, Holland. The French vanguard is pushing towards the north, through a strong blizzard, beyond the enemy lines. At the head of the cavalry, Major Lahure learns that a British fleet, seeking to escape to England, is trapped by the ice off the coast, and prepares one of the boldest ventures of its time.
Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wellington's war.
Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket troop, as well as his majority to rescue the women. But while Sharpe may be able to deal with his old enemy, he has yet to face a newer threat, the French Major Pierre Ducos.
Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
Em 1807 o imperturbável Capt. Hornblower da marinha britânica é enviado em uma missão secreta para desviar aliados espanhóis de Napoleão, patrocinando uma revolução centro-americana de um líder megalomaníaco. Depois de uma viagem difícil, complicações inesperadas forçam Hornblower a rever seus planos... e o transformam em anfitrião relutante para a bela irmã do Duque de Wellington. Batalhas navais, aventuras extraordinárias, e um romântico interlúdio de estrelas.
Spain 1812 The Duke of Wellington plans to lay siege to Badajoz. A murderous figure from Sharpe's past uses a beautiful woman revenge himself on Sharpe, now the father of her child. Sharpe has reason to be happy, he holds his daughter for the first time and is given command of the Light Company again, together with his captaincy. But will his happiness be short lived?