19th Century Movies

This remarkable series of 10 short silent dramas by John M. Stahl, produced by Benjamin Chapin as a vehicle for his performance as Abraham Lincoln,...

A young Jewish woman is pressured to marry a wealthy man even though she is in love with someone else.

An English woman is unwittingly sold into prostitution and joins a brothel run by a mysterious baron.

Rare archive footage reveals what Singapore was like dating back to 1900, showing coolies sharing lunch, rickshaw pullers, a grand Peranakan funeral,...

A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl.

A short film made by Emile Reynaud

Murcia countryside, Spain, at the end of the 19th century. Pencho, a peasant, and Xavier, son of a powerful landowner, get into a bloody fight after...

Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx formed one of the most famous duos in world history. In contrast to Marx, however, Engels seems to have fallen into...

A battle ignites between a kind doctor and his repressed, murderous alter-ego for only one personality to inhabit the body.

30 seconds of actual snowball fighting from 1899. A quick glimpse of a time gone by

In the late 19th century at Längelmäki two men kill a mailman and rob all the money he carried. Based on actual events.

Based on the 19th century battle when 12,000 Afghans attacked a British Indian Contingent, also comprised of 21 Sikhs who went on to become the...

The history of the potato through the ages—with a focus on European history and a twinkle in its eye

It's that time of year, and as Christmas approaches Braathen Street, the neighbors come together to celebrate the holiday. In their shared home, they...