During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved t...

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi...

An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when t...

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcol...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writi...

Evocation of the life of the journalist Jean Galmot, adventurer, who established himself as a gold d...

Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on ...

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no...

Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position...

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native...

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along...

Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling e...

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory se...

A parable about honor and true character, inspired by the reality of the 18th century. Constantin Br...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the s...