Movies and TvShows featuring "pillaging" theme.

In Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire, a dying king transfers his dragon heart to his twin grandchildren. As the twins struggle for power, they must learn to work together to protect their kingdom from an invading army. Along the way, they face sibling rivalry, betrayal, and discover their own inner strengths. With the help of a playwright, they embark on a journey of self-discovery and learn the true meaning of leadership and sacrifice.

Andrei Rublev is a renowned painter in 15th-century Russia. The film depicts his struggle to create art in a time of brutality, exploring themes of spirituality and transcendence. Through the lens of Andrei's life, the film delves into the complexities of religion and creativity. As he faces guilt and seeks atonement, Andrei questions the role of art in a world filled with violence and suffering.

In The Naked Prey (1965), a hunting guide is captured by a tribe and forced to participate in a deadly manhunt. He must use his survival skills to evade the tribe as they pursue him through the African wilderness.

During the Thirty Years' War, a captain and a young soldier come across a remote valley untouched by the conflict. As they try to protect the valley from marauding soldiers, friendships form and the value of peace is explored.

Lancelot of the Lake is a dark and tragic movie that explores themes of betrayal, cynicism, and despair in the medieval world of King Arthur. Lancelot, a knight of the Round Table, is torn between his love for Guinevere and his loyalty to Arthur. As the story unfolds, it delves into the depths of human nature, exposing the darkness and corruption that lies within. With stunning visuals and a powerful narrative, Lancelot of the Lake is a must-watch for fans of Arthurian legends.

The Highway Rat is a greedy rat who spends his days stealing food from unsuspecting travelers. However, his gluttony and greed eventually lead him to his downfall when he is outsmarted by a clever and courageous animal. Lost in a dark cave, the rat must rely on the help of a firefly to find his way out and learn the value of kindness and friendship along the way.

Set in the 1860s, Utu tells the story of a Maori warrior seeking revenge and justice against the settlers who betrayed his people. Amidst the brutal warfare and conflicts, themes of love, loyalty, and indigenous identity emerge.

During the stagecoach trip of a frightened group of inhabitants of Rouen, Elisabeth Rousset, known as "Boule de Suif", renders these people a signal service, but comes up against their stupidity and their sufficiency. A little later, Boule de Suif assassinates the formidable Prussian lieutenant whom his friends had nicknamed Fifi and who shamelessly displayed his taste for pillage and his sadistic tendencies.

Byzance uses a text by Stefan Zweig to describe the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. Before he turned to feature filmmaking in 1968 with Naked Childhood, Pialat worked on a series of short films, many of them financed by French television. Byzance is one of Pialat’s six Turkish shorts.

In colonial India, a courageous British officer must lead his troops in a fierce battle against Indian rebels. With the fate of the British Empire at stake, he must navigate the treacherous battlefield and form unlikely alliances to ensure victory.

At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers, the better to perform acts of sabotage in Utah. Autry plays a cavalry scout who goes after guerilla leader McQuarrie.

It began much like the common cold. Yet within a day fever took over black swellings the size of baseballs appeared on the neck and finally a highly contagious bloody cough quickly sealed the victim's fate. During the worst biological disaster in the history of mankind the so-called black death released an indiscriminate fury which shook the very foundations of human order. Religious hysteria began to break out and in desperation frenzied masses scrambled to find a scapegoat. When all was said and done nearly one-third of Europe's population had been completely wiped out and devastated survivors were left to contend with a world forever changed both socially and economically. In this feature-length special THE HISTORY CHANNEL-® investigates the origins of this devastating moment in human history and explores the many questions surrounding the terrifying possibility of a modern-day biological threat.

Two friends, a military and a journalist, after the collapse of the Albanian front, go to Macedonia to organize resistance against the Bulgarians.