Movies and TvShows featuring "revolutions-of-1848" theme.

In 1840s France, a womanizer gets caught in a police trap and assumes the identity of Alexandre Dumas. He collaborates with the real Dumas to write a novel, but their plan is jeopardized by mistaken identities, romantic rivalries, and a police search. Love at first sight, revolutions of 1848, and a hidden weapon add to the chaos.

On March 15, 1848, a young firebrand poet, Sándor Petöfi ignites the Hungarian Revolution with his passionate 'National Song', prompting the Austrians to dispatch a ruthless secret agent to assassinate him and suppress the uprising.

The seeming hopelessness of combatting an all-powerful government that will not tolerate political dissension is the focus of this excellent historical drama set in the mid-19th century in Hungary. In the opening scenes, Hungary has just lost its bid for independence from Austria and a Magyar officer, unable to bear the tragedy of defeat and what it means, says an affectionate good-bye to his beloved horse and then shoots the animal and himself. Two years later, Ferenc (Gyorgy Cserhalmi) is trying to eke out a living for his wife and her family -- and at the same time avoid any hint of sympathy for Hungarian independence because the Secret Police are everywhere. Just as life seems to be going well, Ferenc's former commanding officer (Lajos Oze) arrives and begins discussing revolution again -- a futile pursuit at this point in time. The next day, Ferenc is thrown into an insane asylum and everyone else is arrested as well.

First part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in mid 19th century Germany.