Movies and TvShows featuring "year-1840" theme.

Zorro's neglected wife takes up his heroic alter ego when he is injured in a rigged election.

As Father Severino Mallari, a 19th century priest during the Spanish occupation, descends into madness, his life and work as a parish priest in Pampanga is recounted, where he reportedly murdered 57 people to aid his ailing mother.

The Opium War is an epic movie set in the 19th century during the Qing Dynasty in China. It portrays the conflict between the British Empire and China over the opium trade. The movie centers around the battle for control of Guangzhou and showcases the brutal war violence, combat, and political struggles of the time.

Set in the 1830s, 'Moby Dick' follows Captain Ahab as he seeks revenge on the white whale that took his leg. The story explores themes of obsession, mania, and the destructive power of revenge.

Five female convicts are recruited to secretly transport arms into Mexican-held Texas in 1840

In 1840, a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, is returning home after a long tour of Europe. In Germany, he falls in love with a beautiful pastry shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, who soon starts sharing his feelings. They decide to get married and, in order to finance the wedding, Dimitri goes back to Russia to sell his family estate. Unfortunately he falls prey to a seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna, who pretends to be willing to buy his land to come nearer him. Now Sanin is in a fix: should he choose the pure Gemma or the evil but irresistible Maria?

The urn supposedly containing the remains of Alice's grandfather falls out of the window and breaks. To Alice's great surprise, the urn is empty and the girl learns that the grandfather didn't die but disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd September 1946 in the town of Telc. Her grandmother claims that a mysterious young man with dark glasses was implicated in her husband disappearance. Alice is determined to solve the mystery. Grandmother's story leads Alice to a shoemaker who hands her Professor Jeník's - her grandfather's - invention, called the Force-fields Accelerator. Alice tells her boyfriend Petr about the device and the young man creates a time machine following the professor's instructions. The young couple then travel back to 1946 and there they indeed meet Alice's grandfather, and his daughter Blanka, who will later be Alice's mother.

A romantic melodrama set in old California.

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.

A young divinity student helps and protects a down and out prostitute, at the cost of his own standing in the community.

This historical documentary takes us back to the year 1840 as we witness the royal wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The film explores the true love between the couple, the grand royal feast, and the challenges they faced as they embarked on their new journey together. It delves into the preparations for the wedding, including the creation of the exquisite wedding dress and the baking of the wedding cake. With a focus on British history, the film highlights the significance of the marriage between cousins and the intricate family affairs involved. It also showcases various elements of the time, such as metalworking, horse-drawn carriages, cathedrals, and the grandeur of Kensington Palace. Get ready to relive the past and immerse yourself in the regal world of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Documentation of the encroachment of European settlers upon Native American lands and the violent reaction of the Indians in their struggle to survive.