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Mistress Nell
England The 17th CenturyNell Gwyn and King Charles II fall in love after meeting at a fox hunt. Nell soon learns the jealous Duchess of Portsmouth is a spy and conspiring with the Duke of Buckingham to place Charles at the mercy of the King of France. Nell boldly disguises herself as a fashionable young blade and wins the confidence of the Duchess. Now entrusted with the delivery of important documents, she makes sure they go to the King of England rather than the King of France.
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Richelieu
🇫🇷 France The 17th CenturyBased on a play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Originally released in six reels, but later cut to four due to poor reviews. A lost film.
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The Netherlands and Orange
🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇫🇷 France The 1800s The 1810s The 18th Century The 17th Century The 16th CenturyA collection of short scenes portraying highlights of Dutch history, from the Eighty Years' War to King Willem I's return from exile. This film was made to commemorate the centenary of the Dutch royal family.
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Rory O'More
🇮🇪 Ireland The 17th CenturyBased on the story of the real-life 17th Century Irish rebel and the eighteen century ballad about him, this one-reeler is one of the Kalem pictures shot by Olcott and his company on their second trip to the Emerald Isle.
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The Courtship of Miles Standish
Massachusetts The 1850s The 17th CenturyA short silent film based on the poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
England The 17th CenturyDuring the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three soldiers are arrested as Catholics and condemned to die. Cromwell decides to spare two of them and to determine which should die by chance. The guards bring the first child they meet. Whichever soldier she gives the 'death disc' to shall die. Cromwell is charmed by the girl and gives her his signet ring. By chance the child is the daughter of one of the soldiers and gives the death disc to her father, because she thinks it's pretty. The child is returned home to her mother, who learns of her husband's pending execution and of the power of the ring. She rushes to the place of execution and saves her husband by producing the ring.
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Barroz – Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure
The 17th CenturyBarroz has been protecting D' Gama's treasure for 400 years and has been entrusted to hand over the treasure to a true descendant of D' Gama. One day, a boy comes in search of Barroz, claiming that he is a descendant of Vasco da Gama. The rest of the film, Barroz sets on a journey to find out the boy's true ancestors and history.
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Toy Story 5
🇺🇸 United States of America The 17th Century
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