89 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 18th Century
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Hellraiser: Bloodline
New York The 1990s The 18th CenturyThis year, the past, the present and the future will all meet at the crossroads of hell. β In the 22nd century, a scientist attempts to right the wrong his ancestor created: the puzzle box that opens the gates of Hell and unleashes Pinhead and his Cenobite legions
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The Pathfinder
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyIn this sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, the Pathfinder (Kevin Dillon) defends a British fort under siege during the French and Indian Wars. His Indian father, Chingachgook (Graham Greene), and the lovely Mabel Dunham (Laurie Holden) are swept up in the battle, and the Pathfinder finds himself forced to choose between his father and the woman he loves. The film is based on last of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales."
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Interview with the Vampire
California Louisiana π«π· France The 18th Century The 1870s The 1980sDrink from me and live forever β A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer
New York Scotland π―π΅ Japan π²π¦ Morocco The 1990s The 18th Century The 16th CenturyThroughout time they have hunted each other fulfilling the prophecy, that there can be only one. β Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal named Kane kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in the 20th century to create havoc, it's up to McLeod to stop him.
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The Broken Chain
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyThe true story of Iroquois warrior Thayendanegea participating in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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The Last of the Mohicans
New York The 18th CenturyThe first American hero. β In war-torn Colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, Cora Munro, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers, including Hawkeye, a rugged frontiersman and the adopted son of the Mohicans comes to their rescue. A passionate romance soon blossoms between Cora and Hawkeye, but many forces test their love as they continue to journey through the Frontier.
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Gertrudis Bocanegra
π²π½ Mexico The 1810s The 18th CenturyBiopic about a woman who played a courageous role in the resistance against French occupation of Mexico in the early 1800s.
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A More Perfect Union
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyAmerica Becomes a Nation β Become an eyewitness to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This stirring 2-hour film will bring the Founding Fathers to life as you witness the struggles and the miracles that produced the Constitution of the United States and the freest nation on earth. Filmed on location at Independence Hall; Williamsburg, Virginia; and other historical sites, it dramatically chronicles how America became a nation. It is exciting drama of the best kind-fact, rather than fiction. "It brings the history books to life," writes one reviewer. "Dramatically moving, and visually handsome," says another. Officially recognized by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, who cited the film as being "of exceptional merit."
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Roots: The Gift
Virginia The 18th CenturyOn Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
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The Devil's Disciple
New Hampshire The 18th CenturyShaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage. In 1777 as the American War of Independence rages, Dick Dudgeon returns to the family he revolted against years ago. But his life is about to take another twist as the british arrive and seem set on an execution...
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Highlander
New York Scotland πͺπΈ Spain The 1980s The 1940s The 16th Century The 18th CenturyThere can be only one. β He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
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Revolution
New York The 18th CenturyNew York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
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Eyes of Fire
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyThe secret is sleeping in the trees. β A preacher is accused of adultery and he and his followers are chased out of town and become stranded in an isolated forest which is haunted by the spirits of long dead Native Americans.
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The Seekers
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyThe sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America. (Episodes 5 and 6 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries.)
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Swashbuckler
π―π² Jamaica The 18th CenturyA pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
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The Last Supper
π¨πΊ Cuba The 18th CenturyA pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
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Valley Forge
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyGeorge Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.
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1776
Pennsylvania The 18th CenturyThe award winning musical comes to the screen! β The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of the most important documents in the History of the United States, the Declaration of Independence.
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Vermont The 18th CenturyThis is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed.
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The Married Couple of the Year Two
π«π· France South Carolina The 18th CenturyNicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled.
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Paths of War
πΊπΈ United States of America The 18th CenturyTwo Sicilian royalist soldiers flee the island in a trunk at the arrival of Garibaldi's republican troops. They end up in the Far West with the army fighting the Indians and with their ineptitude they contribute to the army's defeat.
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Guns for San Sebastian
π²π½ Mexico The 18th CenturyThe epic of a town that became an army β Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.
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Chingachgook: The Great Snake
New Jersey New York Pennsylvania The 18th CenturyChingachgook, a Mohawk-born Delaware warrior, strives to rescue his wife Wahtawah from the clutches of an enemy camp of Huron. Joined by his trusted huntsman Deerslayer, the two confront racist pioneers and brutal British soldiers in their quest. Deerslayer catches the desire of Judith and thus the jealousy of her suitor, Harry. The action of the story functions like a seesaw, characters continuously traveling back and forth between a house on the lake and the Huron camp until the violent climax.
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The Haunted Palace
Massachusetts The 1870s The 18th CenturyA warlock's home is his castle...Forever! β A warlock burned at the stake comes back and takes over the body of his great grandson to take his revenge on the descendents of the villages that burned him.
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