Historical accuracy in movies is notoriously bad, but are there any that actually portray things (relatively) accurately? I'm especially interested in ones set in the medieval period.
Arn the Templar Knight is a relatively accurate movie...
Do you mean in terms of the events depicted or the quality of the costumes and props?
If the latter then, for me, it's a toss up between Name of the Rose and The Lion in Winter (the original Peter O'Toole/Katherine Hepburn version, not the modern travesty) with the Hour of the Pig bringing up the rear.
If the latter then, for me, it's a toss up between Name of the Rose and The Lion in Winter (the original Peter O'Toole/Katherine Hepburn version, not the modern travesty) with the Hour of the Pig bringing up the rear.
The Duellists
But it's after your period of interest.
But it's after your period of interest.
Kindom of heaven was actually pretty accurate.... for crusader armor. knee length hauberks with attached mittens and coifs, single piece nasal helms, and if memory serves the correct templar tabards. They unfortunately had the saracens done up more like 17th-19th century ottomans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzwPzsRdfUQ
With fire and sword, as well as 1612, are two pretty darn accurate polish movies about the 17th century. Great costume work and field battles with limited "movieisms"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD6UkzJs9h0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_yTV8r-W0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzwPzsRdfUQ
With fire and sword, as well as 1612, are two pretty darn accurate polish movies about the 17th century. Great costume work and field battles with limited "movieisms"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD6UkzJs9h0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_yTV8r-W0
Tom King wrote: |
Kindom of heaven was actually pretty accurate.... for crusader armor. |
For the period between the 2nd and 3rd Crusades? Uh, no. Get rid of all the surcoats, then we'll talk.
Blackadder
More or less.
More or less.
Nothing captures the spirit of the era like Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Matthew
Matthew
Tirante el Blanco was pretty good, and it had a great dubbing job!
Bwahhhaaa ha ha ha haaaaaw!!!
Seriously though, I'll just second Black Adder. :D :cool:
Seriously though, I'll just second Black Adder. :D :cool:
The old Romeo and Juliet had some pretty legit stuff. The rest, I can't think of any that doesn't do the 360 degree turn during fights.
For later time periods, I think its hard to beat "Master and Commander" and the Alfred Hitchcock "Jamaica Inn". The scene in the latter where Charles Laughton correctly loads his pistol with a paper cartridge really makes that movie.
How about "Sharpe" and "Hornblower" TV series? They look pretty decent yo me in historical accuracy department; but I am not a Napoleonic era expert.
Well, maybe not Medieval, but the original Seven Samurai was fairly authentic. :)
Also, if I recall, the David Hemmings "Alfred the Great" was fairly accurate. Does anyone know if it's ever been released on DVD ??
Also, if I recall, the David Hemmings "Alfred the Great" was fairly accurate. Does anyone know if it's ever been released on DVD ??
I've never seen it, but I've heard that The Warlord, starring Charlton Heston, is an accurate movie - 11th century Normandy.
I'm rather fond of that movie, but the mail is not accurate. They did not know how to tailor it, so they did some strange things to make it work. I don't know why they didn't just find some Eastern mail, except perhaps Mr. Heston was a very large man, and hard to fit.
Luka Borscak wrote: |
Arn the Templar Knight is a relatively accurate movie... |
Luka...
I have to ask in what ways this movie, which I have seen, is historically accurate?
Lin Robinson wrote: | ||
Luka... I have to ask in what ways this movie, which I have seen, is historically accurate? |
Well, I did say relatively... :) Weaponry, while not perfect is better than in most other movies about crusades, events in the movie are also historical events although they are of course romanticized and modified... Certainly much better than Kingdom of Heaven...
Luka Borscak wrote: | ||||
Well, I did say relatively... :) Weaponry, while not perfect is better than in most other movies about crusades, events in the movie are also historical events although they are of course romanticized and modified... Certainly much better than Kingdom of Heaven... |
I must agree with you about it being better than Kingdom of Heaven. At least they are wearing braies and chausses in Arn.
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