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The Marshal (2019)
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Original name: Piłsudski
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The year 1901, a psychiatric hospital in the Russian partition. One of the patients is a political prisoner - Józef Piłsudski. The Polish underground independence movement is preparing their mission to rescue the famous activist. Piłsudski is freed, but he will not get back his idyll family life that he once knew. Uncertain years are coming, marked by revolutionary events, violence and betrayal. Pilsudski must find a way to man oeuvre on the boggy ground - between the conservative passivity of the Polish Socialist Party and the aggression against the invaders, resulting in retaliation. The year 1914 is coming, and the chance for restoring an independent country, independent Poland, is now or never.
Style:
political, historical drama, psychological, captivating, disturbing, period piece, tense, atmospheric, bleak, inspirational ...
Plot:
revolution, independence, biopic, political prisoner, underground movement, wartime, life is a bitch, revolutionary, political unrest, wartime life, prison escape, russian empire, leadership, nationalism, occupation, political intrigue, patriotism, marshal, rescue mission, violence, betrayal, sacrifice, grave, retribution, mature ...
Time:
1900s, 1910s, pre world war one
Place:
poland
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Most similar movies to The Marshal
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, period piece, tense and historical drama films with plots about biopic, sacrifice, patriotism, leadership, resistance, nationalism and war mostly in History, Biography and Drama genres. Some movies like The Marshal: Jean Moulin (2002), Powstaniec 1863 (2024), King Petar the First (2018), The Butler (2018), Sakay (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, History
Country: France
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, german occupation, resistance, courage, resistance movement, biopic, problem, war, life is a bitch, nazi germany, underground ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, marseille
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Genre: Biography, History
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
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Duration: 150 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, dramatic, bleak, reflective, educational ...
Plot:
revolution, patriotism, colonialism, biopic, resistance, nationalism, guerilla warfare, sacrifice, national hero, rebellion, heroism, tragedy ...
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria, ultimately becoming the only ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, inspirational, heroic, bleak
Plot:
leadership, biopic, world war one, nationalism, patriotism, battlefield, political intrigue, eastern front, sacrifice, getting home, war, turkish history
Time:
year 1919, 1910s, 20th century, 19th century, 1890s ...
Place:
gallipoli, istanbul turkey, ottoman empire
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
france
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Giuseppe Garibaldi (Gabriel Braga Nunes), 32 years old, commander of the republican rebels that invade Laguna, Santa Catarina, during the Farrapos War (1835 - 1845), finds his soul mate in Anita (Ana Paula Arósio), 18 years old, wife of local ...
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, psychological, historical romance ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
latin american history, revolution, brazilian history, war, male female relationship, relationships, historical character, lifestyle, revolutionary, couples, fighting the system, biopic ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Spring of 1794, Poland is in a state of unrest. General Tadeusz ‘Kos’ Kościuszko returns to the country, planning to ignite an uprising against the Russians by mobilising Polish gentry and peasants. He is accompanied by his faithful friend and ...
Style:
political, heroic, suspenseful, tense, grim ...
Plot:
russian empire, rebellion, polish history, nationalism, revolutionary, occupation, resistance, loyalty, freedom, moral dilemma, biopic, leadership ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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294
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ahn Jung-geun, a commander in the Korean Independence Army, leaves behind his country, his family and his mother Cho Maria. Ahn Jung-geun and his comrades cut off the last segment of their ring fingers as a symbol of their dedication to liberate ...
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, political thriller, inspirational ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Jatindranath Mukherjee is an Indian independence activist. He is the principal leader of the Jugantar party that is the central association of revolutionary independence activists in Bengal.
Style:
inspirational, political, heroic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revolutionary, biopic, sacrifice, resistance, nationalism, legacy, bravery, leader, patriotism, oppression, underground movement, warrior ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, serious, inspirational, period piece, heroic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 175 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, historical drama, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
political, historical drama, period piece, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
serious, bleak, historical drama, patriotic, political ...
Plot:
biopic, islam, religion, resistance, japanese occupation, colonialism, nationalism, struggle, sacrifice, heroism, spirituality, religious education ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, humorous, psychological, uplifting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, political ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
37%
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense, period piece ...
Plot:
resistance, resistance movement, invasion, fight for supremacy, battles, power struggle, war, resistance fighter, fight, guerilla warfare, occupation, asian history ...
Time:
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Place:
taiwan, asia, taipei, japan, east asia
Similarity:
37%
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, disturbing, historical drama, costume drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, disturbing, tense, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland
Similarity:
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145
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Story:
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Style:
historical drama, political, realistic, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, latin american history, political intrigue, guerilla warfare, revolution, resistance, nationalism, rebellion, intervention, colonialism, portrait, defiant ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is about a group of conspirators fighting against Tsarism at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The main character is young Józef Pilsudski and his closest friends - later prime ministers and presidents. The action takes place in ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, historical drama, thrilling ...
Plot:
biopic, polish history, conspiracy, friends, historical event, political conspiracy, friendship, intrigue, assassination plot, teamwork, police officer, nationalism ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, psychological, political, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
human rights, kgb, fighting the system, poet, writer's life, writers, social activist, historical figure, activist, heroes, historical character, freedom fighter ...
Time:
60s
Place:
ukraine
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Venezuela, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, epic, political, tense ...
Plot:
revolution, revolutionary, military, war, biopic, battles, rebellion, leadership, ambition, state affairs, folk hero, leader ...
Time:
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Place:
venezuela, latin america, colombia, andes mountains, madrid ...
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, historical drama, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
33%
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