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Manure and Gillyflowers (1978)
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Manure and Gillyflowers (1978)
Original name: Jauche und Levkojen
Genre: Drama, History
Country: West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A story about the life of Maximiliane Irene von Quindt based on a classic novel by Christine Bruckner .
Style: family saga
Plot: world war two, nobility, strong female lead, world war one, female nudity, german history, strong female character, grandfather granddaughter relationship, skinny dipping, fictional biography, female full frontal nudity

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, captivating, family saga and realistic films and TV series with plots about female nudity, world war two, female full frontal nudity, world war one, german history, nazi and skinny dipping mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Manure and Gillyflowers: Radetzky March (1994), Hotel Adlon (2013), Bryggeren (1996), The Shop (1998), Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Radetzky March (1994)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 255 min.
TV show
Story: At the battle of Solferino Joseph von Trotta, a lieutenant in the Slovenian infantry, is wounded while saving the life of the young Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph I. The Emperor rewards him by elevating him in society to a position quite out of ...
Style: period drama
Plot: world war one, son, father, aristocracy, military, moustache, building, uniform, military uniform
Place: austria, germany, vienna
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Hotel Adlon (2013)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story: A three-part German mini-series about the luxury hotel in Berlin.
Style: family saga, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: hotel, german history, hotel owner, world war two, world war one, luxury hotel, family business, family drama, friendship, youth, family life, husband wife relationship ...
Time: edwardian era, 1900s, 1950s, 1940s, 1910s ...
Place: berlin germany, switzerland
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Bryggeren (1996)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: The development of Carlsberg Beer, the Carlsberg brewery and the mishaps between father and son, are the main story. But also the social life in Denmark in this time period, both for the rich and poor are explored.
Style: family saga, period piece
Plot: female nudity, family relations, beer, businessman, death of child, father son relationship, female full frontal nudity, brewery
Time: 1800s
Place: copenhagen, rome italy, denmark
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The Shop (1998)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 273 min.
TV show
Story: A story about Matt family life in Germany between 20-ies and 40-ies. based on the novel by Erwin Strittmatter.
Style: family saga
Plot: world war two, love, nazi, coming of age, german history, sexual awakening, affection, female nudity, nudity, public nudity, breasts, nipples ...
Place: germany
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Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 924 min.
TV show
Story: This epic tale of a family and their rural life in a small German village is told against the changing backdrop of a country's turbulent history from 1919 to 1982. From the aftermath of the First World War, economic hardship, the rise and fall ...
Style: epic, family saga, saga, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot: world war two, small town, holocaust, post war, european, world war one, family relations, village, sexuality, german culture, village people, ancestry ...
Time: 20th century, year 1984, year 1993, 1910s, 60s ...
Place: germany, europe
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Die Kirschenkönigin (2004)
Genre: Drama, Family, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 269 min.
TV show
Plot: world war two, world war one, great war, jazz, german history, suicide, male nudity, female nudity, loss of father, anti semitism, ss, nazi germany ...
Time: 1930s, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s
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27%
Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Russia, Italy
Duration: 176 min.
TV show
Story: With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of ...
Style: epic, family saga, captivating
Plot: world war one, revolution, soldier, communism, great war, russian revolution, war, world war, army, artillery, horse, equestrian ...
Place: ukraine, russia
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The Taste of Apple Seeds (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: When Bertha dies, her granddaughter Iris inherits her house and finds herself back in the home where she and her cousin used to play dressing-up in the summer holidays. While she wanders from room to room, she gropes her way through memories and ...
Style: family saga, period drama
Plot: food, lgbt, death, seducing, strong female lead, secret love, skinny dipping, sex scene, jealousy, female nudity, strong female character, seduction
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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After Midnight (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The Political drama shows the denunciation and persecution of the 19-year-old Sanne in the Nazi state. After she falls in love with her cousin, Sanne is betrayed by her jealous aunt to the Gestapo.
Plot: love, world war two, german history, accusation, betrayal, politics, jealousy, mother, cousin, gestapo, persecution, female nudity ...
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Ellis Island (1984)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story: The lives and struggles of some of the countless immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island during the 19th century in search of the American Dream.
Plot: immigrant, american dream, world war one, immigration, torture, extramarital affair, irish american
Time: 19th century, 1910s
Place: new york
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Monte Carlo (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
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Story: An American writer on the Riviera courts a Russian singer who is spying on Nazis for revenge.
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Plot: world war two, spy, nazi, gambler, singer
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The Beheaded Rooster (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, Hungary, Romania
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A moving coming of age story in a time of extreme change: on August 23, 1944 in a small city in Romanian Transylvania, the 16 year old Felix Goldschmidt awaits his classmates for their traditional Exitus Party (school graduation). However, this very ...
Plot: totalitarian state, fascism, rivalry, class differences, fanatic, jewish girl, group of friends, treason, strong female character, friendship, nazi propaganda, betrayal by friend ...
Time: 1940s
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A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 416 min.
TV show
Story: Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatised for television.
Style: stylized, serious, realistic, captivating, period drama
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The Interpreter of Silence (2023)
Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 290 min.
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Style: thrilling, captivating
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Women in Love (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story: Combining some elements of The Rainbow with Women in Love, this adaptation focuses on the lives of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they struggle with their own loves, desires and passions. The drama follows their relationships with two ...
Style: captivating, sexy, historical drama, period drama
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Tokyo Trial (2016)
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Maximilian (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
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La Storia (2024)
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21%
The Ginger Tree (1989)
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21%
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Hanussen (1988)
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Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
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Hotel Meina (2007)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Serbia
Duration: 115 min.
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Me and the Others (2021)
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story: Something is different for Tristan: his pregnant girlfriend has disappeared, and a mysterious taxi driver picks him up and explains that he can make wishes come true for him. All the people who meet him behave differently--if he wishes.
Plot: female nudity, female full frontal nudity
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Cicadas (2023)
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Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min.
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Plot: female nudity, female full frontal nudity
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From Here to Eternity (1979)
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Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
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Body & Soul (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story: A nun, played by Kristin Scott Thomas, leaves the convent temporarily to help save her family knitting mill from bankruptcy following the death of her brother. Outside the convent she becomes a fairly shrewd businesswoman and feels attracted to one ...
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Country: Germany
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21%
Our Friends in the North (1996)
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Country: UK
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Story: A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends - Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker - from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
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Style: period piece, period drama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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