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Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
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Original name: Alatriste
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, near to death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, disturbing, realistic, political, costume drama, cult classic, epic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
spanish history, soldier, battles, european history, inquisition, tudors, dishonesty, palace intrigue, state affairs, tough heroes, sword fight, courage, military, love, betrayal, power struggle, love story, showdown, fight for supremacy, desire, syphilis, battlefield, war, pirate, ancient rome ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, year 2006
Place:
spain, bolivia, naples italy, madrid, flanders, napoli italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and exciting films with plots about sword fight, heroes, battles, medieval, soldier, sword and state affairs mostly in Drama, Adventure and War genres. Some movies like Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer: The Deluge (1974), With Fire and Sword (1999), Cromwell (1970), El Cid (1961), Admiral (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland, Soviet Union
Duration: 287 min.
Story:
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Duration: 175 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
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Duration: 182 min.
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Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 69 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
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serious, exciting, epic, historical drama, political thriller ...
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 254 min.
Story:
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Style:
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