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List of films and television shows about the American Civil War

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The following is a list of films and television shows about the American Civil War (1861–1865).

1910s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1912 United States Chattanooga Lincoln J. Carter War. Chattanooga campaign
1913 United States The Girl of the Sunny South Travers Vale Drama.
1913 United States The Battle of Gettysburg Charles Giblyn
Thomas H. Ince
Drama, War. Battle of Gettysburg
1913 United States The Battle of Shiloh Joseph W. Smiley Drama, War. Battle of Shiloh
1913 United States The Seed of the Fathers Stanner E.V. Taylor Drama, War.
1914 United States The Littlest Rebel Edgar Lewis Drama, War. Based on the play The Littlest Rebel.
1914 United States Dan George Irving
Jack Pratt
Drama, War.
1915 United States Life of Sam Davis: A Confederate Hero of the Sixties Drama, History. Sam Davis
1915 United States 'Twas Ever Thus Hobart Bosworth Drama, War.
1915 United States Under Southern Skies Lucius J. Henderson Drama. Based on the play Under Southern Skies.
1915 United States May Blossom Allan Dwan Drama. Based on the play May Blossom.
1915 United States The Heart of Lincoln Francis Ford Drama, History.
1915 United States Barbara Frietchie Herbert Blaché Drama. Based on the play Barbara Frietchie.
1915 United States The Heart of Maryland Herbert Brenon Drama, History, War. Based on the play The Heart of Maryland.
1915 United States The Coward Reginald Barker Drama, History, War. Based on an unknown story.
1915 United States The Warrens of Virginia Cecil B. DeMille Drama, War.
1915 United States The Birth of a Nation D. W. Griffith Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan.
1915 United States Colonel Carter of Cartersville Howell Hansel Drama, History.
1916 United States Rose of the South Paul Scardon Drama, History.
1916 United States Peck o' Pickles Thomas N. Heffron Comedy, Drama.
1916 United States The Crisis Colin Campbell Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Crisis.
1916 United States Naked Hearts Rupert Julian Drama.
1916 United States Her Father's Son William Desmond Taylor Comedy.
1916 United States The Sting of Victory J. Charles Haydon Drama.
1916 United States According to the Code E. H. Calvert Drama, War.
1917 United States Your Obedient Servant Edward H. Griffith Drama.
1917 United States Those Without Sin Marshall Neilan Drama.
1917 United Kingdom Little Women Alexander Butler Drama, Romance, Family. Based on a novel Little Women.
1917 United States The Little Yank George Siegmann War, Drama.
1917 United States Her Country's Call Lloyd Ingraham Biography, Drama.
1917 United States The Field of Honor Allen Holubar Drama.
1917 United States The Spreading Dawn Laurence Trimble Drama. Based on a short fiction The Spreading Dawn.
1918 United States My Own United States John W. Noble Drama. Based on the short story The Man Without a Country.
1918 United States Morgan's Raiders Bess Meredyth
Wilfred Lucas
Drama.
1918 United States Madam Who? Reginald Barker Drama. Confederate Secret Service
1918 United States Woman Maurice Tourneur Drama, War.
1918 United States The Last Rebel Gilbert P. Hamilton Drama.
1918 United States Little Women Harley Knoles Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1918 United States Hearts of Love J. Charles Haydon Drama, History, War.
1918 United States The Scarlet Drop John Ford Western.
1919 United States Secret Service Hugh Ford Drama, War. Based on the play Secret Service. American Civil War spies
1919 United States Hay Foot, Straw Foot Jerome Storm Comedy.

1920s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1920 United States The Kentucky Colonel William A. Seiter Drama. Based on a novel A Kentucky Colonel.
1920 United States Held by the Enemy Donald Crisp
Wilton Welch
Drama, War. Based on an unknown play.
1920 United States The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Wallace Worsley Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
1920 United States Hitchin' Posts John Ford Drama.
1920 United States The Copperhead Charles Maigne Drama. Based on an unknown novel and an unknown play.
1921 United States Jesse James Under the Black Flag Franklin B. Coates History, Western. Jesse James
1921 United States Johnny Ring and the Captain's Sword Norman L. Stevens Drama.
1921 United States The Highest Law Ralph Ince Drama.
1921 United States The Heart of Maryland Tom Terriss Drama. Based on the play The Heart of Maryland.
1922 United States The Heart of Lincoln Francis Ford War.
1924 United States The Warrens of Virginia Elmer Clifton Drama, Romance. American Civil War spies
1924 United States Barbara Frietchie Lambert Hillyer Drama, War. Based on the play Barbara Frietchie.
1924 United States Abraham Lincoln Phil Rosen Biography, Drama, History. Abraham Lincoln
1926 United States Hands Up! Clarence G. Badger Action, Comedy, War.
1926 United States The General Clyde Bruckman
Buster Keaton
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War. Based on a memoir The Great Locomotive Chase. Great Locomotive Chase
1927 United States Jesse James Lloyd Ingraham Western.
1927 United States The Heart of Maryland Lloyd Bacon Action, Drama, Romance, War. Based on the play The Heart of Maryland.
1928 United States The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Alfred Santell Drama, Romance. Based on a novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
1928 United States Court Martial George B. Seitz Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western.
1928 United States The Overland Telegraph John Waters Western.
1929 United States The California Mail Albert S. Rogell Western.
1929 United States Morgan's Last Raid Nick Grinde Adventure, Romance, War, Western.

1930s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1930 United States Only the Brave Frank Tuttle Action, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, War. American Civil War spies
1930 United States Abraham Lincoln D. W. Griffith Biography, Drama, War. Abraham Lincoln
1931 United States Secret Service J. Walter Ruben
James Anderson
Drama, History, Romance, War, Western. Based on an unknown play. American Civil War spies
1933 United States Little Women George Cukor Drama, Family, Romance, War. Based on a novel Little Women.
1934 United States Operator 13 Richard Boleslawski Drama, History, Musical, Romance, War, Western. Based on an unknown novel. American Civil War spies
1935 United States So Red the Rose King Vidor Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel So Red the Rose.
1935 United States The Littlest Rebel David Butler Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, War. Based on the play The Littlest Rebel.
1936 United States The Prisoner of Shark Island John Ford Biography, Drama, History. Samuel Mudd
1936 United States Trailin' West Noel M. Smith Western. American Civil War spies
1936 United States Hearts in Bondage Lew Ayres Drama, History, Romance, War. List of naval battles of the American Civil War
1936 United States General Spanky Fred C. Newmeyer
Gordon Douglas
Comedy, Family, War.
1937 Sweden John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads John Ericsson - segraren vid Hampton Roads Gustaf Edgren Biography, Drama, History, War, Western. John Ericsson
1937 United States Western Gold Howard Bretherton Action, Music, Western.
1937 United States Wells Fargo Frank Lloyd Drama, History, Western.
1938 United States Of Human Hearts Clarence Brown Drama, Western.
1939 United States Southward Ho Joseph Kane Western.
1939 United States Swanee River Sidney Lanfield Biography, Drama, Musical. Stephen Foster
1939 United States Frontier Pony Express Joseph Kane Drama, Music, Western. American Civil War spies
1939 United States The Arizona Kid Joseph Kane Drama, Music, Western.
1939 United States The Old Maid Edmund Goulding Drama. Based on the play The Old Maid.
1939 United States Gone with the Wind Victor Fleming Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel Gone with the Wind.

1940s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1940 United States Arizona Wesley Ruggles Drama, Western.
1940 United States Young Bill Hickok Joseph Kane Drama, Music, Western.
1940 United States Colorado Joseph Kane Drama, Music, Western.
1940 United States The Man from Dakota Leslie Fenton Drama, History, War, Western. Based on a novel Arouse and Beware.
1940 United States Virginia City Michael Curtiz Drama, Western.
1940 United States Dark Command Raoul Walsh Drama, Western. Quantrill's Raiders
1941 United States Belle Starr Irving Cummings Drama, Western. Belle Starr
1941 United States They Died with Their Boots On Raoul Walsh Biography, Drama, Romance, War, Western. George Armstrong Custer
1942 United States Tennessee Johnson William Dieterle Biography, Drama. Andrew Johnson
1943 United States The Desperadoes Charles Vidor Western.
1944 United States Oklahoma Raiders Lewis D. Collins Drama, Music, Western.
1944 United States Raiders of Ghost City Lewis D. Collins
Ray Taylor
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western.
1946 United States Renegade Girl William Berke Drama, Western.
1947 United States The Romance of Rosy Ridge Roy Rowland Romance, Western. Based on a novel The Romance of Rosy Ridge.
1948 United States Son of God's Country R. G. Springsteen Drama, Western.
1948 United States Silver River Raoul Walsh Drama, Romance, Western. Based on an unknown story.
1948 United States Tap Roots George Marshall Drama, Romance, War, Western. Newton Knight
1948 United States A Southern Yankee Edward Sedgwick Comedy, History, War, Western. American Civil War spies
1948 United States The Man from Colorado Henry Levin Romance, Western.
1949 United States Fighting Man of the Plains Edwin L. Marin Western. Quantrill's Raiders
1949 United States Law of the Golden West Philip Ford Drama, Western.
1949 United States Little Women Mervyn LeRoy Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1949 United States South of St. Louis Ray Enright Western.

1950s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1950 United States The Eagle and the Hawk Lewis R. Foster Western. American Civil War spies
1950 United States The Outriders Roy Rowland Western.
1950 United States Kansas Raiders Ray Enright Drama, Western.
1950 United States Two Flags West Robert Wise War, Western. Galvanized Yankees
1950 United States Rocky Mountain William Keighley Action, Adventure, Drama, Western.
1951 United States The Great Missouri Raid Gordon Douglas Western.
1951 United States Red Mountain William Dieterle
John Farrow
Drama, Western. Quantrill's Raiders
1951 United States Silver Canyon John English Drama, Music, Western.
1951 United States Best of the Badmen William D. Russell Western.
1951 United States The Redhead and the Cowboy Leslie Fenton Drama, Romance, Western.
1951 United States Drums in the Deep South William Cameron Menzies Western. Based on an unknown story.
1951 United States The Last Outpost Lewis R. Foster Drama, Western.
1951 United States The Red Badge of Courage John Huston Drama, War. Based on a novel The Red Badge of Courage.
1951 United States Springfield Rifle Andre de Toth Thriller, War, Western. American Civil War spies
1952 United States Hangman's Knot Roy Huggins Drama, Western.
1952 United States Behind Southern Lines Thomas Carr Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Western.
1953 United States The Stranger Wore a Gun Andre de Toth Drama, War, Western. Based on the short story Yankee Gold.
1953 United States Rebel City Thomas Carr Drama, Western.
1953 United States Woman They Almost Lynched Allan Dwan Western.
1953 United States Jack McCall, Desperado Sidney Salkow Drama, Western.
1953 United States Kansas Pacific Ray Nazarro Western. Kansas Pacific Railway
1953 United States Escape from Fort Bravo John Sturges Drama, Romance, Western.
1954 United States Border River George Sherman Drama, Western.
1954 United States Siege at Red River Rudolph Maté Drama, Western.
1954 United States The Black Dakotas Ray Nazarro Western.
1954 United States The Raid Hugo Fregonese Drama, War, Western. Based on an unknown book. St. Albans Raid
1955 United States Prince of Players Philip Dunne Biography, Drama. Based on the book Prince of Players. Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
1955 United States Yellowneck R. John Hugh Adventure, Drama, War, Western.
1955 United States Apache Ambush Fred F. Sears Drama, Western.
1955 United States Five Guns West Roger Corman Drama, Western.
1956 United States Great Day in the Morning Jacques Tourneur Drama, Western. Based on a novel Great Day in the Morning.
1956 United States The Great Locomotive Chase Francis D. Lyon Action, Adventure, Family, War, Western. Great Locomotive Chase
1956 United States Love Me Tender Robert D. Webb Drama, Musical, Romance, Western.
1956 United States Friendly Persuasion William Wyler Drama, Family, Romance, War, Western. Based on a novel The Friendly Persuasion.
1957 United States Ride a Violent Mile Charles Marquis Warren Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Western.
1957 United States The Guns of Fort Petticoat George Marshall Action, Romance, War, Western. Based on a short story Petticoat Brigade.
1957 United States Drango Hall Bartlett
Jules Bricken
Western.
1957 United States Run of the Arrow Samuel Fuller Drama, Western.
1957 United States Revolt at Fort Laramie Lesley Selander Western.
1957 United States Band of Angels Raoul Walsh Drama. Based on a novel Band of Angels.
1957 United States Raintree County Edward Dmytryk Drama, Romance, War, Western. Based on a novel Raintree County.
1958 United States Quantrill's Raiders Edward Bernds Western.
1959 United States Westbound Budd Boetticher Drama, Western.
1959 United States The Legend of Tom Dooley Ted Post Drama, Western. Based on the song Tom Dooley. Tom Dula
1959 United States The Horse Soldiers John Ford Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western. Based on a novel The Horse Soldiers. Grierson's Raid

1960s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1960 United States 13 Fighting Men Harry W. Gerstad Drama, War, Western.
1960 United States Young Jesse James William F. Claxton Action, Adventure, War, Western.
1961 United States The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Andrew V. McLaglen Drama, History, Romance, War, Western. Based on a novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
1962 France In the Midst of Life Au cœur de la vie Robert Enrico Drama, War. Based on the stories by Ambrose Bierce.
1962 United States How the West Was Won Henry Hathaway
John Ford
George Marshall
Western.
1963 United States Red Runs the River Katherine Stenholm Drama, History, War. Richard S. Ewell, First Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Bull Run
1964 United States Advance to the Rear George Marshall Comedy, War, Western. Based on a novel Company of Cowards.
1965 Spain
United States
Finger on the Trigger Sidney W. Pink Drama, Western.
1965 United States Arizona Raiders William Witney Western.
1965 United States Major Dundee Sam Peckinpah Adventure, Drama, War, Western.
1965 United States Shenandoah Andrew V. McLaglen Drama, War, Western. Based on a novel Fields of Honor.
1966 Italy Three Graves for a Winchester
(Three Bullets for Ringo)
3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo Emimmo Salvi Drama, Western.
1966 United States Incident at Phantom Hill Earl Bellamy Western.
1966 United States Alvarez Kelly Edward Dmytryk Drama, Western. Beefsteak Raid
1966 Italy
Spain
West Germany
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo Sergio Leone Adventure, Western. Based on an unknown story.
1967 Italy Day of Violence I giorni della violenza Alfonso Brescia Drama, Western.
1967 Italy
Spain
Red Blood, Yellow Gold Professionisti per un massacro
Los profesionales de la muerte
Nando Cicero Action, Adventure, Drama, Western.
1967 United States Mosby's Marauders Michael O'Herlihy Action, Adventure, History, War, Western.
1967 United States The Fastest Guitar Alive Mickey Moore Western. American Civil War spies
1967 United States A Time for Killing Phil Karlson Drama, Western. Based on a novel The Southern Blade.
1968 Italy
Spain
I Want Him Dead Lo voglio morto
Lo quiero muerto
Paolo Bianchini Western.
1968 Italy
Spain
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone Ammazzali tutti e torna solo Enzo G. Castellari Action, Western.
1968 United States Arizona Bushwhackers Lesley Selander Drama, Romance, Western.
1968 United States Journey to Shiloh William Hale Drama, War, Western. Based on a novel Journey to Shiloh.
1969 United States The Desperados Henry Levin Western.
1969 United States The Undefeated Andrew V. McLaglen Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western. Joseph O. Shelby

1970s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1970 United States
Mexico
Rio Lobo Howard Hawks War, Western.
1971 United States The Beguiled Don Siegel Drama, Thriller, War. Based on a novel A Painted Devil.
1972 Sweden The New Land Nybyggarna Jan Troell Drama, Western. Based on a novels The Emigrants.
1972 Italy
France
West Germany
Spain
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Una Ragione Per Vivere E Una Per Morire Tonino Valerii Drama, Western.
1972 United States No Drums, No Bugles Clyde Ware Drama, War.
1973 Italy
Spain
Fasthand Mi chiamavano "Requiescat"... ma avevano sbagliato
Mano rápida
Mario Bianchi Western.
1973 United Kingdom
United States
Charley One-Eye Don Chaffey Western.
1975 Hungary American Torso Amerikai anzix Gábor Bódy Drama.
1976 United States The Outlaw Josey Wales Clint Eastwood Western. Based on a novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.
1977 United States The Lincoln Conspiracy James L. Conway Drama. Based on the book The Lincoln Conspiracy. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

1980s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1985 United States Rebel Love Milton Bagby Drama, Romance, War.
1989 United States Glory Edward Zwick Biography, Drama, History, War. Based on the books Lay This Laurel, One Gallant Rush and Robert Gould Shaw letters. 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Second Battle of Fort Wagner

1990s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1990 United States Across Five Aprils Kevin Meyer Drama, History, War. Based on a novel Across Five Aprils.
1990 United States
United Kingdom
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner Adventure, Drama, Western. Based on a novel Dances with Wolves.
1993 France
United States
Sommersby Jon Amiel Drama, Mystery, Romance.
1993 United States Gettysburg Ronald F. Maxwell Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Killer Angels. Battle of Gettysburg
1994 United States
Canada
Little Women Gillian Armstrong Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1995 United States Ozarks: Legacy & Legend Kieth Merrill History, Western.
1995 United States Pharaoh's Army Robby Henson Western.
1999 United States Ride with the Devil Ang Lee Drama, Romance, War, Western. Based on a novel Woe to Live On.

2000s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
2000 United States Blood and Honor Donald Farmer Action, Drama, War.
2001 United States American Outlaws Les Mayfield Action, Western.
2002 United States Wicked Spring Kevin Hershberger Drama, War, Western. Battle of the Wilderness
2002 Italy
United States
Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese Crime, Drama. Based on the book The Gangs of New York. New York City draft riots
2003 United States Gods and Generals Ronald F. Maxwell Biography, Drama, History, War. Based on a novel Gods and Generals. Stonewall Jackson
2003 United States
Italy
Romania
United Kingdom
Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella Adventure, Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel Cold Mountain.
2004 United States Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny Robert Child Action, Drama, History, War. Battle of Gettysburg
2004 United States C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America Kevin Willmott Comedy, Drama, War.
2005 United States The Battle of Aiken Christopher Forbes Action. Battle of Aiken
2005 United States My Brother's War Whitney Hamilton Drama, Romance, War.
2006 United States Prairie Rose Rebecca Sutera Tulloch Drama. Camp Douglas
2007 United States Johnny R. David Burns Biography, War. John Clem
2007 United States Freedom Rick McVey Drama, History, War.
2007 United States Sons of Virginia Dale Jackson Action, History, War.
2007 United States The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams A. Blaine Miller Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western.
2008 United States The Notorious Colonel Steel Christopher Forbes Drama, Western.

2010s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
2010 United States The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek Wendy Jo Cohen Comedy, History, War.
2010 United States Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon Rachel Gordon
Jason Urban
History. Anna Ella Carroll
2010 United States The Conspirator Robert Redford Crime, Drama, History. Mary Surratt, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2010 United States Dog Jack Edward T. McDougal Drama, War. Based on the book Dog Jack.
2011 United States The Civil War on Drugs Zach Cregger
Trevor Moore
Comedy, History, War.
2012 United States Civil Love Bryan Carzan Drama, Romance.
2012 United States Cole Younger & The Black Train Christopher Forbes Western. James–Younger Gang
2012 United States Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood Fred Olen Ray Drama, Western. Hatfield–McCoy feud
2012 United States War Flowers Serge Rodnunsky Drama, History, War.
2012 United States
India
Lincoln Steven Spielberg Biography, Drama, History, War. Based on the book Team of Rivals. Abraham Lincoln
2013 United States The Light of Freedom Kim Robinson Drama, Family, History.
2013 United States The Retrieval Chris Eska Adventure, Drama, Western.
2013 United States Saving Lincoln Salvador Litvak Biography, Drama, History. Ward Hill Lamon
2013 United States Copperhead Ronald F. Maxwell Drama. Based on a novel The Copperhead.
2014 United States Confederate Cavalry Christopher Forbes War.
2014 United States Field of Lost Shoes Sean McNamara Action, Drama, War. Battle of New Market
2014 United States The Keeping Room Daniel Barber Drama, Western.
2014 United States Firetrail Christopher Forbes War, Western.
2015 United States Men Go to Battle Zachary Treitz Comedy, Drama, War.
2015 United States Perfect Disguise Christopher Forbes Western.
2016 United States Josephine Rory Feek Drama, History.
2016 United States The War Riders Christopher Forbes War.
2016 United States Union Bound Harvey Lowry Action, Drama, History.
2016 United States
China
Free State of Jones Gary Ross Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western. Newton Knight, Jones County
2017 United States The Last Gunslinger Christopher Forbes Western.
2017 United States Without a Country Brad Clark Adventure, Drama, History.
2017 United States The Beguiled Sofia Coppola Drama, Thriller, War. Based on a novel The Beguiled.
2018 United States The Confederate Christopher Forbes History.
2018 United States Union Whitney Hamilton Drama, History, War.
2019 China
United States
Harriet Kasi Lemmons Action, Biography, Drama, History. Harriet Tubman
2019 France
Canada
Belgium
The Savage State L'État sauvage David Perrault Drama, Western.
2019 United States American Confederate Christopher Forbes Western.
2019 United States Little Women Greta Gerwig Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
2019 United States A Rebel Born Christopher Forbes Action. Nathan Bedford Forrest

2020s

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
2020 United States The Burning of Atlanta Christopher Forbes Action, History. Battle of Atlanta
2021 United States Foxhole Jack Fessenden Drama, War.
2021 United States Vivandière James R. Temple Action.
2021 United States Kill Cavalry Christopher Forbes War. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
2021 United States Hampton's Legion Christopher Forbes Action, War. Wade Hampton III
2022 United States Civil War Saint Ashley Hays Wright War.
2022 United States Emancipation Antoine Fuqua Action, Thriller.
2022 United States Submerged Christopher Forbes War. Sinking of USS Housatonic
2022 United States Band of Rebels Christopher Forbes Western.
2022 United States Jesse James: Unchained Henrique Couto Western.
2022 United States Freedom's Path Brett Smith Drama, History, War.
2023 United States Hampton's iron scouts Christopher Forbes
2023 United States Jesse James and Quantrill's Raiders Christopher Forbes Jesse James, Quantrill's Raiders
2023 United States Treasure Train Christopher Forbes Based on the book The Treasure Train.
2023 United States Letters to Freedom Joshua Williams Drama, Romance, War.
2023 United States Storm Over Georgia Christopher Forbes Drama, History, War.
2023 Mexico
Canada
Denmark
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen Drama, Western.
2024 United States Sherman’s March through the Carolinas Christopher Forbes Carolinas campaign
2024 United States The War Between Deborah Correa Western.
2024 United States Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Kevin Costner Drama, Western.
2024 United States Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 Kevin Costner Drama, Western.

Upcoming films

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
2025 United States Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3 Kevin Costner Drama, Western.
United States Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 4 Kevin Costner Western.
United States 1000 Miles Hanelle Culpepper Biography, Drama, Thriller.
United States Last Ride to Tanner's Outpost Jeff Wagner Western.
United States The Red Man's View Thomas R. Bond II Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western.
United States The Private John A. Coulter War.
Johnny Reb Thadd Turner Action, Drama.
The Renegade Ghouls of Kaplan's Swamp Joel M. Reed Horror.
The Red Badge of Courage: A Soldier's Tale Drama, War.
United States Call Black Horse
United States Americana Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western.
Untitled John Brown Project Biography.
The Red Badge of Courage Drama, War.
Booth Biography, Drama, Thriller.
U.S. Grant Biography.

Science fiction, fantasy and horror

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1941 Soviet Union Mysterious Island Таинственный остров Eduard Pentslin Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
1961 United Kingdom Mysterious Island Cy Endfield Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
1973 Spain
France
The Mysterious Island L'Île Mysterieuse
La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo
Die Geheimnisvolle Insel
Juan Antonio Bardem
Henri Colpi
Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
1987 United States From a Whisper to a Scream Jeff Burr Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller.
1993 United States Ghost Brigade George Hickenlooper Horror, War.
2004 United States Dead Birds Alex Turner Horror, Thriller, Western.
2005 United States An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Brian James Egen Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Based on a short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
2011 Canada Exit Humanity John Geddes Drama, Horror.
2012 United States Jules Verne's Mysterious Island Mark Sheppard Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
2012 United States Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies Richard Schenkman Action, Comedy, Horror. Abraham Lincoln
2012 United States
Russia
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Timur Bekmambetov Action, Fantasy, Horror. Based on a novel Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. Abraham Lincoln
2013 United States Shroud David Jetre Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Western.
2014 United States Army of Frankensteins Ryan Bellgardt Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi.
2015 Germany Dead or alive Tot oder Lebendig Jochen Taubert Action, Horror, Western.
2016 United States Dead South Craig Ross Jr. Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller.
2017 United States Dead Again in Tombstone Roel Reiné Action, Fantasy, Horror, Western.
2020 Germany Scalped alive Lebendig skalpiert Jochen Taubert Comedy, Horror, Western.

Television films

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1946 United States Little Women Ernest Colling Family, Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1958 United States Little Women William Corrigan Musical, Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1960 United States The Renegade Rudolph Maté Adventure.
1963 United States Johnny Shiloh James Nielson Adventure, Family, War, Western. John Clem
1970 United States Menace on the Mountain Vincent McEveety Drama, Family, History, War, Western.
1970 United States The Andersonville Trial George C. Scott Drama. Based on the play The Andersonville Trial. Henry Wirz
1971 United States They've Killed President Lincoln! Robert Guenette Drama, History. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1971 United States The Last Rebel Denys McCoy Western.
1974 United States The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman John Korty Drama, History. Based on a novel The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
1974 United States The Red Badge of Courage Lee Philips Drama, War, Western. Based on a novel The Red Badge of Courage.
1975 Yugoslavia Andersonville - Death Camp Андерсонвил — Логор смрти
Andersonvil — Logor smrti
Sava Mrmak Drama, History, War. Based on the play The Andersonville Trial. Henry Wirz
1975 United States The Hatfields and the McCoys Clyde Ware Action, Drama, Western. Hatfield–McCoy feud
1975 United States Friendly Persuasion Joseph Sargent Drama. Based on the novels The Friendly Persuasion, Except for Me and Thee.
1978 United States The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance Russ Mayberry Adventure, Drama, Family.
1979 Canada
United States
One of the Missing J.D. Feigelson Drama. Based on a short story One of the Missing.
1979 United States Love's Savage Fury Joseph Hardy Drama, Western.
1979 United States The Legend of the Golden Gun Alan J. Levi Fantasy, Western. William Quantrill
1980 United States The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Paul Wendkos Biography, Drama, History. Samuel Mudd
1981 West Germany
United States
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed Peter H. Hunt Comedy, Drama. Based on short stories The Private History of a Campaign That Failed, The War Prayer.
1984 United States Booker Stan Lathan Biography, Drama, Family. Booker T. Washington
1990 United States Traitor in My House Nell Cox Drama, Family. Elizabeth Van Lew
1990 United States The Rose and the Jackal Jack Gold Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western. American Civil War spies, Allan Pinkerton, Rose O'Neal Greenhow
1991 United States The Perfect Tribute Jack Bender Drama. Gettysburg Address
1991 United States Ironclads Delbert Mann War. Battle of Hampton Roads
1992 United States Lincoln and the War Within Calvin Skaggs Drama. Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward.
1993 United States For Love and Glory Roger Young Drama.
1993 United States Class of '61 Gregory Hoblit Action, Drama.
1995 United States Tad Rob Thompson Drama, History. Tad Lincoln
1996 United States Andersonville John Frankenheimer Drama, History, War. Andersonville Prison
1998 United States The Day Lincoln Was Shot John Gray Biography, Drama, History. Based on an unknown book. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1998 United States The Tempest Jack Bender Drama. Based on the play The Tempest.
1999 United States The Hunley John Gray Action, Drama, History, War, Western. Based on an unknown story. Sinking of USS Housatonic
2000 United States Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble James Keach Biography, Drama. Fanny Kemble
2004 Canada The Unsexing of Emma Edmonds Pepita Ferrari Biography. Sarah Emma Edmonds
2005 United States The Colt Yelena Lanskaya Action, Drama, History, War, Western. Based on the short story Zherebyonok.
2005 United States
Thailand
Germany
Mysterious Island Russell Mulcahy Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
2006 United States Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories Don Maxwell
Brian James Egen
Biography, Drama, History, War. Based on stories One Kind Of Officer, Story Of A Conscience, An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge.
2006 United States No Retreat from Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington Kevin Hershberger Action, Drama, War. Valley campaigns of 1864
2014 United States Deliverance Creek Jon Amiel Drama, Romance, Western.
2015 United States Point of Honor Randall Wallace Drama.
2016 United States Rebel Luke Cook Action, Adventure, Romance, Western. Based on a novel The Starbuck Chronicles.

TV Series

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1917 United States The Lincoln Cycle John M. Stahl Biography, Drama, History. Abraham Lincoln
1938 United States The Lone Ranger William Witney
John English
Drama, Family, Western. Based on the radio program The Lone Ranger.
1950-51 United Kingdom Little Women Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1951 United States Mysterious Island Spencer Gordon Bennet Action, Family, Sci-Fi. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
1957-58 United States The Gray Ghost Hollingsworth Morse Adventure, War, Western. John S. Mosby
1958 United Kingdom Little Women Alan Bromly Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1958-60 United States The Texan Western.
1961 United States The Americans Action, War. Based on a novel The Valiant Virginians.
1970 United Kingdom Little Women Paddy Russell Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1974-76 United States Lincoln George Schaefer Biography, Drama, History, War. Abraham Lincoln
1976-79 United States How the West Was Won Drama, Western.
1977 United States Roots Marvin J. Chomsky
John Erman
David Greene
Gilbert Moses
Biography, Drama, History, War. Based on a novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
1978-9 United States Centennial Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western. Based on a novel Centennial.
1978 United States Little Women David Lowell Rich Drama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.
1979 United States Little Women Drama. Based on a novel Little Women.
1980 United States Beulah Land Virgil W. Vogel
Harry Falk
Drama. Based on the novels Beulah Land, and Look Away, Beulah Land.
1981 United States Manions of America Joseph Sargent
Charles S. Dubin
Drama.
1982 United States The Blue and the Gray Andrew V. McLaglen Drama, History, War.
1985-94 United States North and South Drama, History, Romance, War. Based on a novels North and South.
1986 United States Dream West Dick Lowry Biography, Drama, Western. Based on a novel Dream West.
1988 United States Lincoln Lamont Johnson Drama, History, War. Based on a novel Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln
1991 United States Son of the Morning Star Mike Robe Biography, History, Western. Based on the book Son of the Morning Star.
1993 United States Alex Haley's Queen John Erman Biography, Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel Queen: The Story of an American Family.
1994 United States Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Ken Cameron Drama, War. Based on a novel Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.
1995 Canada
New Zealand
Mysterious Island Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi. Based on a novel The Mysterious Island.
1998 United States The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer Matthew Diamond Comedy, History. Abraham Lincoln
2012 United States Hatfields & McCoys Kevin Reynolds Drama, History, Romance, War, Western. Hatfield–McCoy feud
2012-13 United States Copper Action, Drama.
2013-14 United States 1863 Robert Tinnell History.
2015-16 United States To Appomattox Mikael Salomon Biography, Drama, History, War.
2016 United States Roots Bruce Beresford
Thomas Carter
Phillip Noyce
Mario Van Peebles
Drama, War. Based on a novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
2016-17 United States Mercy Street Drama, History. Based on the memoir Adventures of an Army Nurse in Two Wars.
2017 United Kingdom
United States
Ireland
Little Women Vanessa Caswill Drama. Based on a novel Little Women.
2024 United States Manhunt Carl Franklin
John Dahl
Eva Sørhaug
Drama, History, Thriller. Based on the book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. John Wilkes Booth, Edwin Stanton, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
2024 United States The Gray House Roland Joffé Drama. American Civil War spies

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References

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