Films set in the 17th century Title Release date Time period Notes on setting Shōgun 1980 1600– Miniseries adaptation of the novel by James Clavell, which is loosely based on the adventures of English navigator William Adams, who journeyed to Japan in 1600 and rose to high rank in the service of the shōgun. Mary & George 2024 1600–1628 British television miniseries based on Benjamin Woolley's non-fiction book The King's Assassin (2017) about the affair between James VI and I and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Hamlet A.D.D. 2014 1602–future Re-imagines Hamlet Shakespeare's play as a bizarre and comical tour through the ages. The story begins in 1602 and leaps chronologically through time to the present, then into the distant future. Gunpowder 2017 1603–1605 English Catholic Robert Catesby and the Gunpowder Plot Orlando 1992 1603– Set in the Elizabethan era, loosely based on Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A BiographyRembrandt19361606–1669Life of Dutch painter RembrandtCaptain John Smith and Pocahontas19531607–1609Relationship between Captain John Smith and Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia The New World 2005 1607–1617 The colonization of Jamestown, VirginiaGalileo19751609–1633Biopic about the life of Galileo Galilei, focusing on his conflict with the Catholic church 1612 2007 1612 The Tsardom of Russia during the Time of Troubles All Is True 2018 1613–1616 later years in the life of William Shakespeare The Last Valley 1970 1618–1648 Set in the Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. Jamestown 2017–2019 1619–1622 The colonization of Jamestown, VirginiaBenedetta20211619-1661About the life of Italian nun Benedetta CarliniSquanto: A Warrior's Tale19941620The life of Patuxet man Squanto and arrival of the Mayflower Molière 1978 1622–1673 The French playwright Molière Royal Affairs in Versailles 1954 1623 A historical film showing Palace of Versailles from its beginnings to the present day Day of Wrath 1943 1624 Loosely based on the case of alleged witch Anne Pedersdotter, and using a fictitious witchcraft trial as a metaphor for the then-current Nazi persecution of Jews. The Three Musketeers Several adaptations (1903–2014) 1625–1673 Based on the novels (The Three Musketeers and its sequels) by Alexandre Dumas. The protagonists are loosely based on historical figures Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, Armand d'Athos, Isaac de Porthau, and Henri d'Aramitz. Cardinal Richelieu 1935 1626–1642 The life of the great 17th-century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his dealings with Louis XIII of France Silence 2016 1630s–1638 Jesuit priests from Portugal attempt to spread Catholic Christianity in Edo-era Japan Queen Christina 1933 1632–1654 Christina, Queen of Sweden Le Roi danse 2000 1632–1687 Jean-Baptiste Lully, an Italian immigrant to France and noted composer of Baroque music. Black Robe 1991 1634 Jesuit missionary among the Hurons. The Devils 1971 1634 The life and trial of Urbain Grandier, who was convicted of witchcraft and burned. He was blamed for the Loudun possessions. The Devil's Whore 2008 1638–1660 The English Civil War and the reign of Oliver Cromwell Witchfinder General 1968 1640s Set during the English Civil War. A fictionalized depiction of Matthew Hopkins, a witch-hunter. Admiral 2015 1640s–1650s The life of Michiel de Ruyter and the Dutch civil war A Field in England 2013 1640s During the English Civil War Barbara 1997 1640 Set in Faroe Islands. About a love triangle between the pastor for the parish of Vágar, his unfaithful wife, and her foppish lover. Cromwell 1970 1640–1653 The English Civil War and the dissolution of the Rump ParliamentCyrano20211640–1655The life of Cyrano de Bergerac in early 17th century Paris Alatriste 2006 1643 Life of a Spanish soldier (Capitaine Alatriste) until the Battle of Rocroi. Based on the novel by Arturo Perez-Reverte Molière 2007 1645 The French playwright Molière The Libertine 2004 1647–1680 Life of the poet John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester With Fire and Sword 1999 1648–1654 The Khmelnytsky uprising in Ukraine against the control of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It led to the period of the Commonwealth known as the Deluge. To Kill a King 2003 1648–1658 The reign of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. Charles II: The Power and The Passion 2003 1649–1685 The reign of Charles II of England Restoration 1995 1649–1685 Set during the reign of Charles II of England The First Churchills 1969 1650–1722 A BBC serial about the life of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough The Deluge 1974 1655–1660 The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Second Northern War The Man in the Iron Mask 1977 1660–1667 Loosely based on the existence of the Man in the Iron Mask. Set in France in the reign of Louis XIV The Great Fire 2014 1666 Set during the Great Fire of London in England in 1666 Versailles 2015 1660s Fictionalized drama about the reign of King Louis XIV of France and the building of Versailles Cutthroat Island 1995 1668 A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure. Colonel Wolodyjowski 1968 1668 The Ottoman invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, part of the Polish–Ottoman Wars. Time of Violence 1988 1668 Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam England, My England 1995 1670–1695 Depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell Vatel 2000 1671 France during the life of master chef François Vatel The Prince of Homburg 1997 1675 Adaptation of the Heinrich von Kleist play fictionalizing the deeds of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg in the Battle of Fehrbellin against Sweden. The Battle was part of the Scanian War. Witchhammer19701678–1696Northern Moravia witch trials The Red Violin19981681One section of the film is set in 1681 in Cremona A Little Chaos20141682King Louis XIV of France and the design and construction of the Gardens of Versailles Peter the Great 1984 1682–1725 The reign of Peter I of Russia The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 2012 1683 Second Ottoman siege of Vienna. The Cantor of St Thomas's 1984 1685–1750 German composer Johann Sebastian Bach The Crucible 1957 1692–1693 Dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in Province of Massachusetts Bay The Crucible 1996 1692–1693 Dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in Province of Massachusetts Bay Salem 2014 1692–1693 Loosely inspired by the real Salem witch trials in the 17th century The Draughtsman's Contract 1982 1694 Set during the reign of William III and Mary II in England. Robinson Crusoe 1997 1694–early 18th century Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over love for the same woman. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island where he must fight for survival. Tous les matins du monde 1991 late 17th century French composer Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe.
fiLMs sEt in tHe 17tH cEnTurY tItlE RelEaSe DAtE timE peRIod nOTEs on SETtiNg shōgun 1980 1600– miniseRies ADaPtatIon of the nOvEL by JamEs claveLl, wHiCH is lOoSeLY bAsed oN tHE AdVentUreS Of engliSh navigATor WiLliam adAMs, WhO jOurnEyed to japan In 1600 And rose tO high Rank in thE SErvICe Of tHe shōgun. mary & geOrgE 2024 1600–1628 brItIsh teLEvIsion minIsEries Based on benjamiN WoolLey'S NOn-fIctioN bOOk thE kiNg's assasSin (2017) abOut THE affair between jaMes vi anD i And george vIlliERS, 1St duke OF BUcKInGHAM. HaMlet a.D.d. 2014 1602–fUture re-iMagineS hamleT shakespeAre'S PlaY aS a bIZarrE aND coMIcaL ToUr thRoUgh the ages. tHe StoRy beGIns iN 1602 aND LeapS cHroNolOgIcally ThRoUgH TIME tO the presenT, then inTo The distANT fuTUre. GunPowDer 2017 1603–1605 English cathoLic roberT catesbY anD thE GUnPOwder pLOt ORlando 1992 1603– sEt in the elizabEthAn era, LOOSEly baSed oN viRginIA WOolf's noveL orLando: A bioGraphyreMBRandt19361606–1669liFE of DUtch paINter rEmbranDtcaPtain jOHN smith aNd poCaHoNtaS19531607–1609rElatiOnShip between captaiN jOhN smith and poCAhOntaS in jAMestoWN, vIrgIniA THe new World 2005 1607–1617 the cOloniZatIon of jaMeSTOwn, vIrGiniaGaliLeo19751609–1633biopiC aBOUt The lIfe of gaLILEo galilei, FocuSing On his conflicT WiTH thE caTholIC chUrcH 1612 2007 1612 thE tsardOm oF rUssia duriNg ThE timE Of troubles AlL iS TRuE 2018 1613–1616 latEr yEars IN tHE liFe Of william shakeSpEarE the lasT vaLley 1970 1618–1648 Set in the KINgdom Of germaNY, hoLY ROMaN Empire DuRINg thE tHiRty yEarS' wAR. jaMeStOwn 2017–2019 1619–1622 tHE coLoniZAtion of jaMeStowN, virgIniAbenedeTtA20211619-1661ABout thE liFe of itALIan nun BeneDetTA carLiniSquaNto: a warriOr's tale19941620tHe life Of paTuXEt maN Squanto and arrIvaL of the maYfLOweR molière 1978 1622–1673 thE frencH plAywright MolIÈRe ROyal afFaiRS in vErsAilLes 1954 1623 A hIstoricAl FiLm showIng pAlAce Of veRSaIlles from iTs BegInnIngs to tHe PResent Day day of wraTH 1943 1624 loOselY baseD on the casE of AllegEd witch aNnE peDErsDoTtEr, and usING a FICtitIouS wItchCRafT tRial aS a meTapHor fOR the then-cURrENt naZi pErsEcUtion of JEwS. the thrEE mUskEteerS several adAptatiOns (1903–2014) 1625–1673 bAsed ON tHe novELs (ThE tHRee MusketEers anD its SequEls) by AlEXAndrE duMaS. tHe ProtagOnistS are lOoseLy baSed on HistoRicAl fIGUREs charleS de batz-casTelmORe d'arTagnAn, armand d'athOS, iSaAc de Porthau, ANd Henri d'aRaMitz. cardiNaL rIchelieu 1935 1626–1642 the life oF The great 17th-centurY french stAtesMan caRdinAl richelieu anD his DealIngs witH louIS Xiii of fRaNcE sIlence 2016 1630s–1638 JeSuiT Priests from portUGAl aTtEMpt TO spread cathOlic christiaNITY in eDo-erA jApan qUeen chRISTina 1933 1632–1654 chRIstiNA, queen OF swedEN Le RoI Danse 2000 1632–1687 Jean-BaptiSte lUlly, an ItaliaN iMmiGraNt tO fRanCE And noted ComPoser of BaroqUE MusiC. bLaCk robe 1991 1634 jesUiT MIsSIONaRY aMONG the huronS. thE DevIls 1971 1634 THE lifE anD tRIAl of uRbaIN GrAndier, Who was cONviCTeD Of WiTchcraft AnD BuRneD. he Was BLAmeD for the LOudUN PosseSSIoNs. the DEVil's whore 2008 1638–1660 the eNgliSh civil War anD the reIgn Of olIver crOMWeLl wItChfinDeR generAL 1968 1640s set DUrInG ThE eNGliSh cIVil WAR. A fictIoNalIzed depictioN of matthew hOPkins, a wItch-Hunter. aDmiral 2015 1640s–1650s The lIfe of michiel dE ruytER AND The DuTcH civiL waR a fieLD iN englanD 2013 1640s duRinG the engLish Civil wAr barbARa 1997 1640 set In fAroE islands. abOut a lovE triangle betwEeN the pAstoR fOR tHe PARish oF vÁgar, his UnfaitHFuL wifE, aND Her fopPish lover. croMwelL 1970 1640–1653 THe eNGlish civIl wAR and the DissOlutioN of thE rUMp parlIamentcyraNo20211640–1655the LifE oF CYraNo de berGerac iN EarLy 17tH centUrY paRis alAtriSTE 2006 1643 liFE Of a spaniSh soLdIer (capItaine alaTrisTE) UntIl The baTTle Of RocrOi. BASed on The NovEl by aRTurO Perez-Reverte mOlIère 2007 1645 thE frencH plAywright MolIèRE the liBertinE 2004 1647–1680 liFe of THe poet joHn wiLMot, 2ND eArl Of roCheSTEr With fiRe And sWord 1999 1648–1654 the KhMelnytSKy uPrising in Ukraine AgAInst the contRol of the polIsH–lIThUaNian commoNwealth. IT lEd to the peRiod of the commonweAlTh knowN as the deluge. to kIll A kIng 2003 1648–1658 THe reign of OlivEr CRomwEll, LorD proTectOr. charLEs iI: The power anD the PassiOn 2003 1649–1685 tHe reIGN of cHarles ii of enGLAnD REStoratioN 1995 1649–1685 set DuRING thE reign oF charleS Ii of EngLaNd tHE firST ChurChiLlS 1969 1650–1722 a Bbc sErial AbouT The lifE of JoHn chUrchill, 1st DukE oF marlBoRough and hIS wife, SArah chUrchIll, duchess Of maRlborOUgh the dELuge 1974 1655–1660 tHe poLIsh–lIThUanian commoNWEalth durinG THe second northern war The Man In the iron Mask 1977 1660–1667 loosely baSed oN thE exisTence oF the Man in The iRon masK. seT in frAnce iN thE rEign of Louis xIv tHe gReAt Fire 2014 1666 seT durInG The greAT fire of lOndon In eNGlanD in 1666 VErsailLeS 2015 1660s FicTioNaliZed Drama abOut The reign of kIng loUiS Xiv of fRaNCe And tHe bUiLDING Of veRsailles CUTthroat iSland 1995 1668 a fEmale piraTe aNd HeR COmpanIon rAce agaiNST thEiR rIValS To Find a hidden IsLand thAt contAins a FaBUlOuS trEAsURE. ColONEL wolOdyjoWsKI 1968 1668 the otTOMaN invaSiOn of tHe POLish–lithuanian cOMmonwealth, pArt oF THe pOliSH–ottOMaN waRS. tiME Of viOlENce 1988 1668 buLGaRiaN chRistiAn rEGiOn iS seleCteD by the oTtomAn rulErs to ServE aS An example of conveRSIon to IslAm enGlaNd, mY enGland 1995 1670–1695 depicTs The life of tHe ComPOsEr henrY purcEll VAtEl 2000 1671 fraNce durING The life of maSteR cHeF FraNÇois vatel tHE pRince Of homburg 1997 1675 AdaptaTIon of the heinricH vON kleist Play ficTionaLiZiNg The deEDs Of frEDericK ii, lanDgrave of hesSE-hOmburg in ThE battlE of FEhrbelliN aGaInsT Sweden. The BATtLe WAs paRt of the SCanIan waR. wItchhammeR19701678–1696NorthErN mOraVIA WItcH tRiALs thE reD Violin19981681oNe secTIOn of the film Is set In 1681 iN CrEmonA a litTLe ChaoS20141682KiNg louis xiv oF France And The desIgN anD cOnstrUction of the gARDens of vErsAiLles PEteR the Great 1984 1682–1725 tHe rEiGn of PeTer I of Russia tHe daY of the SiEGE: SePtEmbEr eleveN 1683 2012 1683 second otTomAn sIeGE of vienna. tHe canTOR of st tHomAs's 1984 1685–1750 GErmaN COmpOser johann seBastiAn BACh the cruCiBlE 1957 1692–1693 dramatIzaTiON Of The saLEm WItch Trials That took plaCE in proviNcE of masSAChusetTs BaY tHe CrucIblE 1996 1692–1693 DramaTIZaTiOn oF the salem WiTcH trIals That TooK pLAce in provInce oF MAsSAChUsetts BaY saLEm 2014 1692–1693 loOsElY inspired BY the Real saleM wItCh trIals in THe 17th ceNtury tHe DRAugHtSMaN'S cOntrAct 1982 1694 SeT during thE reIgn oF wIllIam iii aNd MAry Ii in enGland. robINson crusoe 1997 1694–early 18Th CEnTURy roBiNsoN crusoE fleeS bRitAin on a sHIp after kilLinG HIs fRiEnd OVeR LOvE foR tHe Same woman. a fIErCe ocean STorM wReckS hIs Ship and LEaVeS him sTrAnded BY HimsElf on an unChaRted iSland whErE he must fIgHt FoR SUrviVAl. toUs lEs MATins dU monde 1991 late 17th cENTuRy frenCh COMpOser mOnsieUr De SaiNte-colombe.