Historical Adventure Cinema

Dramatic stills from classic adventure films set in exotic locations, showcasing tribal themes and interactions between characters in period costumes.

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LAURENCE OLIVIER in SPARTACUS (1960), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Original Film Title: SPARTACUS. English Title: SPARTACUS. Film Director: STANLEY KUBRICK. Year: 1960. Stars: LAURENCE OLIVIER.

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980), directed by RUGGERO DEODATO.

YUL BRYNNER in TARAS BULBA (1962), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

THE LONGEST YARD (1974), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

DJIMON HOUNSOU and HEATH LEDGER in THE FOUR FEATHERS (2002), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

QUEST FOR FIRE (1981) -Original title: LA GUERRE DU FEU-, directed by JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD.

RIVER QUEEN (2005), directed by VINCENT WARD.

LE DERNIER LOUP (2015), directed by JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD.

PRISONERS OF THE SUN (1990) -Original title: BLOOD OATH-.

DEBRA PAGET and JEFF CHANDLER in BIRD OF PARADISE (1951), directed by DELMER DAVES.

GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993), directed by WALTER HILL.

LITTLE BUDDHA (1993), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI.

Dance troop with otter skin costumes represent a region of Kham - Litang Horse Festival, Sichuan Province, China

TIRANT LO BLANC (2006), directed by VICENTE ARANDA.

GERARD DEPARDIEU in ASTERIX & OBELIX: MISSION CLEOPATRA (2002) -Original title: ASTERIX ET OBELIX, MISSION CLEOPATRE-, directed by ALAIN CHABAT.

DAVID CARRADINE in KUNG FU (1972).

Original Film Title: KUNG FU. English Title: KUNG FU. Year: 1972. Stars: DAVID CARRADINE.

Maya culture performance "Los Rostros de Ek chuah", honoring the Mayan God of Cacao, with women dancing around man portraying Ah puch, Lord of the Underworld or God of Death, at Xcaret park, Riviera Maya, Mexico.

ERIC SCHWEIG in THE BROKEN CHAIN (1993), directed by LAMONT JOHNSON.

Actor in the Ramlilla, the stage play of the Hindu epic the Ramayana, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

SKEET ULRICH in KEVIN OF THE NORTH (2001), directed by BOB SPIERS.

QUEST FOR FIRE (1981) -Original title: LA GUERRE DU FEU-, directed by JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD.

GEORGE MACKAY, RUPERT SIMONIAN, HARRY EDEN, THEODORE CHESTER, PATRICK GOOCH and LACHLAN GOOCH in PETER PAN (2003), directed by P. J. HOGAN.

Indian Film poster of Lagaan ; Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India ; NO MR

Saibai Island dancers. The island is only 4 km from Papua New Guinea and has a population of under 400. Top Western Group, Torres Strait Islands, Australian Territory

TOM CRUISE in THE LAST SAMURAI (2003), directed by EDWARD ZWICK.

DJIMON HOUNSOU in THE FOUR FEATHERS (2002), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

TOMAS MILIAN in VIVA CANGACEIRO (1970) -Original title: CANGAÇEIRO, O'-, directed by GIOVANNI FAGO.

Cowboys fighting with each other

Mexico, Riviera Maya, Floor show at Xcaret.

Dancers performing traditional Zulu dance, Shakaland, Eshowe, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

CAST AWAY (2000), directed by ROBERT ZEMECKIS.

JUAN CARLOS ADUVIRI in EVEN THE RAIN (2010) -Original title: TAMBIEN LA LLUVIA-, directed by ICIAR BOLLAIN.

DJIMON HOUNSOU in BLOOD DIAMOND (2006), directed by EDWARD ZWICK.

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992), directed by MICHAEL MANN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

THE BOUNTY (1984), directed by ROGER DONALDSON.

FERNANDO ESTESO in SHAKE BEFORE USE (1983) -Original title: AGITESE ANTES DE USARLA-, directed by MARIANO OZORES.

THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (1995), directed by FRANK OZ.

REBECCA FERGUSON in DUNE: PART TWO (2023), directed by DENIS VILLENEUVE.

Exhibit the Biblical Garden of Eden, at the Creation Museum, which presents the fundamentalist Christian view, based on the book of Genesis, that God created the earth 6, 000 years ago, denying evolution, Petersburg, Kentucky, USA, North America

DAVID CARRADINE in KUNG FU (1972).

CRISTIAN BORGES in THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE (2021) -Original title: EL EMPLEADO Y EL PATRON-, directed by MANUEL NIETO ZAS.

BOB HOSKINS and JESSICA ALBA in THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (2003), directed by GUY JENKIN.

ONE MILLION B. C. (1940), directed by HAL ROACH.

PATHFINDER (2007), directed by MARCUS NISPEL.

THE CASTILIAN (1963) -Original title: EL VALLE DE LAS ESPADAS-.

DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON in THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), directed by STEPHEN SOMMERS.

JOHNNY DEPP in THE LONE RANGER (2013), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

Hawaii, Big Island, Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Kane Kahiko

THE BOUNTY (1984), directed by ROGER DONALDSON.

JODIE FOSTER in ANNA AND THE KING (1999), directed by ANDY TENNANT.

ZAMA (2017), directed by LUCRECIA MARTEL.

RODRIGO SANTORO in BEN-HUR (2016), directed by TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV.

Khartoum is a 1966 film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as British Gen. Charles Gordon and Laurence Olivier (seen in this image) as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). based on historical accounts of Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army during the Siege of Khartoum. 1885

JEFF BURTON in PLANET OF THE APES (1968), directed by FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER.

ANTHONY STEEL in WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1954).

KLAUS KINSKI in SLAVE COAST (1987) -Original title: COBRA VERDE-, directed by WERNER HERZOG.

SHARON STONE in KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1985), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

Musicians Of The Kari Kari Dance Troup Performing Rapa Nui Music At The Hotel Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

CHARLIE HUNNAM and TOM HOLLAND in THE LOST CITY OF Z (2016), directed by JAMES GRAY.

EL DORADO (1988), directed by CARLOS SAURA.

Japanese woman joins in a performance by the Goroka Mudmen; Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

ZATOICHI (2003), directed by TAKESHI KITANO.

PEDRO ALONSO in EN LA NAVE DEL ENCANTO (2024), directed by PEDRO ALONSO and ENRIQUE BARO UBACH.

MICHAEL PALIN, JOHN CLEESE and ERIC IDLE in MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975), directed by TERRY GILLIAM and TERRY JONES.

APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

STEVE HAWKES in TARZAN EN LA GRUTA DEL ORO (1970).

PAULA ALI in VIVA (2015), directed by PADDY BREATHNACH.

BEN DAVIS in THE MAGIC FLUTE (2006), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

Original Film Title: DON KIKHOT. English Title: DON QUIXOTE. Film Director: GRIGORI KOZINTSEV. Year: 1957. Stars: NIKOLAI CHERKASOV; YURI TOLUBEYEV.

KING DAVID (1985), directed by BRUCE BERESFORD.

ZULU (1964), directed by CY ENDFIELD.

AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS (1990) -Original title: YUME-, directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

Performers in The Treasure in Silver Lake, Karl May Festival, open-air theatre Elspe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, June 1982, vintage, retro, old, historical, Europe

ORLANDO JONES in PRIMEVAL (2007), directed by MICHAEL KATLEMAN.

PATRICK BERGIN in MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990), directed by BOB RAFELSON.

SEAN CONNERY in THE WIND AND THE LION (1975), directed by JOHN MILIUS.

PIERCE BROSNAN in GREY OWL (1999), directed by RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH.

DEBRA WINGER in THE SHELTERING SKY (1990), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

DERSU UZALA (1975), directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

CHARLTON HESTON in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

CLIVE OWEN in BEYOND BORDERS (2003), directed by MARTIN CAMPBELL.

LAND OF THE LOST (2009), directed by BRAD SILBERLING.

New Zealand, Auckland. Maori cultural dance demonstration. Male dancer with traditional weapon. (Editorial Use Only)

RUSSELL CROWE in GLADIATOR (2000), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

BRENDAN FRASER and MICHAEL CAINE in THE QUIET AMERICAN (2002), directed by PHILLIP NOYCE.

THE POSTMAN (1997), directed by KEVIN COSTNER.

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (2005), directed by RUSSELL MULCAHY.

MONICA BELLUCCI and AKOSUA BUSIA in TEARS OF THE SUN (2003), directed by ANTOINE FUQUA. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

CASPER VAN DIEN in CURSE OF KING TUT'S TOMB, THE-TV (2006), directed by RUSSELL MULCAHY.

Hawaii, Big Island, Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, View Of Local Man Performing On Stage

COLUMBUS SHORT in CADILLAC RECORDS (2008), directed by DARNELL MARTIN.

BANDIT QUEEN (1994), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

BARAKA (1992), directed by RON FRICKE.

URSULA ANDRESS and STACY KEACH in PRISIONER OF THE CANNIBAL GOD (1978) -Original title: LA MONTAGNA DEL DIO CANNIBALE-, directed by SERGIO MARTINO.

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