Historical Figures in Drama

Images depicting actors portraying historical figures in elaborate costumes, set in immersive historical contexts.

Europe, Great Britain, England, London. Madame Tussauds. Henry VIII of England

Europe, Great Britain, England, London. Madame Tussauds. Henry VIII of England

FANNY ARDANT in CALLAS FOREVER (2002), directed by FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI.

ANEURIN BARNARD and ALICE LOWE in TIMESTALKER (2024), directed by ALICE LOWE.

COLM MEANEY in WILL (2017), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR, MAGNUS MARTENS, ELLIOTT LESTER and JONATHAN TEPLITZKY.

OLIVIA COLMAN in THE FAVOURITE (2018), directed by YORGOS LANTHIMOS.

Two nobles wearing wig with curls, courtship party (Fete galante) with participants wearing clothes from the Louis XIV period, Palace of Versailles, France. Historical reenactment.

Lady wearing a hat and man wearing a feathered headdress, courtship party (Fete galante) with participants wearing clothes from the Louis XIV period, Palace of Versailles, France. Historical reenactment.

DIANE KRUGER and XAVIER BEAUVOIS in FAREWELL, MY QUEEN (2012) -Original title: LES ADIEUX A LA REINE-, directed by BENOIT JACQUOT.

MILLA JOVOVICH, RAY STEVENSON, MATTHEW MACFADYEN and LUKE EVANS in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011), directed by PAUL W. S. ANDERSON. 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.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Carlos Jr. Bernardo baptized church Lignieres, France, Cardinal Lefebre; 22: Princess Beatrix Claus. February 10, 1970. France

JAVIER BARDEM in GOYA'S GHOSTS (2006), directed by MILOS FORMAN. 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.

Grand ball in the Hall of Mirrors, courtship party (Fete galante) with participants wearing clothes from the Louis XIV period, Palace of Versailles, France. Historical reenactment.

KATE BECKINSALE and RICHARD ROXBURGH in VAN HELSING (2004), directed by STEPHEN SOMMERS.

Prince of Wales Historic Dancers practicing in the Guild Hall.

MILLA JOVOVICH and CHRISTOPH WALTZ in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011), directed by PAUL W. S. ANDERSON. 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.

EMMA SUAREZ in DON QUIXOTE, KNIGHT ERRANT (2002) -Original title: EL CABALLERO DON QUIJOTE-, directed by MANUEL GUTIERREZ ARAGON.

NICK FROST and ALICE LOWE in TIMESTALKER (2024), directed by ALICE LOWE.

ROBERT DE NIRO in THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY (2004), directed by MARY MCGUCKIAN.

KYRRE HAUGEN SYDNESS and PIA TJELTA in CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH AND THE TREASURE OF LAMA RAMA (2014) -Original title: KAPTEIN SABELTANN OG SKATTEN I LAMA RAMA-, directed by JOHN ANDREAS ANDERSEN and LISA MARIE GAMLEM.

RACHEL WEISZ and OLIVIA COLMAN in THE FAVOURITE (2018), directed by YORGOS LANTHIMOS.

LES MISERABLES (2012), directed by TOM HOOPER.

Sleeping Beauty (Berlin State Ballet)

ANDREA FERREOL, CATHERINE MOUCHET and JULIANE LEPOUREAU in THE THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (2017) -Original title: L' ÉCHANGE DES PRINCESSES-, directed by MARC DUGAIN.

Original Film Title: CHERI. English Title: CHERI. Film Director: STEPHEN FREARS. Year: 2009. Stars: KATHY BATES.

FELLINI'S CASANOVA (1976) -Original title: CASANOVA DI FEDERICO FELLINI-, directed by FEDERICO FELLINI.

BEJAMIN VOISIN in LOST ILLUSIONS (2021) -Original title: ILLUSIONS PERDUES-, directed by XAVIER GIANNOLI.

Medieval parade of Cavalcata dei Magi, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

MILLA JOVOVICH in THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011), directed by PAUL W. S. ANDERSON. 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.

Russia, St. Petersburg, Cossack Show, RESTRICTED: Not available for use by any River Cruise operator. Call for more Information.

FASHION VICTIM (2009) -Original title: ROSE ET NOIR-, directed by GERARD JUGNOT.

A lady wearing a hat playing the harpsichord, courtship party (Fete galante) with participants wearing clothes from the Louis XIV period, Palace of Versailles, France. Historical reenactment.

JEREMY NORTHAM in THE GOLDEN BOWL (2000), directed by JAMES IVORY.

Shocked actor dressed in old-fashioned costume on stage

SAMANTHA MORTON in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

TOM HULCE in AMADEUS (1984), directed by MILOS FORMAN.

BEBE, SOFIA ORIA and JASON FERNANDEZ in LIBERTAD (2020), directed by ENRIQUE URBIZU.

CATE BLANCHETT and GEOFFREY RUSH in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

COLM MEANEY in WILL (2017), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR, MAGNUS MARTENS, ELLIOTT LESTER and JONATHAN TEPLITZKY.

MELVYN DOUGLAS in THE CHANGELING (1980), directed by PETER MEDAK.

LAMBERT WILSON in THE THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (2017) -Original title: L' ÉCHANGE DES PRINCESSES-, directed by MARC DUGAIN.

AMANDA SEYFRIED in THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (2025), directed by MONA FASTVOLD.

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MATHIEU KASSOVITZ in WAR AND PEACE (2016), directed by TOM HARPER.

JEREMY NORTHAM in THE GOLDEN BOWL (2000), directed by JAMES IVORY.

AGUILA ROJA, LA PELICULA (2011), directed by JOSE RAMON AYERRA.

KARRA ELEJALDE in OPERACION CONCHA (2017), directed by ANTONIO CUADRI.

JULIE ANDREWS in THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT (2004), directed by GARRY MARSHALL.

RYAN O'NEAL and PATRICK MAGEE in BARRY LYNDON (1975), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

LLUIS HOMAR and KATE SANDERS in LOS BORGIA (2006), directed by ANTONIO HERNANDEZ.

LUKE MABLY, JULIA STILES and BEN MILLER in THE PRINCE AND ME (2004), directed by MARTHA COOLIDGE.

ADRIEN BRODY in MANOLETE (2007), directed by MENNO MEYJES.

JOHNNY DEPP and KEVIN MCNALLY in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (2011), directed by ROB MARSHALL.

A journey through time. La Fête des Remparts is a great medieval festival which takes place every two years in Brittany in Dinan called a "city of art and history". Un voyage à travers le temps. La Fête des Remparts est une grande fête médiévale qui a lieu tout les deux ans en Bretagne à Dinan qualifiée de "ville dart et dhistoire".

THE LAST KING (2016) -Original title: BIRKEBEINERNE-, directed by NILS GAUP.

JAVIER GUTIERREZ in LA VIDA BREVE (2024), directed by ADOLFO VALOR and DIEGO NUÑEZ IRIGOYEN.

THOMAS SANGSTER in THE LAST LEGION (2007), directed by DOUG LEFLER.

Madrid, 11/28/2014. Neapolitan nativity scene of the Dukes of Cardona. Photo Isabel Permuy Archdc.

CATE BLANCHETT in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

ELIZABETH MITCHELL in THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE (2006), directed by MICHAEL LEMBECK.

HANS HOLT in WEN DIE GOTTER LIEBEN (1942), directed by KARL HARTL.

ALAIN DELON in SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968) -Original title: HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES-, directed by LOUIS MALLE, FEDERICO FELLINI and ROGER VADIM.

Grand ball in the Hall of Mirrors, courtship party (Fete galante) with participants wearing clothes from the Louis XIV period, Palace of Versailles, France. Historical reenactment.

JOSH GAD and LUKE EVANS in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017), directed by BILL CONDON.

INDIA AMARTEIFIO and COREY MYLCHREEST in QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY (2023), directed by TOM VERICA.

NATALIE PORTMAN and ERIC BANA in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2007), directed by JUSTIN CHADWICK.

GILLIAN ANDERSON and HUGH BONNEVILLE in VICEROY'S HOUSE (2017), directed by GURINDER CHADHA.

ZAZIE BEETZ in THE HARDER THEY FALL (2021), directed by JEYMES SAMUEL.

ball pagès, tipica danza ibicenca, Portinax, Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), directed by SOFIA COPPOLA.

ANJELICA HUSTON, UMA THURMAN and JEREMY NORTHAM in THE GOLDEN BOWL (2000), directed by JAMES IVORY.

BELLA HEATHCOTE and LILY JAMES in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (2016), directed by BURR STEERS.

ROBERTO SANMARTIN in LA DAMA BOBA (2006), directed by MANUEL IBORRA.

Shooting of television serial Ek Aur Mahabharata

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in ANNA KARENINA (2012), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

EDWARD NORTON in THE ILLUSIONIST (2006), directed by NEIL BURGER.

SACHA BARON COHEN and ED SANDERS in SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007) -Original title: THE SWEENEY TODD: DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET-, directed by TIM BURTON.

HEATH LEDGER, SIENNA MILLER, LENA OLIN, LEIGH LAWSON, HELEN MCCRORY and PADDY WARD in CASANOVA (2005), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

Two men wearing wigs in the Hall of Mirrors, courtship party (Fete galante) with participants wearing clothes from the Louis XIV period, Palace of Versailles, France. Historical reenactment.

ELENA ANAYA in MIGUEL AND WILLIAM (2007) -Original title: MIGUEL Y WILLIAM-, directed by INES PARIS.

STELLAN SKARSGARD in GOYA'S GHOSTS (2006), directed by MILOS FORMAN. 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.

RUTGER HAUER and LECH MAJEWSKI in THE MILL AND THE CROSS (2011), directed by LECH MAJEWSKI.

CATHERINE MOUCHET and JULIANE LEPOUREAU in THE THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (2017) -Original title: L' ÉCHANGE DES PRINCESSES-, directed by MARC DUGAIN.

KENNETH BRANAGH in ALL IS TRUE (2018), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN and BEN GARANT in BALLS OF FURY (2007), directed by BEN GARANT.

TIMOTHY SPALL in MR. TURNER (2014), directed by MIKE LEIGH.

RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN in THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1977), directed by MIKE NEWELL.

Madrid, 06/04/2022. Plaza de las Ventas. Bullfighters: Rafaelillo, Manuel Escribano and Alejandro Talavante. Photo: of Saint Bernard. Archdc.

Participants in the Goya week festival in Ronda in Spain.

Medieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,

A journey through time. La Fête des Remparts is a great medieval festival which takes place every two years in Brittany in Dinan called a "city of art and history". Un voyage à travers le temps. La Fête des Remparts est une grande fête médiévale qui a lieu tout les deux ans en Bretagne à Dinan qualifiée de "ville dart et dhistoire".

SUSIE AMY and KRISTINA KREPELA in LA FEMME MUSKETEER (2004), directed by STEVE BOYUM.

MACKENZIE CROOK and KRIS MARSHALL in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (2004), directed by MICHAEL RADFORD.

DOUGRAY SCOTT in TO KILL A KING (2003), directed by MIKE BARKER.

RACHEL WEISZ in OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (2013), directed by SAM RAIMI.

IVAN BARNEV in I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND (2006) -Original title: OBSLUHOVAL JSEM ANGLICKÉHO KRÁLE-, directed by JIRI MENZEL.

MARTIN LAWRENCE in BLACK KNIGHT (2001), directed by GIL JUNGER.

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