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We take a look at Robert Eggers’ directorial debut The Witch (2015) AKA 'The VVitch' – starring Anya Taylor-Joy in her breakout role, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie and Harvey Scrimshaw.
We talk through the history of witchcraft in early modern Europe and how it inspired this movie – with much of the dialogue being lifted directly from historical sources.
Plus: fans of Black Philip, the best witch’s familiars’ names, the true horror of Mathew Hopkins (Witchfinder General) and Bryce recalls our encounter with a possessed seminary!
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Amongst the Wolves releases in Ireland and the UK on 2nd May 2025!
We're joined by acclaimed director Mark O'Connor - writer and director of Between the Canals and Cardboard Gangsters - shortly before the release of his new film Amongst the Wolves.
We go through Mark's favourite historical movies, his process and experience as a writer director and some of the possible future projects he's working on, including a historical epic about the 1798 Irish uprising and a movie about the Dubliners.
Plus he tells us how he found a young Barry Keoghan and gave him his first acting opportunity.
We also touch on the world of guerilla film-making, the role of realism and morality in Mark's movies and we talk through his upcoming revenge drama Amongst the Wolves.
We’d love to hear from you so drop us a line at [email protected] or leave us a comment on our YouTube Channel if you’d like to get in touch!
00:00 El Vino did Flow
00:27 Intro
01:59 Mark's favourite Historical Movies
05:15 Screen writing and directing
10:39 1798 film project
13:09 Realism in Mark's movies and in historical films
15:37 Do directors make their best movies first?
18:04 The Dubliners film project - how the Dubliners nearly died!
20:09 How the movie industry is changing - cinemas close, AI expanding
24:59 Movie budgets and how to make a movie on a shoestring
29:20 How Mark 'discovered' Barry Keoghan
34:02 Bryce praises The New World
34:32 Ros obsesses over Barry Lyndon
35:04 Amongst the Wolves - Mark's new film
40:48 Outro
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We go through Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans (1992) starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Wes Studi and Steve Waddington and look at the history of the French and Indian War (the North American theatre of the the 7 Years War) which gives this film it's intriguing backdrop. We go into the background of James Fenimore Cooper's mid-eighteen century 'Leatherstocking Tales' which inspired this movie and discuss how the times in which that was published effect this story.
Plus; Michael Mann's perfect blend of realism and style, the cinematic genius of the final scene, aesthetically pleasing sliding bodies, duel-wielding flintlock rifles and Bryce's ephemeral encounter with the great Daniel Day-Lewis (who nicked his banana and jam sandwich).
Know where we can buy the rights to 'The Deerslayer' so we can make a prequel, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren star in Anthony Mann's epic knight's tale El Cid.
We take a look through the history behind the real Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid), the Reconquista and the Almoravid dynasty and ask whether El Cid was actually a chivalrous knight or ruthless mercenary?
Plus: Heston and Loren's epic spat on set, the reason why Francisco Franco loved this movie and Raf Valone's communist partisan, Serie A-winning back story.
Remember Charlie Croker's threat of ethnic genocide, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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Is this still the best Vikings movie ever made? We take a look at 1958's The Vikings starring Kirk Douglas (fufilling his childhood dream of playing a viking on screen), Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and Ernest Borgnine.
We take a look at how the production got a lot of the historical stuff right, how they were limited by their knowledge in 1950s and what aspects of this movie are complete Hollywood bulls**t!
Plus the science of Kirk Douglas' bum chin, the potential of a Green Party-style Einar/Eric co-leadership and where are the horned helmets?
Did you do a better job of remembering Snorri Sturluson's name, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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Are the Brits simply too evil in this movie? And should we expect anything else from a Roland Emmerich/Mel Gibson movie? We take a look at The Patriot (2000) in this episode, going through the history, discussing the accuracies, inaccuracies and this movie's astonishing portrayal of slavery in 18th Century America.
We take a look at the depiction of the British, particularly Jason Isacc's Tavington and the real life inspiration; Banastre Tarleton. And would Kevin Spacey have played the part better?
Plus: Mel's $25 million pay day, chronically bad child acting, super violent scripts and Steven Gerrard's favourite cheese.
Do you sport an ear horn, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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Loved by terrorists and screened by the Pentagon, we talk through Gillo Pontecorvo's masterpiece of cinema; The Battle of Algiers.
We go through the history this movie's based on and discuss its long-lasting influence and legacy; from initially being banned in France to being praised by directors such as Kubrick and Herzog.
Plus; is this the antidote to Hollywood cinema, French male horniness strikes again! And what would a Mel Gibson-Danny Glover remake look like?
Have the script for the long-lost Robert Redford parachutist version of this movie, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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Prehistorical or prehisterical? We discuss Roland Emmerich's bizzare box office hit 10,000 BC from 2008.
We rattle through the litany of (pre)historical inaccuracies from anachronistic Pyramids to the sextant (invented in 16th century AD) and ponder how this movie burnt through its eye-watering $105 million budget.
Plus: Graham Hancock, 3 spurious impalings and Roland Emmerich's truly odd art collection.
Remember the 999 episode where someone pinned themselves to the garden with a pitchfork, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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The Greatest war movie of all time? Steven Spielberg's revolutionary reimagining of the war film which influenced action cinema and war movies ever after.
We take a look at some of the real history that inspired this movie and run through the unconventional yet ingenious way it was shot.
Plus Tom Sizemore's career-best performance, Tom Hanks' love of typewriters and whether this is this actually an anti-portsmouth movie.
Also a massive fan of Old Ryan's grandad outfit, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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This film doesn't have fans, just fanatics, although it seems like not man people have heard of it. Terrence Malick's wonderful movie The New World takes center stage for this episode.
We talk through the history that provides the backdrop of this film: Pocahontas, John Smith and the founding of Jamestown. The clash of civilisations, what we've lost by becoming so decoupled from nature and why has no one heard of this movie?
Plus: Colin Farrell's 'hairy badass stage', the brilliance of Q'orianka Kilcher, the importance of the documentary style and what this movie would have looked like if Mel Gibson had directed it.
Do you know what an antiquated armet is, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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The one-take (that's actually at least 35 takes) wonder! We discuss Sam Mendes' 1917 and whether this movie fuctions better as an action movie than a war movie, in the traditional movie canon sense at least... Indiana Jones in the trenches or something deeper?
Plus we go through the hisory that inspired the film, Operation Alberich, discuss why we like this movie (well, Ros at least) and whether it veers into glorifying the First World War.
Know whether Benedict Cumberbatch's "f**k awwf" is too affected to be picked up as a profanity by Apple Podcasts, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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We chat through one of our all time favourite movies, Michael Collins (1996) and whether Hollywood's need for a hero means that Éamon de Valera gets unnecessarily cast as the villain.
We discuss what makes this movie so great, go through the history between 1916 to 1922, discuss whether the recreation of Bloody Sunday (1920) went over the top and discuss what happened after Collins' death.
Plus: Remember the flappable DVD? Why was Julia Roberts cast in this movie? And what's the connection between this movie and Michael Mann's Heat?
Did you design the Peter Pan book prop, or you'd just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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The movie that marooned Marlon Brando's career and signalled the start of his 'lean period', 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty.
We talk through the differences between the real history and what the film portrays plus we discuss Marlon Brando's legendary on-set antics, what life was actually like in the 18th century navy and whether the ending of the movie does a disservice to the spirit of the history.
Do you know whether Marlon Brando actually did split the seat on 52 pairs of pants during the shooting of the film, or you'd just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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We love Historically inspired movies and if you do too, you’ll love the Historical Movies Podcast!
I’m your host Ros Evans, I’m an editor with a background in archaeology and I’m joined in every episode by my brother, professor of modern history Bryce Evans.
In every episode we have a good old chat about a historically inspired movie, going through the historical facts fusing them with the best movie buff trivia. Plus you get our insights and opinions!
We love Hollywood blockbusters just as much as the old classics and we’ll also be covering a few indie films you may never of heard of. So if you love movies and history this is the podcast for you.
For the A to Z of historically inspired movies, from Apollo 13 to Zulu, search for the Historical Movies Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts and we’re looking forward to talking through some of your favourite movies!
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The most accurate Titanic movie ever except for Cameron's Hollywood Marxism?
We talk about the 90s event that was Titanic and what director James Cameron was trying to say by focussing on (and making up?) the class issues on board RMS Titanic.
Plus Billy Zane's eyeliner addiction, the power of nostalgia, the great Titanic door debate, and did the ship have to sink for the film to function?
Have you got a Titanic 2 review for us, or would you just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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Over 3 million views on YouTube can't be wrong can it?
We find out as we cover 'The Sniper', an Iranian movie following the exploits of legendary sniper Abdolrasoul Zarrin, who has the highest recorded kill count of any sniper in history with 740.
We delve into the history of the Iran/Iraq war and the myths and truths about Zarrin. Plus we discuss the cult of the sniper in movies, the world of Sacred Defence cinema, the Iraqi Freddy Mercury, the Iranian Jeremy Corbyn and military maps drawn by 3-year-olds.
Tell us about your 'misbehaves', or just get in touch by emailing us at [email protected]
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Mel Gibson's no stranger to historical inaccuracy but did he go too far in his depiction of the Maya in his brilliant, visceral jungle chase movie Apocalypto?
We discuss the history behind this blockbuster, plus: is this the best loincloth movie of all time? Mel's subtle Midnight Cowboy reference and which exotic jungle death would Bryce prefer?
Happen to know what a Tapir actually sounds like, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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Is this the most historically accurate film of all time? Quite possibly and we'll tell you why in this week's episode; Apollo 13.
Plus: what being in space smells like. Is this the greatest nerds fixing problems movie of all time?Were there any members of Ron Howard's family NOT cast in this movie and the perfect sequel to Apollo 13 that you've probably never heard of!
Do you know how to build that device that converts square oxygen filters to round oxygen filters, or would just like to get in touch? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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The rise to power, reign and assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the subject of Raoul Peck's 2000 movie Lamumba.
We discuss the complex and facinating history behind the movie and discuss everything from Eriq Ebouaney's fine performance to anachronistic airplanes.
Do you know where we can get our hands on a nice cold Polar beer, or would just like to get in touch with us? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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“Are you not entertained?”
To coincide with the release of Gladiator 2 this week, we take a trip back to the year 2000 and revisit Ridley Scott’s original swords and sandals classic.
We talk through the history that inspired the movie, ask how accurate it is and get on to the important topic of Oliver Reed’s booze-fueled pugilistic antics with the crew of HMS Cumberland.
Plus Commodus’ 5 back-to-back World Cups, the real fatality rate of the gladiators and the Nobel Prize for Movie Physics goes to another implausible impaling.
Want to sell us the rights to Nick Cave’s Gladiator sequel, or would just like to get in touch with us? Drop us a line at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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