# The best historical films of the 1980s

Amadeus, Kagemusha, The Mission, La Révolution française, Gandhi, The Right Stuff and The Last Emperor: the 1980s historical films rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

- 2 votes · 15 items
- Aug 31, 2023 · jardiniere_liege
- https://even.best/en/l/4740/the-best-historical-films-of-the-1980s

## Top 15

1. **Amadeus (1984)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Miloš Forman.
2. **The Right Stuff (1983)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Philip Kaufman.
3. **Kagemusha (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Akira Kurosawa.
4. **The Mission (1986)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roland Joffé.
5. **La Révolution française (1989)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Robert Enrico et Richard T. Heffron.
6. **Gandhi (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Richard Attenborough.
7. **Life and Nothing But (1989)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bertrand Tavernier.
8. **Dangerous Liaisons (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stephen Frears.
9. **Empire of the Sun (1987)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Steven Spielberg.
10. **Glory (1989)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Edward Zwick.
11. **The Killing Fields (1984)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roland Joffé.
12. **The Last Emperor (1987)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bernardo Bertolucci.
13. **For Those I Loved (1983)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Robert Enrico.
14. **A Dry White Season (1989)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Euzhan Palcy.
15. **Story of Women (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Claude Chabrol.

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