Below is the list of Vietnamese historical drama films:
Title | Release date | Time period | Setting | Notes |
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Sơn thần thủy quái | 1991 | Hồng Bàng Period | Văn Lang (Vietnam) | About the legend of Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh. |
Truyền thuyết tình yêu Thần Nước (Legend of the Water God's love) | 1991 | Hồng Bàng Period | Văn Lang (Vietnam) | About the legend of Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh. |
Thạch Sanh | 1995 | Hồng Bàng Period | Văn Lang (Vietnam) | About the story of Thạch Sanh – Lý Thông. |
Cuộc chiến với Chằn Tinh (Fight against the Orge) | 2014 | Hồng Bàng Period | Văn Lang (Vietnam) | About the story of Thạch Sanh – Lý Thông. |
Title | Release date | Time period | Setting | Notes |
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Chuyện tình Mỵ Châu (My Chau's Love) | 1992 | 210 BC— 207 BC | Âu Lạc (Vietnam) | About the story of Princess Mỵ Châu and Prince Zhongshui. |
Title | Release date | Time period | Setting | Notes |
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Lửa cháy thành Đại La | 1989 | Đại Cồ Việt (Vietnam) | ||
Đinh Tiên hoàng đế (Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang) | 2013 | 924—968 | Đại Cồ Việt (Vietnam) | Đinh Bộ Lĩnh defeated the 12 rebellions warlords and unified the country. |
Lý Công Uẩn: Đường tới thành Thăng Long | 2010 | 974—1009 | Đại Cồ Việt (Vietnam) | |
Khát vọng Thăng Long (The Prince and the Pagoda Boy) | 2010 | 974—1009 | Đại Cồ Việt (Vietnam) | |
Huyền sử thiên đô | 2011 | 999–1009 | Đại Cồ Việt (Vietnam) | |
Về đất Thăng Long | 2010 | 1003-1009 | Đại Cồ Việt (Vietnam) | |
Thái sư Trần Thủ Độ | 2013 | 1210 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | About the story of Trần Thủ Độ. |
Trần Quốc Toản ra quân | 1971 | 1282 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | About the story of Trần Quốc Toản. |
Học trò Thủy Thần | 1990 | after 1310 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | About the story of Chu Văn An with his student. |
Trùng Quang tâm sử | 2002 | after 1400 | Vietnam | |
Tể tướng Lưu Nhân Chú | 2016 | 1416—1428 | Vietnam | |
Minh Tâm kỳ án | 2016 | Vietnam | ||
Blood Letter | 2013 | after 1442 | Vietnam | About the mystery of Lệ Chi Viên. |
Huyền thoại Bà Đế | 1927 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | One of the fourth early produced in Vietnam. | |
Kỳ tích Bà Đen | 1989 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | ||
Đêm hội Long Trì | 1989 | after 1770 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | About the story of Lady Đặng Thị Huệ and her brother Đặng Lân. |
Kiếp phù du | 1990 | after 1781 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | About the war between Lady Đặng Thị Huệ and Lady Dương Thị Ngọc Hoan. |
Mỹ nhân | 2015 | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | ||
Kim Vân Kiều | 1924 | 17 century | Da Ming (China) | The first film produced in Vietnam. Based on the story of Jin — Yun — Qiao |
Vương Thúy Kiều | 1989 | 17 century | Da Ming (China) | Based on the story of Jin — Yun — Qiao |
Thăng Long đệ nhất kiếm | 1989 | 18 century | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | |
Tây Sơn hiệp khách | 1990 | 18 century | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | |
Ngọc Trản thần công | 1990 | 18 century | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | Also known as Tây Sơn hiệp khách 2. |
Tây Sơn hào kiệt | 2010 | 18 century | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | |
Long thành cầm giả ca | 2010 | 18—19 century | Đại Việt (Vietnam) | |
Hồi chuông Thiên Mụ | 1957 | 19 century | Vietnam | |
Người đẹp Bình Dương | 1958 | 19 century | Vietnam | |
Anh hùng Nguyễn Trung Trực | 2012 | 19 century | Vietnam | |
Vợ Ba | 2018 | 19 century | Vietnam | |
Hoàng Hoa Thám | 1987 | 19—20 centuries | Vietnam (French Indochine) | About the story of Hoàng Hoa Thám. |
Bình Tây đại nguyên soái | 2013 | 19—20 centuries | Vietnam (French Indochine) | |
Mê Thảo, thời vang bóng | 2003 | 19—20 centuries | Vietnam (French Indochine) | |
Con nhà nghèo | 1998 | 20 century | Vietnam (French Indochine) | |
Chúa tàu Kim Quy | 2002 | 20 century | Vietnam (French Indochine) | |
The Rebel | 2007 | 1920s | Vietnam (French Indochine) | |
Ngọn nến Hoàng cung (The Imperial Palace's Candles) | 2004 | after 1925 | Vietnam (French Indochine) | About the reign of Emperor Bảo Đại. |
Lều chõng | 2010 | after 1930 | Vietnam (French Indochine) | |
Title | Release date | Time period | Setting | Notes |
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The White Silk Dress | 2006 | 1954 | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Vĩ tuyến 17 ngày và đêm | 1972 | after 1954 | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | Life of Vietnamese living on both sides of the 17th parallel that splits Vietnam into North and South. |
Chung một dòng sông | 1959 | after 1954 | ||
Người tình không chân dung | 1971 | after 1955 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone | 1979 | after 1955 | An "unnerving and compelling .. subjective-camera-eye-view" of life under helicopter fire in the Mekong Delta. [1] | |
Coordinates of Death | 1985 | 1960s—1970s | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | Stranded Soviet sailors witness American war brutality. |
Dòng sông phẳng lặng | 2005 | 1960s | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Những người viết huyền thoại | 2013 | 1960s | ||
Chân trời tím | 1971 | 1960s | ||
Land of Sorrows | 1971 | after 1970 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Giao thừa | 2009 | 1971 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Girl from Hanoi | 1974 | 1972 | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Hà Nội 12 ngày đêm | 2003 | 1972 | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Mùi cỏ cháy | 2012 | 1972 | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Đừng đốt | 2009 | North Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Nổi gió | 1966 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Cô giáo Hạnh | 1966 | |||
Xin nhận nơi này làm quê hương | 1970 | |||
Không nơi ẩn nấp | 1971 | |||
Trên đỉnh mùa đông | 1972 | |||
Bài ca ra trận | 1973 | |||
Mộng Thường | 1974 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Mối tình đầu | 1977 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Ngọn lửa Krông Jung | 1980 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Ván bài lật ngửa | 1982 | Biopic of the North Vietnamese spy Phạm Ngọc Thảo. | ||
Bao giờ cho đến tháng Mười | 1984 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Biệt động Sài Gòn | 1986 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Lưỡi dao | 1995 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Trường Sơn ngày ấy | 1999 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | ||
Đường thư | 2005 | |||
Tự thú trước bình minh | 1979 | 1975 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | |
Giải phóng Sài Gòn | 2005 | 1975 | South Vietnam (Vietnam) | Fall of Saigon |
Sống trong sợ hãi | 2005 | 1975 | Vietnam | |
Title | Release date | Time period | Setting | Notes |
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Áo dòng đẫm máu | 1960 | Vietnam | ||
Nghêu, Sò, Ốc, Hến | 1967 | Vietnam | ||
Thằng Bờm | 1987 | Vietnam | ||
Phạm Công - Cúc Hoa | 1989 | Vietnam | ||
Lá ngọc cành vàng | 1989 | Vietnam | ||
Tấm Cám | 1991 | Vietnam | Based on an ancient Vietnamese fairy tale of the story of two half-sisters Tấm and Cám. | |
Tình người kiếp rắn | 1991 | |||
Tráng sĩ Bồ Đề | 1991 | Vietnam | ||
Dã tràng xe cát biển Đông | 1995 | Vietnam | ||
Người con báo hiếu | 1997 | Magadha (India) | ||
Đôi mắt Thái tử Câu Na La | 1997 | Maurya (India) | ||
Ánh đạo vàng | 1998 | Shakya (Nepal, India) | ||
Lục Vân Tiên | 2004 | Vietnam | ||
Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | 2013 | Vietnam | The first Vietnamese action fantasy film. [2] | |
Tấm Cám: The Untold Story | 2016 | Vietnam | ||
Trần Trung kỳ án | 2017 | Vietnam | ||
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