Gone with the Wind (1939)
A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother in law while her reality crumbles around her
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
An aging actress travels to Rome with her husband after he suddenly dies during the flight, she begins a passionate affair with a young gigolo
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
During World War I, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses her job and is forced to turn to prostitution
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
The story of courtesan and dance hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars
Ship of Fools (1965)
A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early 1930s society
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra Vivien Leigh meets a middle aged Julius Caesar Claude Rains, who teaches her how to rule Egypt