Time After Time. Yeah, it's scifi, but it starts in the 1800's, and is about H.G. Wells traveling to the future (1970's), learning how to deal with the changes and it not being as good as he expected. In this case, they should be able to relate to the movie.
H.M.S. Defiant (1962, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Alec Guinness ) - It would play on public interest in two recent (1797) mutinies in the British navy.
Alternatives: Adventures of Casanova set in 1790 Sicily or Don Quixote (1947 full version).
H.M.S. Defiant (1962, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Alec Guinness ) - It would play on public interest in two recent (1797) mutinies in the British navy.
Alternatives: Adventures of Casanova set in 1790 Sicily or Don Quixote (1947 full version).
These are what I had in mind: A familiar subject while the new form of presentation provides the 'WOW!' factor.