How about Captain Kronos? I think it's supposed to happen in the 1700's... sorry, this is pathetic, I'm gonna think about this topic some more and come back and make a better post. For now, I'm just sticking with Captain Kronos.

It's one of my favorite Hammers too!! I didn't mean to say the movie was pathetic, just that my post was a little pathetic. I meant to take a few minutes to think of a few good period movies, but I just started typing too soon... well, whatever.

I wish they had followed through and made a few sequels to Captain Kronos. I guess it could still happen somehow, online. Hey, there's always fan fiction.

Vidocq (2001) is really interesting. It's set in and around Paris in the early 1800's... maybe the 1830s. It's sort of an occult detective story, with lots of action... it's really cool, visually.

Speaking of France, there's also Vatel (2000) set in France in the 1600's.

OK, now that I'm on a roll here with the French stuff, I like Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) a lot (AKA Le Pacte des Loups). It's mostly set in provincial France in the 1700's.