Below is a list of films that inspired elements of the trilogy (in one way or another.)

• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

• Ladyhawke (1985)

• Notorious (1946)

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

• The Man from Snowy River (1982)

• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

• The Great Escape (1963)