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| 1. Apocalypto Cinema (Year: 2006) |
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As the foundation of the Mayan civilization begins to crumble, one man's previously idyllic existence is forever changed when he is chosen as a sacrif ...
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| 2. Azumi Cinema (Year: 2003) |
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Orphaned as a little girl, Azumi (Aya Ueto) is raised in the forest with a group of ten children by their master (Yoshio Harada), who trains them to b ...
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| 3. Bang Rajan Cinema (Year: 2000) |
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This historical drama from Thailand is based on one of the key historical events in that nation's history. In 1765, Siam (as Thailand was known at tha ...
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| 4. Ben-Hur Cinema (Year: 1959) |
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This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adap ...
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| 5. Caligula Cinema (Year: 1979) |
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This lavish big-budget epic was the pinnacle of a uniquely Italian subgenre, the historical hardcore gore/porn extravaganza. The star-studded cast, pe ...
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| 6. Captain from Castile Cinema (Year: 1947) |
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In this big-budget historical adventure, Tyrone Power stars as Pedro De Vargas, a young and impetuous nobleman in 16th Century Spain. Pedro helps to f ...
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| 7. Caravans Cinema (Year: 1978) |
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This big-budget adaptation of James Michener's best-selling novel stars Michael Sarrazin as Mark Miller, a low-level American diplomat given a dangero ...
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| 8. Cleopatra Cinema (Year: 1963) |
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In 1963, this colossal and opulent $60 million spectacular was epic in every sense of the word — an epic investment, an epic in the annals o ...
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| 9. Cromwell Cinema (Year: 1970) |
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This biography of Oliver Cromwell recalls the political and religious struggles of 17th century England. Cromwell (Richard Harris) is the Anglican rel ...
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| 11. Druids Cinema (Year: 2001) |
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The life of the fabled Gallic leader Vercingetorix is brought to the screen in this epic international production. Young Vercingetorix came of age in ...
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| 12. El Cid Cinema (Year: 1961) |
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When French playwright Pierre Corneille wrote El Cid, a fanciful version of the life of 11th-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, aka "El ...
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| 13. Far and Away Cinema (Year: 1992) |
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In this epic Ron Howard film, Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is an impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer who has recently lost both his father an ...
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| 14. Gandhi Cinema (Year: 1982) |
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It was Richard Attenborough's lifelong dream to bring the life story of Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi to the screen. When it fi ...
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| 15. Gladiator Cinema (Year: 2000) |
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A man robbed of his name and his dignity strives to win them back, and gain the freedom of his people, in this epic historical drama from director Rid ...
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| 17. Kagemusha Cinema (Year: 1980) |
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Just as many American studio-era directors found acclaim abroad that was denied them in their home country, by 1980 Akira Kurosawa's reputation outsid ...
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| 18. Khartoum Cinema (Year: 1966) |
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After declaring a holy war to rid the Sudan of Anglo-Egyptian rule in the 1880s, the fanatical Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier) massa ...
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| 19. Kingdom of Heaven Cinema (Year: 2005) |
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Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the Crusades of the 12th century. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is a humble ...
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| 20. Kundun Cinema (Year: 1997) |
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This Martin Scorsese film drama detailing the Dalai Lama's life story was in development for seven years, with the Dalai Lama having input into the 14 ...
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| 21. Land of the Pharaohs Cinema (Year: 1955) |
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"Nobody knew how a Pharaoh talked!" That's how producer/director Howard Hawks explained some of the sillier dialogue exchanges in the Willia ...
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| 22. Lawrence of Arabia Cinema (Year: 1962) |
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This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. ...
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| 23. Mongol Cinema (Year: 2007) |
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Based on the controversial writings of Russian historian Lev Gumilyov, director Sergei Bodrov's look at the early years in the life of the Mongol conq ...
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| 24. One Night With the King Cinema (Year: 2006) |
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When a beautiful young slave girl learns that her people are about to fall victim to a horrible act of genocide, she will be forced to choose between ...
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| 25. Patton Cinema (Year: 1970) |
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In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in ...
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| 26. Ran Cinema (Year: 1985) |
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Ran is Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's reinterpretation of William Shakespeare's King Lear. The Lear counterpart is an elderly 16th-century warlor ...
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| 27. Seven Swords Cinema (Year: 2005) |
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Tsui Hark (The Blade) adapted his massive martial arts epic Seven Swords (AKA Qi Jian) from Liang yu-Sheng's ravenously popular novel Seven Swordsmen ...
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| 28. Spartacus Cinema (Year: 1960) |
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| 29. St. Peter Cinema (Year: 2005) |
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Oscar-nominee Omar Sharif stars as devoted disciple Peter in director Guilio Base's look at the tension that arose between the Christians and Romans f ...
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| 30. Sundown Cinema (Year: 1924) |
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| 31. The Best Years of Our Lives Cinema (Year: 1946) |
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The postwar classic The Best Years of Our Lives, based on a novel in verse by MacKinlay Kantor about the difficult readjustments of returning World Wa ...
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| 32. The Fall of the Roman Empire Cinema (Year: 1964) |
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Though Fall of the Roman Empire is now infamous as the epic which destroyed the cinematic "empire" of producer Samuel Bronston, the film is ...
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| 33. The Last Legion Cinema (Year: 2007) |
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Co-adapted by Tom Butterworth and Jez Butterworth from Valerio Massimo Manfredi's bestselling historical adventure novel, Doug Lefler's period epic Th ...
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| 34. The Longest Day Cinema (Year: 1962) |
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The Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the original ...
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| 35. The Robe Cinema (Year: 1953) |
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Historically important as the first CinemaScope feature film, 20th Century-Fox's The Robe is fine dramatic entertainment in its own right. Based on th ...
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| 36. The Ten Commandments Cinema (Year: 2006) |
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Dougray Scott, Linus Roache, Omar Sharif, and Naveen Andrews headline this epic mini-series from director Robert Dornhelm, and following the Prince of ...
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| 37. Troy Cinema (Year: 2004) |
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Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epic-scale adventure. In 1193 B.C., Paris, Pr ...
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| 38. Yuva Cinema (Year: 2004) |
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Directed by Mani Ratnam, Yuva follows three very different youngsters: idealistic student and aspiring politician Michael (Ajay Devgan); Arjun (Vivek ...
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| 39. Zulu Cinema (Year: 1964) |
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Filmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879, siege of Rorke's Drift in Natal, Africa. An army of 4,000 Zulu warriors ...
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