Spartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick's 1960 Roman epic. Kirk Douglas as the slave revolt leader.
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BiopicThe Last Emperor (1987)
Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 Pu Yi biopic. First Western film granted Forbidden City access.
AdventureMutiny on the Bounty (1962)
1962 Lewis Milestone epic with Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian and Trevor Howard as Captain Bligh. Tahitian dream meets imperial cruelty.
EpicRan (1985)
Kurosawa's 1985 King Lear in feudal Japan. Three-hour battle epic with armies of 1,400 extras.
Action
DramaWar and Peace (1966-1967)
Bondarchuk's 1966-67 Soviet seven-hour Tolstoy adaptation. The most expensive film ever made at that time.
EpicLawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence in his first major film. Lawrence in his first major film role.
EpicKingdom of Heaven (2005)
Kingdom of Heaven is two different films. The theatrical cut is a confused 144-minute medieval action movie that critics dismissed and audiences ignored.
EpicGladiator (2000)
Gladiator is the film that revived the Hollywood epic. The 9 rating is honest evaluation.
EpicCleopatra (1934 / 1945 / 1963 / 1999 / 2023), Contrast Review
Cleopatra VII Philopator has been one of the most extensively dramatized historical figures in screen cinema history. The last active pharaoh of the Ptole.
EpicBen-Hur (1959) Review
Ben-Hur is one of the great American historical epics and the production that established the commercial and creative ceiling for biblical-era cinema. He had directed Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, and various other major productions.
EpicThe Longest Day (1962) Review
John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, Richard Burton. The Longest Day is the gold standard for D-Day filmmaking.