El Cid (1961)
Anthony Mann's 1961 Spanish reconquista epic. Charlton Heston as Rodrigo Diaz, Sophia Loren.
1960sAnthony Mann's 1961 Spanish reconquista epic. Charlton Heston as Rodrigo Diaz, Sophia Loren.
1980sKenneth Branagh's 1989 directorial debut. Mud and blood Agincourt instead of Olivier's pageantry.
1980sJohn Irvin's 1987 Vietnam combat drama. Unsentimental and procedural.
1990sMel Gibson's 1995 William Wallace biopic. Historical accuracy abandoned for emotional impact.
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2000sRidley Scott's 2001 Mogadishu battle. October 1993 Somalia raid gone wrong.
1950sKubrick's 1957 WWI French army drama. Kirk Douglas defends three soldiers court-martialed for cowardice.
1960sKihachi Okamoto's 1966 nihilist samurai film. Tatsuya Nakadai as soulless killer.
2000sYoji Yamada's 2002 late-Edo samurai drama. Hiroyuki Sanada as widowed petty officer.
1950sSterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, brief Marilyn Monroe. The original ensemble heist film.
1950sWilliam Wyler's 1953 Rome romance. Audrey Hepburn's first starring role and Oscar.
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