Keyword: epic

El Cid

7.3

1961

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The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.

Buddha: The Great Departure

7.2

2011

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2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained puberty, he associated with people from the lower class like Migaila a girl who was known as a thief. Siddhartha began to have doubts about the strict class system even though he is raised in luxury as a future king. Later, the powerful kingdom of Kosala attacks the kingdom of Shakya. Both sides fight fiercely. The commander of Kosalas army is the generals son Chapra. He is thought of as the most brave soldier in the kingdom of Kosala. Chapra was actually born into slavery but hid his background. By the generals order he came all the way up into his current position. Chapra wants to make a successful career for himself and Siddhartha abondons his familys wealth to find Tao. These two opposite persons meet in the war and changes the fate of their respective kingdoms.

The Agony and the Ecstasy

7.2

1965

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The biographical story of Michelangelos troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Sodom and Gomorrah

5.7

1962

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Sex, torture, and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes that his people can co-exist with the Sodomites--a disastrous decision.

Barabbas

7

1961

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Barabbas, the criminal that the Jewish leaders induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.

The Egyptian

6.6

1954

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In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaohs court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

6.4

1962

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The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.

Around the World in Eighty Days

6.8

1956

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A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

The King of Kings

7.2

1927

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Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.

55 Days at Peking

6.8

1963

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During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.

Alexander the Great

5.8

1956

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The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.

Solomon and Sheba

6.2

1959

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After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.