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.

Exodus

6.8

1960

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The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Khartoum

6.9

1966

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In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles Chinese Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).