Historical Epic
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    Lafayette (1963)

    The Marquis de La Fayette (Michel Le Royer) offers Gen. George Washington (Howard St. John) his...

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    Ye Yan

    A Chinese empress (Ziyi Zhang) hatches plans of her own when her murderous husband (Ge You) banishes...

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    Nero

    When a man finds a dead body in his girlfriend's apartment he attempts to cover-up what he assumes...

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    Chushingura (1963)

    Forty-seven samuri revenge the death of their lord.

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    Beowulf & Grendel (2006)

    A Danish king (Stellan Skarsgard) recruits a foreign warrior (Gerard Butler) to battle the vengeful...

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    Genghis Khan (1965)

    The Mongol conqueror (Omar Sharif) of central Asia opposes the tribal chieftain (Stephen Boyd) who...

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    Viking Women and the Sea Serpent

    Nordic women sail to find, then save, their missing warriors from spearmen and the sea.

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    Shaka (1963)

    The life story of Buddha. Based on the book "Old Path White Clouds" by Buddhist Vietnamese monk...

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    Rikyu (1991)

    The Buddhist monk Sen-no Rikyu, tea master to the warrior Hideyoshi Toyotomi, is forced to commit...

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    Ran (1985)

    Lord Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) and his three sons wreak epic 16th-century chaos in a modified...

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    Revolution (1985)

    A trapper (Al Pacino) joins the fight against the British in 1776 after his teenage son is tortured...

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    The War Lord (1965)

    When a medieval lord steals away a rival knight's wife-to- be, the spurned young man vows revenge.

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    Royal Deceit (1994)

    The story -- according to the 12th century chronicle of Saxo Grammaticus -- of the Danish prince...

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    Ludwig (1972)

    The 19th-century King of Bavaria becomes involved in scandal. Conspired against by his own...

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    Quilombo (1986)

    The story of Palmares, one of the self-governing communities formed by runaway African captives in...

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    Ashes

    Large-scale epic about a Polish legion that fought on the side of Napoleon.

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    Russki Bunt

    After Empress Catherine II has her husband Peter killed, 16-year-old rookie soldier Pyotr Grinyov...

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    Bang Rajan (2004)

    Thai villagers fight a brave but hopeless battle against Burmese invaders in the 18th century.

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    I am Cuba (1995)

    Cuba's embracement of Communism is honored in four vignettes dramatizing life before Fidel Castro...

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    1492: The Conquest of Paradise (1992)

    Backed by Spain's Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver), Columbus (Gérard Depardieu) sails to the New...

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    The Knights of the Quest

    After the death of the French King, a young man is forced to search for a sacred relic.

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    Last Emperor (1987)

    Named Emperor of China at age 3 in 1908, Pu Yi (John Lone) becomes a prisoner of destiny.

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    Quo Vadis

    Follows the struggles of early Christians in Emperor Nero's ancient Rome.

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    Asoka (2001)

    After raging a brutal war, Asoka (Shahrukh Khan) renounces violence, embraces Buddhism and unites...

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    Die Patriotin

    A history teacher examines the difficult issues of post-war German history.

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    681 A.D. The Glory of Khan

    This is a 90-minute, cut down version of the original, 1981 Khan Asparukh which ran for 4 1/2 hours...

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    The Empress Dowager

    The Empress Dowager tells the story of the last imperial family member who actually ruled in China...

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    Al-Wedaa Ya Bonaparte

    The experiences of an Egyptian family during the occupation of Alexandria by Napoleon and his army.

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    Independence

    Historical overview of the events and personalities involved in the creation of the United States...

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    Il Giovane Attila

    This Italian production is directed and written by the highly acclaimed Hungarian film director,...