Historical Epic
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    San Michele Aveva un Gallo (1975)

    Set in 19th century Italy, the story of Giulio Manieri, a romantic idealist and leader of a...

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    Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973)

    In in 16th century, the ruthless and insane Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El...

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    Senso to Ningen

    This is the third of a series of Japanese epics dealing with the exploits of a family that owns...

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    Julius Caesar (1971)

    Shakespeare's Mark Antony (Charlton Heston) avenges the Roman ruler's (John Gielgud) death at the...

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    Roma Rivuole Cesare (1975)

    In this costume epic, the last days of Julius Caesar are chronicled. The film was shot in the...

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    War and Peace

    Epic adaptation of Tolstoy's novel centers around the lives of two families during Napoleon's 1812...

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    The Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1956)

    Based on the true life tale of a Tang Dynasty Emperor who married one of his maids after his wife,...

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    Sarraounia (1994)

    Sarraounia, Warrior Queen of the Aznas, leads her forces to a brief victory against the French...

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    Tales of the Taira Clan

    In 12th century Kyoto, during a power struggle between the landed gentry and the monastic forces, a...

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    El Dorado

    Set in the 14th century, a Spanish expedition sets sail for El Dorado, the legendary land of gold.

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    Kuarup

    A Jesuit priest relocates to the Brazilian interior to work with Indians on the Xingu reservation.

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    La Revolution Francaise

    A 2-part epic about the French Revolution, following the lives of Robespierre and Danton from their...

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    Potop (1975)

    Set during the 17th-century Polish-Swedish war and based on a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Deluge...

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    Quo Vadis

    This umpteenth film version of Henryk Sienkewicz's warhorse novel Quo Vadis? was produced for...

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    Pharaoh

    Epic tale chronicles the life of Prince Ramses III, a rebellious king-to-be who takes a Jewish wife...

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    Napoleon (1955)

    French statesman Talleyrand (Orson Welles) regales friends with racy tales of Napoleon Bonaparte...

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    Knights of the Teutonic Order

    In 15th century Poland, after the Teutonic invasion, a daughter and her fiance seek vengeance on the...

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    La Reine Margot (1954)

    In August of 1572, Paris celebrated the marriage of Marguerite de Valois, sister of King Charles IX...

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    Die Zweite Heimat: Leaving Home

    The original "Heimat" (West Germany/1984) was a saga of 63 years in the life of a German village....

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    Louis, L'enfant du roi

    Story of the young Louis the XIV, the future Sun King, and his brother Philippe.

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    Jeanne la Pucelle

    A teenage country girl leads the French in driving the English from the territory of France during...

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    Zuwuun Zagyn Bogd

    Seventeenth century Mongolian political conflict due to the neighboring Manchurian empire.

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    Radetzky March

    An adaptation of Joseph Roth's classic novel about the downfall of the Austrian empire from the...

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    La Colline Oubliee (1997)

    An adaptation of an historic novel describing the plight of Algeria's Berber-speaking minority.

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    La Ciudad de los Prodigios

    Born into poverty in the 1920s, as a young man Onofre Bouvila moves from the countryside of Spain to...

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    Adanggaman (2001)

    In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring...

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    Mad Love (2002)

    The love story who transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "The mad". A story of passions,...

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    The Weeping Meadow (2005)

    Spanning the years 1919-1949, a group of Greek refugees from Odessa settle on a piece of land that...

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    The Fall of Otrar (2002)

    An historical epic set in the 13th century about Mongol leader Genghis Khan and the expansion of his...

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    The Three Wise Men

    Jimmy, a cynical urban kid who doesn't believe in Christmas, is told the story of the three wise men...