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Film Class: Historical Epic
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The list Film Class: Historical Epic includes
Gone with the Wind, Caligula, Spartacus: War of the Damned, North and South and Cleopatra.
The list consists of 171 members.
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Gone with the Wind
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Overview: Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and d ...
Release date: 15 December 1939Genre: Drama, Romance, WarDirector: Victor Fleming, George CukorProducer: David O. SelznickWriter: Margaret Mitchell, Sidney HowardA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of ...
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Spartacus
2010 American television series
Overview: Spartacus is an American television series produced in New Zealand that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010, and concluded on April 12, 2013. The fiction series was inspired by the historical figure ...Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Biography, History, RomanceDirector: Jesse Warn, Michael HurstProducer: Steven S. DeKnight, Joshua DonenWriter: Steven S. DeKnight, Aaron HelbingWatch the story of history's greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence and the passions of the women that love them. This is Spartacus. 0
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North and South, Book I
Three American television miniseries
Overview: North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based ...
Release date: 3 November 1985Genre: Drama, History, Romance, WarDirector: Richard T. HeffronCast: Kirstie Alley, Georg Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Philip Casnoff, Lesley-Anne Down, Genie FrancisProducer: Paul Freeman, Rob HarlandWriter: Douglas Heyes, John JakesTwo friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War. 0
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The 300 Spartans
1962 film by Rudolph Maté
Overview: The 300 Spartans is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. The ...Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, WarDirector: Rudolph MatéProducer: Rudolph Maté, George St. GeorgeWriter: George St. George, Ugo LiberatoreA small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army. 0
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Cleopatra
1963 historical drama film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Overview: Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the 1957 book The Life and Times ...
Release date: 12 June 1963Genre: Biography, Drama, History, RomanceDirector: Joseph L. MankiewiczProducer: Peter Levathes, Walter WangerWriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougallQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. 0
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Braveheart
1995 American epic drama directed by Mel Gibson
Overview: Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical fiction war film directed and co-produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film depicts the life of ...
Release date: 18 May 1995Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War, HistoryDirector: Mel GibsonProducer: Bruce Davey, Mel GibsonWriter: Randall WallaceScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England. 0
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Apocalypto
2006 film by Mel Gibson
Overview: Apocalypto () is a 2006 American epic historical adventure film produced, co-written, and directed by Mel Gibson. The film features a cast of Native American and Indigenous Mexican actors consisting of ...
Release date: 8 December 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Mel GibsonCast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez, Amilcar RamírezProducer: Judi Bell, Vicki ChristiansonWriter: Mel Gibson, Farhad SafiniaAs the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression. 0
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El Presidente
2012 Filipino film
Overview: El Presidente: General Emilio Aguinaldo Story and the First Philippine Republic, or simply El Presidente (English: The President), is a 2012 historical biopic film written and directed by Mark Meily about ...
Genre: History, Action, Biography, Drama, War, ThrillerDirector: Mark MeilyProducer: Jim Baltazar, Elaine LozanoWriter: Mark MeilyThe life story of the first Philippine President. The story of the man who led the Filipino people to victory against its Spanish conquerors. 0
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Shinui
2012 South Korean television series
Overview: Faith (Korean: 신의; Hanja: 信義; RR: Sin-ui; also known as The Great Doctor) is a 2012 South Korean television drama starring Lee Min-ho and Kim Hee-sun. It was broadcast by SBS from August ...
Genre: History, DramaDirector: Kim Jong-HakProducer: Hyun Jik LeeWriter: Song Ji-naWhen the queen-to-be of medieval Korea is badly wounded, Captain Choi Young uses a wormhole to "heaven," which is actually 21st-century South ... 0
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Troy
2004 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Overview: Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff. Produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain's Shepperton Studios, the film features an ensemble cast ...
Release date: 9 May 2004Genre: Action, Romance, AdventureDirector: Wolfgang PetersenProducer: Winston Azzopardi, Barbara HuberWriter: Homer, David BenioffAn adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. 0
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The Last Samurai
2003 film by Edward Zwick
Overview: The Last Samurai is a 2003 epic period action drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz from a story devised by Logan ...
Release date: 22 November 2003Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War, HistoryDirector: Edward ZwickProducer: Tom Cruise, Michael DovenWriter: John Logan, Edward ZwickAn American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. 0
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The Alamo
1960 American historical epic film directed by John Wayne
Overview: The Alamo is a 1960 American epic historical war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark ...Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, WesternDirector: John WayneProducer: James Edward Grant, John WayneWriter: James Edward GrantIn 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new R ... 0
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Spartacus
1960 film by Stanley Kubrick
Overview: Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story ...
Release date: 6 October 1960Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, WarDirector: Stanley KubrickProducer: Kirk Douglas, Edward LewisWriter: Dalton Trumbo, Howard FastThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks ... 0
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Quo Vadis
1951 American film by Mervyn LeRoy
Overview: Quo Vadis (Latin for "Where are you going?") is a 1951 American epic historical drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in Technicolor. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist ...
Release date: 8 November 1951Genre: Drama, History, Romance, BiographyDirector: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony MannProducer: Sam ZimbalistWriter: John Lee Mahin, S.N. BehrmanAfter fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership ... 0
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Kingdom of Heaven
2005 film directed by Ridley Scott
Overview: Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis ...
Release date: 2 May 2005Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama, WarDirector: Ridley ScottProducer: Karim Abouobayd, Mark AlbelaWriter: William MonahanBalian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. 0
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Jodhaa Akbar
2008 film by Ashutosh Gowariker
Overview: Jodhaa Akbar is a 2008 Indian historical romance film, co-written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in the lead roles, with Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan ...
Release date: 13 February 2008Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Musical, Romance, DramaDirector: Ashutosh GowarikerProducer: Lawrence D'Souza, Ashutosh GowarikerWriter: Haidar Ali, Ashutosh GowarikerA sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess ... 0
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Gladiator
2000 film directed by Ridley Scott
Overview: Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was co-produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and ...
Release date: 1 May 2000Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, HistoryDirector: Ridley ScottProducer: David Franzoni, Branko LustigWriter: David Franzoni, John LoganWhen a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. 0
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Gangs of New York
2002 film directed by Martin Scorsese
Overview: Gangs of New York is a 2002 American epic historical crime film that was directed by Martin Scorsese, set in the New York City slums, and inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book The Gangs of ...
Release date: 9 December 2002Genre: Crime, Drama, HistoryDirector: Martin ScorseseCast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry ThomasProducer: Gerry Robert Byrne, Laura FattoriWriter: Jay Cocks, Steven ZaillianIn 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. 0
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Alexander
2004 film
Overview: Alexander is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. It was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell. The film's o ...
Release date: 16 November 2004Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, War, HistoryDirector: Oliver StoneProducer: Moritz Borman, Hans De WeersWriter: Oliver Stone, Christopher KyleAlexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. 0
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300
2007 film by Zack Snyder
Overview: 300 is a 2006 American epic historical action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae in the ...Release date: 9 December 2006Genre: Action, History, War, FantasyDirector: Zack SnyderProducer: Steve Barnett, Mark CantonWriter: Zack Snyder, Kurt JohnstadKing Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. 0
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