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Epic
see all genres ›Exotic settings, casts of thousands, elaborate costuming and sweeping scores are all common elements of the epic. With roots stretching back to the very beginnings of literature, the epic is one of the most ancient forms of narrative. The film epic usually features a mythic hero engaged in a journey or quest and often draws upon legends of antiquity, religion and nationhood.
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Genres / Epic
SUB-GENRES · Historical · Religious
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The Birth of a Nation
More than 75 years after its initial release, THE BIRTH OF A NATION remains one of the most controversial films ever made and a landmark achievement in film history that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one northern and one southern, during and after the...Start your free trial to watch
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The Chess Players
In the kingdom of Awadh, rich landowners Meer (Saeed Jaffrey) and Mirza (Sanjeev Kumar) pour every ounce of passion into a never-ending game of chess. At the same time, an ambitious British General (Sir Richard Attenborough) plots his own moves against Awadh's King (Amjad Khan) and Prime Minister (Victor...Start your free trial to watch
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Foolish Wives
As artistically brilliant as it is gleefully perverse, FOOLISH WIVES is Erich von Stroheim's epic-scale account of an American diplomat's wife who falls under the spell of a phony Russian Count. With his trademark eye for visual metaphor and gritty detail, von Stroheim infuses the artistocratic splendor of Monte Carlo...Start your free trial to watch
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Intolerance
Four separate stories (the fall of Babylon, the death of Christ, the massacre of the Huguenots and a then-contemporary early 20th Century drama) are interwoven, building with enormous energy to a thrilling chase and finale. Through the juxtaposition of these well-known sagas, D.W. Griffith joyously makes clear his markedly...Start your free trial to watch
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Joseph in the Land of Egypt
The second of “Thanhouser Big Productions,” a monthly schedule, Joseph in the Land of Egypt was a true “feature” film, a new class of film which came to dominate the market by the end of 1914. A feature was an hour or more, heavily advertised, with elaborate production values, often with higher ticket...Start your free trial to watch
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Kriemhild's Revenge
KRIEMHILD'S REVENGE begins after the death of Siegfried, and weaves the treacherous tale of his widow's ungodly vengeance upon his murderers. The noble qualities of the first film become liabilities in the second, as the blood oaths and vows of loyalty bring about a maelstrom of violence that results in...Start your free trial to watch
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Nero, or the Fall of Rome
Luigi Maggi's 1909 dramatization of the downfall of Nero comes off as steamy melodrama in more ways than one. The full-screen green tint matches the green-eyed monster that enters the opening scene, as Nero's wife Octavia notices the look that passes between her husband and Poppea. Although the women's...Start your free trial to watch
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Siegfried
Scripted by Lang's wife at the time, Thea von Harbou (METROPOLIS), SIEGFRIED establishes larger-than-life heroic characters who are defined by tests of valor and rigid codes of honor. In order to win the hand of Kriemhild (Margarete Schoen), Siegfried (Paul Richter) must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther (Theodor Loos).Start your free trial to watch
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The Spring River Flows East
This epic melodrama, considered China's equivalent to GONE WITH THE WIND, was considered the most significant Chinese film of the late 1940s. The film was released in two parts: EIGHT YEARS OF TURMOIL and BEFORE AND AFTER DAWN, and tells the melodramatic story of a family during and after the War of...Start your free trial to watch
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The Star of Bethlehem
Biblical tale about the birth of Christ told with a cast of 100's. Thanhouser's ambitious STAR OF BETHLEHEM was one of the first steps toward true feature-length films (more than two reels long). It appeared the year before the Italian epic QUO VADIS? was screened in the U. S., and two years before the...Start your free trial to watch
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Three Ages
A brilliant historical satire teeming with inventive flourishes, Buster Keaton's THREE AGES is a silent comedy of truly epic proportions. This clever parody of D. W. Griffith's INTOLERANCE follows Buster's hard-luck romantic adventures throughout world history: from the dawn of man in the Stone Age, through the gladiatorial...Start your free trial to watch