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see all genres ›Amazing! Colossal! A cast of thousands! The movies quickly realized what they could do what the stage couldn't: re-creating the past on a far more extravagant and action-packed scale.
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Genres / Epic / Historical
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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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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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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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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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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