Seven Samurai
The tale of the Seven Samurai is one that’s been told many times in different forms, to the point that the essence of the story; a poor village hires seven […]
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Alexander
Oliver Stone directs this sub-Gladiator sword-and-sandal epic charting Alexander of Macedonia’s ground-breaking attempt to sob his way across Asia. Alexander boasts an all-star cast, with Colin Farrell in the lead […]
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago is a whistle-stop history of Russia in the first half of the 20th Century. A work camp guard (Alec Guinness) finds a woman he believes to be his niece. To fit jigsaw pieces […]
Ben-Hur (2016)
This is a CGI-heavy retelling of the classic tale, in which Ben-Hur (first name Judah) takes on the Roman Empire and his estranged brother Messala (first name Chicken Tikka) to try […]
Cleopatra
Not to be confused with the TV series based on the 90s pop group of the same name, Cleopatra is historical epic featuring real life couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard […]
Ben-Hur
In this remake of the 1925 classic, Charlton Heston plays Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish Prince who’s screwed over by his childhood friend (and former lover?), the Roman Sextus (André Morell). […]
Gone With the Wind
The US Civil War era epic follows a young girl called Scarlett (Vivien Leigh), the daughter of wealthy plantation owners in the Old South. It opens with her pining after […]
Spartacus
Based on true events, this is the story of a Roman slave who became a gladiator then led a slave rebellion against the Romans. Like swords? Like sandals? Then this […]
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