Spectacular! The Story of Epic Films
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Included in this list is every film listed in the Filmography appendix of the book Spectacular! The Story of Epic Films by author John Cary that profiles the history of the epic film. The book was published in 1974 so only includes epic films released up to this point.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Alamo
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Around the World in 80 Days
1956, in 8 top lists Check -
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Barabbas
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Beau Geste
1926, in 2 top lists Check -
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Beau Geste
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Big Trail
1930, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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The Buccaneer
1938, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Buccaneer
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cabiria
1914, in 12 top lists Check -
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Captain Blood
1935, in 3 top lists Check -
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Cartagine in fiamme
1960 — a.k.a. Carthage in Flames, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
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El Cid
1961, in 1 top list Check -
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Clive of India
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il colosso di Rodi
1961 — a.k.a. The Colossus of Rhodes, in 0 top lists Check -
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Condottieri
1937, in 1 top list Check -
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La corona di ferro
1941 — a.k.a. The Iron Crown, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Covered Wagon
1923, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Crusades
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ercole e la regina di Lidia
1959 — a.k.a. Hercules Unchained, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili
1964 — a.k.a. Samson and the Mighty Challenge, in 0 top lists Check -
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La battaglia di Maratona
1959 — a.k.a. Giant of Marathon, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Guns of Navarone
1961, in 6 top lists Check -
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Helen of Troy
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le fatiche di Ercole
1958 — a.k.a. Hercules, in 1 top list Check -
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Ercole sfida Sansone
1963 — a.k.a. Hercules, Samson & Ulysses, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ivanhoe
1952, in 2 top lists Check -
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Joan the Woman
1916, in 2 top lists Check -
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Khartoum
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Knights of the Round Table
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
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Krzyzacy
1960 — a.k.a. Black Cross, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Lady of the Harem
1926, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lancelot and Guinevere
1963 — a.k.a. Sword of Lancelot, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Last Days of Pompeii
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
1959 — a.k.a. The Last Days of Pompeii, in 0 top lists Check -
108 new
Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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Lost Horizon
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
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Lost Horizon
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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Michel Strogoff
1926, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1962, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935, in 6 top lists Check -
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924, in 13 top lists Check -
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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check -
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North West Mounted Police
1940 — a.k.a. Northwest Mounted Police, in 0 top lists Check -
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'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)
1940, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 9, 2021; source