Epic List of epics I

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The Leopard [1963] [DVD]
1.  The Leopard [1963] [DVD] DVD ~ Burt Lancaster
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  "Visconti's sumptuous epic taking in the fall of aristocracy in Sicily in the 19th Century; one of the greatest films made...."
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Gone With The Wind [1940] [DVD] [1939]
2.  Gone With The Wind [1940] [DVD] [1939] DVD ~ Clark Gable
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  "Does anything need to be said about this?"
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Intolerance [1916] [DVD]
3.  Intolerance [1916] [DVD] DVD ~ Lillian Gish
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  "After ;Birth of a Nation' came this...."
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"Napoleon" (BFI Film Classics)
4.  "Napoleon" (BFI Film Classics) by Nelly Kaplan
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  "Abel Gance was one of the architects of the epic and Hollywood, and Hollywood-epics..."
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Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD]
5.  Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD] DVD ~ Ryan O'Neal
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  "This and 'Dr Strangelove' are the two Kubrick's I like to watch the most...."
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Once Upon A Time In America Special Edition [DVD] [1984]
6.  Once Upon A Time In America Special Edition [DVD] [1984] DVD ~ Robert De Niro
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  "The great, full-length, version of Leone's final work; key-soundtrack from Ennio Morricone..."
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The Godfather Trilogy (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
7.  The Godfather Trilogy (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD] DVD ~ Marlon Brando
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  "The first and second films are masterpieces; do I need to warn you about the lazy 1989 sequel?"
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Reds [VHS]
8.  Reds [VHS] VHS Beatty Warren
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  "Warren Beatty's epic takes in the love affair of John Reed & Louise Bryant against a backdrop of WWI and the Russian Revolution...."
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The Last Emperor [DVD] [1988][Special Edition]
9.  The Last Emperor [DVD] [1988][Special Edition] DVD ~ John Lone
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  "Bertolucci's wonderful epic- much more succesful than his earlier one 1900; not as great as The Conformist though...."
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Ran [Special Edition] [DVD]
10.  Ran [Special Edition] [DVD] DVD ~ Ran
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  "Kurosawa's last great work was this gorgeous take on King Lear...."
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Gangs of New York [DVD] [2003]
11.  Gangs of New York [DVD] [2003] DVD ~ Daniel Day-Lewis
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  "I appear to have been one of the few to have though this a fine film! Would like to see a longer version please Mr Scorsese!"
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The English Patient [DVD] [1997]
12.  The English Patient [DVD] [1997] DVD ~ Ralph Fiennes
The list author says:
  "Fine, if over-hyped at the time, epic from great novel; wonderfully satirised in 'Seinfeld'"
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Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD]
13.  Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD] DVD ~ Peter O'Toole
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  "The film 'The English Patient' probably wanted to be...."
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Werner Herzog Box Set 1 [DVD]
14.  Werner Herzog Box Set 1 [DVD] DVD ~ Herzog Kinski
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  "Great box-set includes epic-works such as 'Fitzcarraldo', 'Cobra Verde' & 'Aguire, Wrath of God'"
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Dr. Zhivago [VHS] (1965)
15.  Dr. Zhivago [VHS] (1965) VHS Omar Sharif
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  "Another Lean epic from Pasternak's classic novel-"
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Heaven's Gate [VHS]
16.  Heaven's Gate [VHS] VHS Kris Kristofferson
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  "One day people will realise this was a major work and stop going on about $$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!"
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Citizen Kane : Special Edition [DVD] [1942]
17.  Citizen Kane : Special Edition [DVD] [1942] DVD ~ Orson Welles
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  "No list like this would be complete with this...."
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Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD]
18.  Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD] DVD ~ Charlton Heston
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  "Not a fan of Charlton Heston, ex-liberals depress me...the Stump song was great though!"
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Alexander Nevsky [1938] [DVD]
19.  Alexander Nevsky [1938] [DVD] DVD ~ Nikolai Cherkasov
The list author says:
  "Recently ripped off for the painful 'King Arthur', ho-hum...."
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Fanny and Alexander [DVD] [1982]
20.  Fanny and Alexander [DVD] [1982] DVD ~ Bertil Guve
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  "Ingmar Bergman's final epic work..."
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Quentin Tarantino Presents: Hero [DVD] [2004]
21.  Quentin Tarantino Presents: Hero [DVD] [2004] DVD ~ Jet Li
The list author says:
  "Zhang Yimou's delayed martial-arts classic, which like 'House of the Flying Daggers' is a visual treat...."
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Shanghai Triad [VHS] [1995]
22.  Shanghai Triad [VHS] [1995] VHS Li Gong
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  "Another Yimou film that has an epic-feel which perfectly captures the era...."
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Andrei Rublev [DVD] [1973]
23.  Andrei Rublev [DVD] [1973] DVD ~ Anatoliy Solonitsyn
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  "One of Tarkovsky's many classics- see also 'Stalker', 'Nostalgia' & 'Solaris'"
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Edition Box Set) [DVD]
24.  The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Edition Box Set) [DVD] DVD ~ Elijah Wood
The list author says:
  "I though the last part was a bit silly, but the first two were great fun...."
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Ivan The Terrible - Part 1 And Part 2 - The Boyars Plot [1944] [DVD]
25.  Ivan The Terrible - Part 1 And Part 2 - The Boyars Plot [1944] [DVD] DVD ~ Nikolai Cherkasov
The list author says:
  "Eisenstein's great two part epic from the 1940s which may include symbolism nodding towards the Third Reich..."
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