The Greatest Hollywood Epics

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20th Century Epics: Ben Hur / Gone With The Wind / Doctor Zhivago [DVD] [1940]
1.  20th Century Epics: Ben Hur / Gone With The Wind / Doctor Zhivago [DVD] [1940] DVD ~ Clark Gable
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  "Three massive productions in one box. Magnificent!"
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Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD]
2.  Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD] DVD ~ Charlton Heston
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  "Simply the best of them all--a vast spiritual and physical panorama. Literate screenplay and compelling performances. Plus the best music score ever written."
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Spartacus [DVD] [1960]
3.  Spartacus [DVD] [1960] DVD ~ Kirk Douglas
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  "Sterling stuff and some great set-pieces, though the screenplay is too obviously an allegory for contemporary US politics"
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Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD]
4.  Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD] DVD ~ Peter O'Toole
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  "David Lean was the finest director of epic cinema. Thoughtful, intelligent and grandiose--they really don't make movies like this anymore"
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The Ten Commandments [DVD] [1956]
5.  The Ten Commandments [DVD] [1956] DVD ~ Charlton Heston
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  "More Chuck Heston--the king of epic cinema--though this one is for die-hards only"
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The Fall of the Roman Empire [DVD] [1964]
6.  The Fall of the Roman Empire [DVD] [1964] DVD ~ Sophia Loren
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  "The end of the Golden Age of cinema had definitely arrived by the time this was made. Alec Guinness is great as Marcus Aurelius, but Stephen Boyd and Sophia Loren are simply awful."
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The Guns of Navarone [DVD]
7.  The Guns of Navarone [DVD] DVD ~ David Niven
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  "A specatacular Boys' Own widescreen adventure yarn. Great fun."
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The Bridge on the River Kwai [DVD] [2000]
8.  The Bridge on the River Kwai [DVD] [2000] DVD ~ William Holden
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  "More classic David Lean. Unmissable"
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Gandhi [DVD] [1982]
9.  Gandhi [DVD] [1982] DVD ~ Ben Kingsley
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  "Richard Attenborough's brave attempt to resurrect the intimate epic--a genre that focuses as much on human character as specatacle"
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Patton (two-disc set) [DVD]
10.  Patton (two-disc set) [DVD] DVD ~ George C. Scott
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  "A sadly underrated director, Franklin Schaffner was the king of the intimate epic. A dominating central performance from George C Scott, and Jerry Goldsmith's marvellous score make this a must-see"
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Doctor Zhivago [1965] [DVD]
11.  Doctor Zhivago [1965] [DVD] DVD ~ Omar Sharif
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  "Yet more David Lean--not his best, but undeniably a Golden Age classic"
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Gone With The Wind [1940] [DVD] [1939]
12.  Gone With The Wind [1940] [DVD] [1939] DVD ~ Clark Gable
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  "Hollywood's original blockbusting epic--a vast melodramatic soap opera"
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Gladiator (2000) - Two Disc Set [DVD]
13.  Gladiator (2000) - Two Disc Set [DVD] DVD ~ Russell Crowe
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  "Ridley Scott's visual style recreates a sense of epic, though the wooden screenplay is a big let down"
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Cleopatra (3 Disc Special Edition) [1963] [DVD]
14.  Cleopatra (3 Disc Special Edition) [1963] [DVD] DVD ~ Elizabeth Taylor
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  "It can seem like a long haul at times, but this four-hour print of Cleopatra is a marvel of old Hollywood excess. Alex North's score is a gem, too."
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Spartacus (1960) [HD DVD] forum
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