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Subgenre Sampler

 
Fall of the Roman EmpireFall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, James Mason
Monumental event is given a proportionate treatment with sets reputed to be the largest ever built and a literate script to boot.
Zorba the GreekZorba the Greek (1964) Recommended
Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Keynote role for Anthony Quinn as the title–character of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, a bawdy, womanising,…
55 Days at Peking55 Days at Peking (1963)
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Charlton Heston, David Niven, Ava Gardner
Set in the turmoil of 1900 China, during the Boxer Rebellion, this splashy Hollywood epic succeeds on the strength of its stylish visuals and…
CleopatraCleopatra (1963)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Rex Harrison, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
Magnificent sets and Rex Harrison's dynamic Caesar are the saving graces of this, Hollywood's most extravagant turkey. Both Liz Taylor and Richard…
Kings of the Sun Kings of the Sun (1963)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field
Rollicking tribal adventure has a Mayan tribe searching for new homelands while being pursued by vengeful Indians.The athletic Brynner dominates…
300 Spartans, The300 Spartans, The (1962)
Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker
Richard Egan leads the hardened best of Sparta into the famous battle at Thermapayle between the Greek and Persian empires in in the 5th century…
BarabbasBarabbas (1962)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Jack Palance, Arthur Kennedy
Lavish, literate and thrilling by equal measure, this Hollywood Roman speculation follows the wanderings of the legendary thief (Quinn) who was saved…
Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia (1962) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lean
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Superlative epic biography of enigmatic adventurer T.E. Lawrence played by a charismatic Peter O'Toole in his first leading role. The spectacle is…
El CidEl Cid (1961) Recommended
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Charlton Heston
The tale of the 11th century warrior–king who drove the Moors from Spain. By dint of its fine acting and avoidance of the obvious, this epic…
King of KingsKing of Kings (1961)
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Jeffrey Hunter, Hurd Hatfield, Robert Ryan
Faithful, intelligent telling of the life of Christ, with Jeffrey Hunter in the robes of JC, benefits from a lesser–known cast. Orson Welles…

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