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Bigger is better in the land of the epic, films that up the ante not only in terms of the visuals, but also the stories, characters and emotions. Grand, sweeping classics from Gone With the Wind and Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus to Gladiator and, of course, Peter Jackson's peerless Lord of the Rings trilogy. To mark the release of Oliver Stone's colossal historical biopic Alexander, we've assembled a collection of films so big they can barely be contained on DVD.
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 | Robe, The
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The first film made in Cinemascope, where the followers and opponents of Jesus are affected by the robe handed down by him at his death on the cross.
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 | Ten Commandments, The(2001)
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The epic 'The Ten Commandments'. The story of Moses who turns his back on the life he knows to lead his people to freedom.
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 | Three Musketeers, The(1973)
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Set in 17th Century Paris, D'Artagnan, the young swordsman, and his companions the three Musketeers become involved in another hilarious adventure. Ba...
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 | Troy
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With soaring photography that circles from above then swoops in for the action, TROY is Wolfgang Petersen's majestic presentation of the classic Greek...
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 | Zulu(1963)
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This classic film is based on the true story of the brave defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879. One hundred men of the South Wales Borderers stood fast ag...
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