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2. I, Claudius (1975)
directed by Herbert Wise
featuring Derek Jacobi, Sian Phillips, Brian Blessed, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt
This 13-episode miniseries was adapted from the book by Robert Graves, which chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), who ... More
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3. Spartacus (1960)
directed by Stanley Kubrick
featuring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov
Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is a rebellious slave purchased by Lentulus Batiatus (Peter Ustinov), owner of a school for gladiators. For the ... More
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4. Immortals (2011)
directed by Tarsem Singh Dhandwar
featuring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Stephen Dorff, Kellan Lutz
A brave young stonemason assembles a fierce band of warriors to prevent an evil king from acquiring the artifact that will permit him to rule the ... More
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5. Clash of the Titans (1981)
directed by Desmond Davis
featuring Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Judi Bowker, Maggie Smith
The eschewing of modern optical effects techniques in favor of the classic stop-motion animation work of special effects legend Ray Harryhausen was a ... More
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6. Ben-Hur (1959)
directed by William Wyler
featuring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith
This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. ... More
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7. The Last Legion (2007)
directed by Doug Lefler
featuring Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd
Co-adapted by Tom Butterworth and Jez Butterworth from Valerio Massimo Manfredi's best-selling historical adventure novel, Doug Lefler's period epic ... More
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8. Wrath of the Titans (2012)
directed by Jonathan Liebesman
featuring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Danny Huston
The epic battle between the Titans and the gods continues in this sequel set ten years after the events in Clash of the Titans, as Perseus (Sam ... More
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9. Gladiator (2000)
directed by Ridley Scott
featuring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris, Tomas Arana, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings
A man robbed of his name and his dignity strives to win them back, and gain the freedom of his people, in this epic historical drama from director ... More
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10. Quo Vadis? (1951)
directed by Mervyn LeRoy
featuring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan
Originally advertised as "Colossal Quo Vadis," this opulent MGM production is far and away the most elaborate of the many versions of Henryk ... More
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11. Ulysses (1954)
directed by Mario Camerini
featuring Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podestā, Jacques Dumesnil
This very expensive Italian-made adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" stars Kirk Douglas as seafaring hero Ulysses. The story begins, as ever, with ... More
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12. Barabbas (1961)
directed by Richard Fleischer
featuring Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Vittorio Gassman, Ernest Borgnine
This 1962 Biblical epic was adapted by Christopher Fry from the novel by Pär Lagerkvist. Anthony Quinn stars as Barabbas, the thief who was pardoned ... More
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13. Hercules (1958)
directed by Pietro Francisci
featuring Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici, Gianna Maria Canale
Heralding a decade of Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, Hercules -- as it's been known in the United States since its 1959 release -- draws most ... More
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14. Alexander (2004)
directed by Oliver Stone
featuring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Plummer
The fourth film to chronicle the life of fourth-century B.C. ruler Alexander the Great, Oliver Stone's Alexander stars Colin Farrell as the titular ... More
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15. The 300 Spartans (1962)
directed by Rudolph Maté
featuring Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar
A colorful action film about the Battle Of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. in which the Spartans defend themselves for a Persian invasion against ... More
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16. Meet the Spartans (2008)
directed by Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg
featuring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Diedrich Bader
From the creators of Scary Movie and Date Movie comes this tongue-in-cheek parody of the sword-and-sandal epics, dubbed Meet the Spartans. The 20th ... More
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17. The Arena (2001)
directed by Timur Bekmambetov
featuring Karen McDougal, Lisa Dergan, Viktor Verzbitsky, Jennifer Murphy
Gladiator undergoes a gender reassignment in this period action-drama. In ancient Rome, the decadent appetite of corrupt Governor Timarchus (Victor ... More
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18. Pathfinder (2007)
directed by Marcus Nispel
featuring Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare
The sole survivor of a Viking "dragon" vessel shipwrecked on the eastern shores of the New World 15 years ago provides the only hope for the a Native ... More
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19. David and Goliath (1960)
directed by Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier
featuring Eleonora Rossi-Drago, Orson Welles, Ivo Payer, Edward Hilton, Massimo Serato
Very loosely based on its Biblical source, this standard Italian sword-and-sandal action film stars Orson Welles as an intense, inward-turning King ... More
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20. Troy (2004)
directed by Wolfgang Petersen
featuring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole
Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epic-scale adventure. In 1193 B.C., Paris, ... More
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21. Hercules Unchained (1959)
directed by Pietro Francisci
featuring Steve Reeves, Sylvia Lopez, Sylva Koscina, Gabriele Antonini
Steve Reeves' second (and last) film portrayal of Hercules is, in certain ways, better than his first. The plot this time is drawn from the legends ... More
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22. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
directed by Anthony Mann
featuring Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Christopher Plummer
Though Fall of the Roman Empire is now infamous as the epic which destroyed the cinematic "empire" of producer Samuel Bronston, the film is actually ... More
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23. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
directed by Delmer Daves
featuring Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft
Demetrius and the Gladiators was the sequel to The Robe, and though they were released several months apart, the films were shot at the same time. ... More
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24. The Arabian Nights (1942)
directed by John Rawlins
featuring Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Leif Erickson, Sabu, Billy Gilbert
In a harem in a Middle Eastern palace, the guardian leads the women he protects in telling the tale of Halroun-Al-Raschid (Jon Hall), the Caliph of ... More
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25. Helen of Troy (2003)
directed by John Kent Harrison
featuring Sienna Guillory, Matthew Marsden, Rufus Sewell, Stellan Skarsgård, John Rhys-Davies
"The face that launched a thousand ships" was the centerpiece of this two-part TV miniseries, which invoked affectionate memories of the overblown ... More
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