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1	Gone With the Wind (1998) more movies like this directed by Victor Fleming featuring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel Gone With the Wind boils down to a story about a spoiled Southern girl's hopeless love for a married man. Producer David O. Selznick managed to expand this concept, and Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, into nearly four hours' worth of screen time, on a then-astronomical 3.7-million-dollar budget, creating what would become one of the most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.61!
2	Titanic (1997) more movies like this directed by James Cameron featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher This spectacular epic re-creates the ill-fated maiden voyage of the White Star Line's $7.5 million R.M.S Titanic and the tragic sea disaster of April 15, 1912. Running over three hours and made with the combined contributions of two major studios (20th Century-Fox, Paramount) at a cost of more than $200 million, Titanic ranked as the most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
3	Out of Africa (1985) more movies like this directed by Sydney Pollack featuring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens Out of Africa is drawn from the life and writings of Danish author Isak Dinesen, who during the time that the film's events occured was known by her married name, Karen Blixen-Flecke. For convenience's sake, Karen (Meryl Streep) has married Baron Bor Blixen-Flecke (Klaus Maria Brandauer). In 1914, the Baron moves himself and his wife to a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69!
4	Doctor Zhivago (1965) more movies like this directed by David Lean featuring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes (plus intermission) ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $8.38!
5	Legends of the Fall (1994) more movies like this directed by Edward Zwick featuring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas, Julia Ormond, Tantoo Cardinal The sweeping, melodramatic saga of three brothers, their powerful father, and a beautiful woman, the popular period drama Legends of the Fall presents a romanticized view of rugged masculinity against lush Montana scenery. Based on a novel by Jim Harrison, the film covers decades in the lives of Alfred (Aidan Quinn), Tristan (Brad Pitt), and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00!
6	Cleopatra (1963) more movies like this directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, Roddy McDowall, George Cole, Martin Landau In 1963, this colossal and opulent $60 million spectacular was epic in every sense of the word -- an epic investment, an epic in the annals of Hollywood gossip, and, ultimately, an epic flop that nearly dragged 20th Century Fox down the Nile along with Cleopatra's barge. Handsomely mounted by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who replaced Rouben Mamoulian as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.24!
7	The English Patient (1996) more movies like this directed by Anthony Minghella featuring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews Anthony Minghella wrote and directed this award-winning adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana (Juliette Binoche), a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
8	Far and Away (1992) more movies like this directed by Ron Howard featuring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock In this epic Ron Howard film, Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is an impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer who has recently lost both his father and his home to the agents of his unscrupulous landlord. On a mission to avenge his family's injustice at the hands of the ruthless land baron Joseph meets the landlord's daughter and the two run off ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.21!
9	Anna and the King (1999) more movies like this directed by Andy Tennant featuring Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton, Syed Alwi The true story of Anna Leonowens' experiences as a governess to the children of an eccentric Asian king has been adapted into a book of memoirs, a biography, a stage play called Anna and the King of Siam -- which was adapted into a 1946 film, a stage musical called The King and I -- made into both the live-action The King and I (1956)) and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99!
10	Scarlett (1994) more movies like this directed by John Erman featuring Joanne Whalley, Timothy Dalton, Barbara Barrie, Stephen Collins This much-ballyhooed TV miniseries sequel to Gone with the Wind finds former Agent 007 Timothy Dalton reprising the tough-to-fill shoes of Clark Gable's Rhett Butler, and former Val Kilmer spouse Joanne Whalley-Kilmer beating out thousands of hopefuls to play what was once Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara role. Loosely based on Alexandra Ripley's ... see all copies from $4.50!
11 view cover	Indochine (1992) more movies like this directed by Regis Wargnier featuring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Jean Yanne, Linh-Dan Pham, Dominique Blanc Regis Wargnier's epic about French Indochina -- from the years of French colonial imperialism to the days when American presence made itself felt and the country became known as Vietnam -- is a story of romance and separation told through the backdrop of a country in turmoil. The film centers on the relationship of the beautiful and imperious ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.83!
12 view cover	War and Peace (1956) more movies like this directed by King Vidor featuring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg War and Peace is a commendable attempt to boil down Tolstoy's long, difficult novel into 208 minutes' screen time. In recreating the the social and personal upheavals attending Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, $6 million was shelled out by coproducers Carlo Ponti, Dino de Laurentiis and Paramount Pictures. Some of the panoramic battle sequences ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.01!
13 view cover	The Far Pavilions (1984) more movies like this directed by Peter Duffell The lavishly produced three-part telemovie The Far Pavilions was adapted from the best-selling novel by M.M. Kaye. Set in colonial India during the second Afghan war, the film concerns the exploits of Ashton Pelham-Martyn (Ben Cross), a British officer. Born and raised in India, Pelham-Martyn finds himself a victim of his own divided loyalties as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.16!
14 view cover	War and Peace (1967) more movies like this directed by Sergei Bondarchuk featuring Lyudmila Savelyeva, Sergei Bondarchuk, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Viktor Stanitsyn, Kira Ivanova-Golovko Russian director Sergei Bondarchuk's epic version of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (Voyna i Mir) was the most expensive European film ever made for many years. It certainly had one of the longest gestation periods, with Bondarchuk spending seven years filming the project (the actors noticeably age from scene to scene). In relating Tolstoy's complex ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $24.29!
15 view cover	Reds (1981) more movies like this directed by Warren Beatty featuring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson Few filmmakers other than Warren Beatty would have had the courage and vision to fashion an epic film from the life of famed American Communist John Reed (who is the only US citizen buried in the Kremlin). The film is an effort to humanize a political movement that has previously been depicted on screen in a series of unsubtle and prejudicial ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $15.14!
16 view cover	Farewell, My Concubine (1993) more movies like this directed by Chen Kaige featuring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Lu Qi, Ying Da, Ge You Until Farewell, My Concubine (Ba Wang Bie Ji), not many people were aware that most members of the Peking Opera were originally orphans or illegitimate castaways with nowhere else to turn. Such is the case of the film's protagonists, Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) and Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung), two homeless outcasts, trained from childhood in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35!
17 view cover	Queen Margot (1994) more movies like this directed by Patrice Chéreau featuring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi The historical novel by Alexandre Dumas was adapted for the screen with this lavish French epic, winner of 5 Césars and a pair of awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Isabelle Adjani stars as Marguerite de Valois, better known as Margot, daughter of scheming Catholic power player Catherine de Medici (Virna Lisi). Margot is an heiress to the throne ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $10.69!
18 view cover	The House of the Spirits (1993) more movies like this directed by Bille August featuring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas Bille August directed this film version of the Isabel Allende novel, featuring a cast that includes Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, and Glenn Close. The story is a sweeping and brooding melodrama, spanning generations and filled with violence, revenge, and telekinesis. The tale begins in South America in 1926, when a young man, Esteban (Jeremy Irons), ... see all copies from $15.90! new only from $31.84!
19 view cover	Map of the Human Heart (1993) more movies like this directed by Vincent Ward featuring Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, Robert Joamie, Annie Galipeau, John Cusack A white, Inuit boy named Avik is the focus of New Zealand director Vincent Ward's meditation on race and romance. In the opening moments of the movie, set in 1931 in the Arctic-Canadian settlement Nunataaq, Avik (portrayed initially by Robert Joamie) lives under the watchful eye of his grandmother (Jayko Pitseolak). While tagging along after ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.59!
20 view cover	Raintree County (1957) more movies like this directed by Edward Dmytryk featuring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick, Lee Marvin Conceived as a Gone With the Wind for the CinemaScope generation, Raintree County wasn't quite as successful as its role model, but it still proved a moneyspinner for MGM. Elizabeth Taylor stars as a spoiled Southern belle who falls in love with pacifistic Indiana youth Montgomery Clift. Though Clift is engaged to Eva Marie Saint, what Taylor ... see all copies from $11.16! new only from $11.19!
21 view cover	War and Peace (1972) more movies like this directed by John Davies featuring Anthony Hopkins, Anatole Baker, Faith Brook, Donald Burton, Erik Chitty Of the many stage, screen, and television adaptations of Leo Tolstoy's mammoth novel War and Peace, this multi-episode British TV version is widely regarded as one of the most thorough and entertaining. The grim days of Napoleonic wars and the "Little Corporal's" ill-fated invasion of Russia were shown through the eyes of a large, interwoven group ... see all copies from $17.82! new only from $21.80!
22 view cover	The Blue and the Gray (1982) more movies like this directed by Andrew V. McLaglen featuring Colleen Dewhurst, Gregory Peck, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Vaughn, Stacy Keach Originally networkcast in three installments, the 8-hour Blue and the Gray is a sprawling adaptation of a story concept by Civil War historian Bruce Catton. The drama begins in 1859, with young war correspondent-to-be John Hammond meeting future Union officer Stacy Keach at the trial of abolitionist John Brown (Sterling Hayden). They are reunited ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.22!
23 view cover	Temptation of a Monk (1993) more movies like this directed by Clara Law featuring Joan Chen, Wu Hsing-Kuo, Zhang Fengyi, Michael Lee, Lisa Lu This melodramatic epic martial arts outing from Hong Kong filmmaker Clara Law is set in 7th-century China and center's on a disgraced warrior's quest for redemption. Formerly a general, he trustingly made a devil's bargain with a rival general that resulted in the assassination of his troops and the prince he was sworn to protect. Though every ... see all copies from $1.99!
24 view cover	Earth (1999) more movies like this directed by Deepa Mehta featuring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna, Kitu Gidwani Deepa Mehta directed this Indian-Canadian romantic drama, the second part of a trilogy. Based on Bapsi Sidhwa's autobiography, Cracking India, the story is set in 1947 in Lahore, where Hindu, Sikh, Parsee, and Muslim share a peaceful co-existence. Events are seen from the point of view of eight-year-old Lenny (Maia Sethna), a girl from an affluent ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $29.68!
25 view cover	Temptress Moon (1996) more movies like this directed by Chen Kaige featuring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei, Chang Shi Chen Kaige, the director of the international smash Farewell My Concubine, reunited that film's stars, Gong Li and Leslie Cheung, for this complexly layered, visually spectacular historical epic. Opening in 1911, shortly before the collapse of the Imperial government, Temptress Moon follows the wealthy and powerful Pang Family, whose patriarch is ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.59!

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