Märksõna Epic

Kui Rooma imperaator Marcus Aurelius sureb otsustab ta, et võim Roomas peab minema kindral Maximuse ja senati kätte. Marcuse võimujanuline poeg ei saa sellega leppida ning laseb Maximuse pere tappa ja annab korralduse Maximus hukata, kuid ta suudab riigist põgeneda. Proximo orjastab ta ja teeb tast gladiaatori. Maximust hoiab elus ainult tema kättemaksu iha. Tema võimalus saabub, kui ta saadetakse Roomasse Colosseumisse suurele gladiaatorite võitlusele. Rooma jõudes alustab ta kohe oma kättemaksu plaani elluviimist.

Noor Paul Atreides ühineb oma teekonnal Chani ja Fremeniga, et kätte maksta tema pere hävitanud vaenlastele. Sunnitud valima armastuse ja maailma saatuse vahel, üritab Paul ära hoida kohutavat tulevikku, mida tema ainsana näeb.

Paul Atreides on nutikas ja andekas noormees, keda ootab talle endale hoomamatu vägev saatus. Oma pere ja rahva tuleviku tagamiseks tuleb tal universumi kõige ohtlikumale planeedile rännata. Kui kurjad jõud asuvad võitlema planeedil asuva hinnalisima ressursi – inimkonna suurima potentsiaali valla päästva eseme - varu pärast, jäävad ellu vaid need, kes suudavad oma hirmudest jagu saada.

"Taevane Kuningriik" on eepiline seiklus tavalisest mehest (Orlando Bloom), kes leiab ennast paisatuna aastakümne pikkusesse sõtta. Võõrana, võõral maal teenib ta sealset kuningat, langeb keelatud armastusse kuningannaga ja tõuseb rüütelkonda. Ta peab kaitsma Jeruusalemma inimesi ülekaaluliste vägede eest, püüdes saavutada samal ajal ka rahu.

Läbi aegade on mehed sõda teinud. Mõni jõu, mõni au või au pärast ja mõni armastuse pärast. Vana-Kreekas käivitas kahe ajaloo legendaarseima armastaja Pariisi Troy prints (Orlando Bloom) ja Sparta kuninganna Helen (Diane Kruger) kirg sõja, mis laastaks tsivilisatsiooni. Heleni röövimine Pariisi poolt, eraldades teda abikaasast, kuningas Menelausest (Bren-dan Gleeson), on solvang, mille kohaselt Family Pride tuvastab, et Menelause solvamine on seotud tema venna Agamemnoniga (Brian Cox), kes on võimas kuningas. Mükeene, kes ühendab peagi kõik Kreeka suured hõimud, et Helen troojalaste hulgast tagasi saada ja oma venna au kaitsta. Tõde on see, et Agamemnoni võitlus au eest on rikutud tema kontrollimatu ahnusega, kuna Egeuse mere juhtimiseks on tal vaja Troy vallutada.

Napoleon kujutab kuulsa Prantsusmaa keisri Napoloeon Bonaparte kirevat teed võimule ja võimu kaotamist. Filmi keskmes on Bonaparte sõltuvust tekitav, heitlik suhe tema eluarmastuse Josephinega. Esile tõstetakse Bonaparte lennukaid sõjalisi ja poliitilisi taktikaid läbi kõigi aegade hoogsamate praktiliste lahingustseenide.

Alustades liitlaste sissetungist Normandiasse 6. juunil 1944, võitlevad kapten Milleri juhtimisel teise ründepataljoni liikmed ranna üle kontrolli saamiseks. Lahingutes tapetakse kaks venda. Veidi varem tapetakse Uus-Guineas ka kolmas vend. Tema ema proua Ryan saab samal päeval kolm surma telegrammi. Ameerika armee juht George C. Marshall näeb võimalust kergendada oma kannatusi, kui ta saab teada neljandast vennast, eraviisilisest James Ryanist, ja otsustab saata kaheksa meest (kapten Miller ja tema pataljonist valitud rühm) leidma teda ja tagasta ta ema majja.

Aastal 480 eKr astusid Termopüülide mäekitsuses kuningas Leonidas ja 300 kartmatut spartalast vastu kuningas Xerxese poolt juhitud tohutule Pärsia armeele, mille koosseisus oli umbes 250 000 sõdurit mitmetest erinevatest rahvustest. Spartalaste ennastohverdav vaprus sai eeskujuks kogu muistsele Kreekale, et pärslastest sissetungijate vastu ühineda ning muutis need mehed surematuks legendiks.

Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.

A blood-soaked, medieval epic that tells the story of Wilkin Brattle, a 14th century warrior, whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his sword and lead the life of another man: a journeyman executioner. Set in northern Wales during a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval, Wilkin must walk a tight rope between protecting his true identity while also serving a mysterious destiny. Guided by Annora, a mystical healer whose seeming omniscience keeps Wilkin under her sway; manipulated by Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political aspirations; and driven by a deepening connection with the Baroness Lady Love, Wilkin struggles to navigate political, emotional and supernal pitfalls in his quest to understand his greater purpose.

The story deals with several separate yet intertwining story lines, revolving around the protagonists Kiu Fung, Duen Yu and Hui Juk.

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

An adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II, re-edited in chronological order with additional footage not seen in the first two films added.

Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.

In this adaptation of Homer's timeless epic, Armand Assante stars as Odysseus, the warrior King of the mythical island of Ithaca, who must endure a decade long quest to reach home after the Trojan war, overcoming savage monsters, powerful forces of nature, and seductive nymphs, and he must outsmart them all, with all the guile and intellect he can muster.

The Adventures of Sinbad is a Canadian television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name, and revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a re-telling of the adventures of Sinbad from The Arabian Nights.

The Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain 1999 is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novels Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain and The Young Flying Fox.

The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.

The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2000.

The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.

Set in early 18th-century Madrid, the plot follows the love story between an agoraphobic cook and a widowed nobleman.

Wai Siu Bo is the son of a prostitute who works in a brothel in Yangzhou. After joining the Heaven and Earth society, he heads to the Capital and gets enrolled into the service of the Grand Eunuchs. There he becomes friends with the young emperor Hong Hei (Wai mistakes the emperor as another young eunuch) and falls in love with the emperor's younger sister, Princess Kin Ning. His adventures in the Forbidden City leads him into discovering the empress dowager as an impostor; finding several volumes of the prized 42 Chapters which contains the location of a treasure cave; helps the emperor kill the baddie courtier, Lord Obai; and see his position rise from humble eunuch to a grand courtier and confidante of the emperor.

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the Book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping miniseries reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of the mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in the city of Shechem; of her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt, and of course her marriage to Shechem and it's bloody consequences.

Follow the saga of Cynthia and Devon, two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.