Epic
AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.
| # | Film | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 |
| 2 | Ben-Hur | 1959 |
| 3 | Schindler's List | 1993 |
| 4 | Gone with the Wind | 1939 |
| 5 | Spartacus | 1960 |
| 6 | Titanic | 1997 |
| 7 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930 |
| 8 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 |
| 9 | Reds | 1981 |
| 10 | The Ten Commandments | 1956 |
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Famous quotes containing the word epic:
“In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church.... We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.”
—Stephen Bayley (b. 1951)
“The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ; it contains both of them in a state of high development, and epitomizes both.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“The epic of disbelief
Blares oftener and soon, will soon be constant.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)