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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have a little "weakness" for old Monumentalfilms! So I'm a little bit curious what films/dvd's are a must have in addition to my collection. At the moment I own: - The Robe (1953) - Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) - Alexander the Great (1956) - Ben-Hur (1959) - Spartacus (1960) - Barabbas (1961) - Cleopatra (1963) - The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) - The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) TIA for your proposals!  | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Add El Cid to your list.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Add El Cid to your list.
Skip Done  - El Cid (1961) (Charlton Heston, must have!) | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: April 17, 2007 |  Posts: 1,091 |
| | Posted: | | | | These guys seem to have a fair idea (and they discuss a book I noticed a few times in my searches to discover what a "Monumentalfilm" was). They suggest: Quote:
The Italian movie "Scipio l'Africano" (1937) ... (historically very accurate) Polish "Quo Vadis" (2001) If my understanding is correct, you're after what's colloquially referred to as the "sword and sandal epic", yes? | | | | Adelaide Movie Buffs (info on special screenings, contests, bargains, etc. relevant to Adelaideans... and contests/bargains for other Aussies too!) |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | Monumental films?? must they all be Biblical epics? or just Monumental Films in general?? What about the last 200 years?? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | War and Peace (1968)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
The Ten Commandments 1956)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
Don't ignore some TV epics:
I, Claudius,
The Winds of War,
War and Remembrance (1988)
War and Remembrance: The Final Chapter (1989)
Anna Karenina (1977)
The Ambassador (1998)
Shogun (1980) | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | Monumental films should be Movies that are longer than 2 & half to 4 hours, such as GWTW, Doctor Zhivago, Bridge On the River Kwai, Birth Of A Nation, How the West Was Won.., Gandhi, Lawrence of Arabia.. ' ' Big Grandeur Epic Spectacular. '' .. = Monumental ..  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry | | | | Last edited: by widescreenforever |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
Monumental films should be Movies that are longer than 2 & half to 4 hours, such as GWTW, Doctor Zhivago, Bridge On the River Kwai, Birth Of A Nation, How the West Was Won.., Gandhi, Lawrence of Arabia..
' ' Big Grandeur Epic Spectacular. '' .. = Monumental .. Yes thanks! I think this helps! Seems to be not so easy to make a crear definition of "Monumentalfilms".  | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thank you all for your input, now my wishlist is increasing...  | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | I just noticed you don't list The Ten Commandments, Heston & Brynner.
Behold!
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 820 |
| | Posted: | | | | You can probably add the following epics to your list:
Most of the output from Director David Lean:
- Lawrence of Arabia;
- Bridge on the River Kwai;
- Doctor Zhivago;
- Ryan's Daughter; and
- A Passage to India.
Several Akira Kurosawa films:
- Ran;
- Red Beard; and
- Seven Samurai.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
I just noticed you don't list The Ten Commandments, Heston & Brynner.
Behold!
Skip Oh yes I have it, but forgot to mention it!  I own this edtition: Die zehn Gebote: 50th Anniversary Collection Region 2 Released: 06.04.2006 Anamorphic 1.78:1 | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Das gut! Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Telecine: You can probably add the following epics to your list: Most of the output from Director David Lean: Quote:
- Lawrence of Arabia;
- Bridge on the River Kwai; Yes, I own these Quote:
- Doctor Zhivago;
- Ryan's Daughter; and
- A Passage to India. Thanks, will be a part of wishlist! Quote:
Several Akira Kurosawa films:
- Ran; Yep, owned and Kagemusha! Quote:
- Red Beard; and
- Seven Samurai. Will look for these! Thanks for the hints! I have to face the fact that my collection will never be complete | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 4,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | Gandhi
Gettysburg
A few world war II movies comes to mind....
A Bridge to Far
The Longest Day
Patton
Tora! Tora! Tora!
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | Schindlers List, The Pianist, The Great Escape, Guns Of Navarone, Apocalypse Now .. But you may skip by The Green Berets..  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry | | | | Last edited: by widescreenforever |
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