Doctor Zhivago (
1965) | IMDb:
7.9
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Starring:
Omar Sharif
,
Julie Christie
,
Geraldine Chaplin
,
Rod Steiger
,
Alec Guinness
,
Tom Courtenay
The Fall of the Roman Empire (
1964) | IMDb:
6.7
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
Starring:
Sophia Loren
,
Stephen Boyd
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Alec Guinness
,
James Mason
,
Anthony Quayle
55 Days at Peking (
1963) | IMDb:
6.7
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.
El Cid (
1961) | IMDb:
7.2
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
Sophia Loren
,
Raf Vallone
,
Geneviève Page
,
John Fraser
,
Gary Raymond
King of Kings (
1961) | IMDb:
7
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
Starring:
Jeffrey Hunter
,
Siobhán McKenna
,
Hurd Hatfield
,
Ron Randell
,
Viveca Lindfors
,
Rita Gam
Solomon and Sheba (
1959) | IMDb:
6.1
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.
Starring:
Yul Brynner
,
Gina Lollobrigida
,
George Sanders
,
Marisa Pavan
,
David Farrar
,
John Crawford