Ben-Hur (
1959) | IMDb:
8.1
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
Jack Hawkins
,
Haya Harareet
,
Stephen Boyd
,
Martha Scott
,
Cathy O'Donnell
Quo Vadis (
1951) | IMDb:
7.1
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
King Solomon's Mines (
1950) | IMDb:
6.7
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.
Produced by:
Sam Zimbalist
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (
1944) | IMDb:
7.2
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Directed by:
Mervyn LeRoy
Produced by:
Sam Zimbalist