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Cleopatra
1963 • Drama • Romance • History
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vo…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
The Day of the Jackal
1973 • Thriller • Action
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Why matched: genres Thriller, Action
The Longest Day
1962 • Drama • War • Action
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established a…
Why matched: genres Drama, War
Catch-22
1970 • Comedy • War
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
Why matched: genres Comedy, War
55 Days at Peking
1963 • Drama • History • War
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 intere…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
Crack in the World
1965 • Science Fiction • Action
Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. This experiment causes a crack…
Why matched: genres Science Fiction, Action
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 • Drama • History • War
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…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
King Solomon's Mines
1950 • Romance • Adventure • Action
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 an…
Why matched: genres Romance, Adventure
Green Fire
1954 • Drama • Romance • Adventure
In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local bandit El Moro's gang and with…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 • War
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually…
Why matched: genres War