The greatest epic films according to AFI
The top 3 according to 19 votes from people: Gone with the Wind (1939) · Ben-Hur (1959) · Spartacus (1960). (Updated Jun 6, 2019.)
From Lawrence of Arabia and Ben-Hur to Schindler's List, Gone with the Wind, Titanic and Saving Private Ryan: the ten greatest American epics in AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008).
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Top 10
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1
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Victor Fleming. Scarlett O'Hara and the American Civil War.
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2
Ben-Hur (1959)
William Wyler. Charlton Heston and the chariot race. Eleven Oscars.
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3
Spartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick. Kirk Douglas leads the slave revolt.
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4
Titanic (1997)
James Cameron. Jack, Rose and the 1912 sinking.
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5
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Lewis Milestone. From Erich Maria Remarque's First World War novel.
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6
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Steven Spielberg. A squad looks for one soldier after D-Day.
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7
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
David Lean. Peter O'Toole as T. E. Lawrence in the desert. Number one.
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8
Reds (1981)
Warren Beatty. John Reed and the Russian Revolution.
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9
Schindler's List (1993)
Steven Spielberg. The industrialist who saved more than a thousand Jews.
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10
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Cecil B. DeMille. Charlton Heston as Moses.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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