Historical Epic Movies

view all movies

	Movie Name Country Release Year
	Sons Of Good Earth Hong Kong 1965 King Hu (Director, Actor, Writer) Han Ying-Chieh (Action Director, Actor) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Peter Chen Ho Betty Loh Tih Lee Kwan Tien Feng Chen Yan-Yan Fan Mei-Sheng Chang Pei-Shan Ku Feng Lau Kar-Leung Ching Gong (Writer) Solid debut from one of cinema's masters (Monday, April 24, 2006)
	Suriyothai Thailand 2001 Chatrichalerm Yukol (Director) Piyapas Bhirombhakdi Sarunyu Wongkrachang Chatchai Plengpanich Johnny Anfone Mai Charoenpura Sorapong Chatree Ampol Lamppon Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie (Monday, May 27, 2002)
	TaeGukGi South Korea 2004 Kang Je-Gyu (Director) Jung Doo-Hong (Action Director) Jang Dong-Gun Won Bin Lee Eun-Ju Choi Min-Sik Impressive war film from Korea (Saturday, December 11, 2004)
	The 14 Amazons Hong Kong 1972 Ching Gong (Director) Tung Shao-Yung (Director, Cinematographer) Ching Siu-Tung (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Lisa Lu Ivy Ling Po Lily Ho Shu Pei-Pei Yueh Hua Wang Ping Liu Wu-Chi Karen Yip Li Ching Tina Chin Fei Ou-Yang Sha-Fei Wong Gam-Fung Betty Ting Pei Ha Ping Chen Yan-Yan Tsung Hua Fan Mei-Sheng Huang Chung-Hsing Tien Feng Wang Hsieh James Nam Lo Lieh Bolo Yeung Chan Shen Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack) Zhou Lan-Ping (Soundtrack) Hua Shan (Cinematographer) Classic epic (Monday, February 27, 2006)
	The Banquet (2006) China 2006 Feng Xiaogang (Director) Yuen Cheung-Yan (Action Director) Yuen Shun-Yi (Action Director) Yuen Wo-Ping (Action Director) Lam Chi-Tai (Action Director) Ge You Zhang Ziyi Daniel Wu Zhou Xun Ma Jing-Wu Huang Xiao-Ming Chiu Kang-Chien (Writer) Xie Ze (Cinematographer) Tan Dun (Soundtrack) Lovely to look at (Sunday, December 3, 2006)
	The Blood Brothers Hong Kong 1973 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) David Chiang Ti Lung Chen Kuan-Tai Ching Li Ching Miao Wong Ching-Ho Tin Ching Fan Mei-Sheng Danny Lee Sau-Yin Hsu Sung-Ho Yuen Wo-Ping Chiang Tao Tang Tak-Cheung I Kuang (Writer) Kung Mu-To (Cinematographer) Frankie Chan (Soundtrack) The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far (Saturday, March 29, 2003)
	The Emperor's Shadow China 1996 Zhou Xiaowen (Director) Jiang Wen Ge You Xu Qing Ge Zhijun Wang Qingxiang Di Guoqiang Wang Ning Shu Yaoxuan Lu Wei (Writer) Zhao Ji-Ping (Soundtrack) Lu Gengxin (Cinematographer) Zhao Jiping (Soundtrack) A beautiful intimate epic (Sunday, March 3, 2024)
	The Heroic Ones Hong Kong 1970 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Lau Kar-Wing (Action Director, Actor) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) David Chiang Ti Lung Ku Feng Chin Han Chen Sing Pao Chia-Wen Lo Wai James Nam Liu Kang Sung Yuan Huang Pei-Chi Wang Kuang-Yu Chan Chuen Wang Chung Lily Li Li-Li Bolo Yeung Yuen Cheung-Yan Yen Shi-Kwan Yuen Shun-Yi Hsu Hsia Yuen Wo-Ping Huang Ha Fung Hak-On Chui Fat Tang Tak-Cheung Phillip Ko I Kuang (Writer) Kung Mu-To (Cinematographer) Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack) Probably seemed better at the time than it does now (Sunday, January 5, 2003)
	The Last Samurai USA 2003 Edward Zwick (Director) Ken Watanabe Tom Cruise Billy Connolly Masato Harada Hiroyuki Sanada A very enjoyable historical epic. (Friday, December 26, 2003)
	The Messenger: Joan Of Arc France 1999 Luc Besson (Director) Milla Jovovich Interminable (Monday, October 28, 2002)