List of epic films: 1950s

A list of epic films released during the 1950s.

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 19450 • 1951 • 1952• 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 ! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Country !! Notes
 * | 1950
 * Julius Caesar||Joseph L. Mankiewicz||Charlton Heston,Marlon Brando||🇺🇸||Shakespearean drama
 * The Black Rose||Henry Hathaway||Tyrone Power,Orson Welles,Cécile Aubry,Jack Hawkins,Michael Rennie||||Historical
 * King Solomon's Mines||Compton Bennet||Deborah Kerr,Stewart Granger,Richard Carlson||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * | 1951
 *  The Day the Earth Stood Still||Robert Wise||Michael Rennie,Patricia Neal||🇺🇸||Sci-Fi
 * Dream of a Cossack||Yuli Raizman||Sergei Bondarchuk,Boris Chirkov,Nikolai Gritsenko,Ivan Pereverzev||||Historical
 * Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.||Raoul Walsh||Gregory Peck,Virginia Mayo,Robert Beatty,Terence Morgan,James Robertson Justice||||Adventure
 * David and Bathsheba||Henry King||Gregory Peck,Susan Hayward,Raymond Massey,Kieron Moore||🇺🇸||Biblical
 * Quo Vadis||Mervyn LeRoy||Robert Taylor,Deborah Kerr,Leo Genn,Peter Ustinov||🇺🇸||Historical/Biblical
 * | 1952
 * Blackbeard the Pirate||Raoul Walsh||Robert Newton,Linda Darnell,William Bendix||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * The Crimson Pirate||Robert Siodmak||Burt Lancaster,Nick Cravat,Eva Bartok,Torin Thatcher||🇺🇸||Adventure
 *  Othello||Orson Welles||Orson Welles,Micheál MacLiammóir,Suzanne Cloutier,Robert Coote||🇺🇸🇮🇹||Shakespearean drama
 * The Prisoner of Zenda||Richard Thorpe||Stewart Granger,Deborah Kerr,James Mason||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * Ivanhoe||Richard Thorpe||Robert Taylor,Elizabeth Taylor,Joan Fontaine,George Sanders||||Historical
 * | 1953
 *  The Robe||Henry Koster||Richard Burton,Jean Simmons,Victor Mature||🇺🇸||Biblical
 * Julius Caesar|| Joseph L. Mankiewicz||Marlon Brando,James Mason,John Gielgud,Louis Calhern||🇺🇸||Shakespearean drama
 * Sadko||Aleksandr Ptushko|| Sergei Stolyarov,Alla Larionova,Yelena Myshkova||||Fantasy
 * Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue||Henry French||Richard Todd,Glynis Johns,James Robertson||🇺🇸||Historical
 * | 1954
 *  Knights of the Round Table||Richard Thorpe||Robert Taylor,Ava Gardner,Mel Ferrer,Stanley Baker||||Historical
 * The Black Knight||Tay Garnett||Alan Ladd,Peter Cushing,Harry Andrews||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Romeo and Juliet||Renato Castellani||Laurence Harvey,Susan Shentall,Mervyn Johns||🇮🇹||Shakespearean drama
 *  Boris Godunov||Vera Stroyeva||Ivan Kozlovsky||||Operatic drama
 * King Richard and the Crusaders||David Butler||Rex Harrison,Virginia Mayo,George Sanders,Laurence Harvey||🇺🇸||Historical
 * | 1955
 *  Richard III||Laurence Olivier||Laurence Olivier,Cedric Hardwicke,John Gielgud,Paul Hueson||||Historical
 * The Adventures of Quentin Durward||Richard Thorpe||Robert Taylor,Kay Kendall,Robert Morley,George Cole||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Battle Cry||Raoul Walsh||Van Heflin,Aldo Ray,Mona Freeman,James Whitmore||🇺🇸||War
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier||Norman Foster||Fess Parker,Buddy Ebsen,William Bakewell,Pat Hogan||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * Son of Sinbad||Ted Tetzlaff||Dale Robertson,Vincent Price,Sally Price||🇺🇸||Fantasy Adventure
 * | 1956
 * The Ten Commandments||Cecil B. DeMille||Charlton Heston,Yul Brynner,Anne Baxter||🇺🇸||Biblical
 * 'Around the World in 80 Days||Michael Anderson||David Niven,Mario Moreno,Robert Newton||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * War and Peace||King Vidor||Henry Fonda,Audrey Hepburn,Mel Ferrer||🇺🇸🇮🇹||Historical/War
 * The Searchers||John Ford||John Wayne,Jeffrey Hunter,Vera Miles||🇺🇸||Western
 * Alexander the Great||Robert Rossen||Richard Burton,Claire Bloom,Frederic March||🇺🇸||Historical
 * 'The Battle of the River Plate||Michael Powell||John Gregson,Anthony Quayle,Peter Finch||||War
 * A Hill in Korea||Julian Amyes||George Baker,Harry Andrews,Stanley Baker||||War
 * Ilya Muromets||Aleksandr Ptushko||Boris Andreyev,Andrei Abrikosov,Natalya Medvedeva||||Fantasy
 * | 1957
 * The Bridge on the River Kwai||David Lean||William Holden,Alec Guinness,Jack Hawkins||||War
 * Raintree County||Edward Dmytryk||Elizabeth Taylor,Montgomery Clift||🇺🇸||War
 * Throne of Blood||Akira Kurosawa||Toshiro Mifune,Isuzu Yamada,Takashi Shimura||🇯🇵||Jidaigeki
 * Don Quixote||Grigori Kozintsev||Nikolai Cherkasov,Yuri Tolubeyev,Georgiy Vitsin||||Adventure
 * Ill Met by Moonlight||Michael Powell||Dirk Bogarde,Marius Goring,Cyril Cusack||||War
 * Paths of Glory||Stanley Kubrick||Kirk Douglas,Ralph Meeker,Adolphe Menjou||🇺🇸||War
 * The Cranes Are Flying||Mikhail Kalatozov||Tatyana Samojlova,Aleksey Batalov,Vasili Merkuryev||||War
 * | 1958
 * Dunkirk||Leslie Norman||John Mills,Richard Attenborough,Bernard Lee||||War
 * The 7th Voyage of Sinbad||Nathan H. Juran||Kerwin Mathews,Torin Thatcher,Kathryn Grant||🇺🇸||Fantasy adventure
 * The Hidden Fortress||Akira Kurosawa||Toshiro Mifune,Misa Uehara,Minoru Chiaki||🇯🇵||Jidaigeki
 * And Quiet Flows the Don||Sergei Gerasimov||Pyotr Glebov,Elina Bytritskaya||||Historical/War
 *  The Vikings||Richard Fleischer||Kirk Douglas,Tony Curtis,Janet Leigh||🇺🇸||Historical
 * | 1959
 * Solomon and Sheba||King Vidor||Yul Brynner,George Sanders||🇺🇸||Biblical
 *  Ben-Hur||William Wyler||Charlton Heston,Stephen Boyd,Jack Hawkins||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Destiny of a Man||Sergei Bondarchuk||Sergei Bondarchuk||||War
 * The Birth of Japan||Hiroshi Inagaki||Toshiro Mifune,Akihiko Hirata||🇯🇵||tokusatsu
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier||Norman Foster||Fess Parker,Buddy Ebsen,William Bakewell,Pat Hogan||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * Son of Sinbad||Ted Tetzlaff||Dale Robertson,Vincent Price,Sally Price||🇺🇸||Fantasy Adventure
 * | 1956
 * The Ten Commandments||Cecil B. DeMille||Charlton Heston,Yul Brynner,Anne Baxter||🇺🇸||Biblical
 * 'Around the World in 80 Days||Michael Anderson||David Niven,Mario Moreno,Robert Newton||🇺🇸||Adventure
 * War and Peace||King Vidor||Henry Fonda,Audrey Hepburn,Mel Ferrer||🇺🇸🇮🇹||Historical/War
 * The Searchers||John Ford||John Wayne,Jeffrey Hunter,Vera Miles||🇺🇸||Western
 * Alexander the Great||Robert Rossen||Richard Burton,Claire Bloom,Frederic March||🇺🇸||Historical
 * 'The Battle of the River Plate||Michael Powell||John Gregson,Anthony Quayle,Peter Finch||||War
 * A Hill in Korea||Julian Amyes||George Baker,Harry Andrews,Stanley Baker||||War
 * Ilya Muromets||Aleksandr Ptushko||Boris Andreyev,Andrei Abrikosov,Natalya Medvedeva||||Fantasy
 * | 1957
 * The Bridge on the River Kwai||David Lean||William Holden,Alec Guinness,Jack Hawkins||||War
 * Raintree County||Edward Dmytryk||Elizabeth Taylor,Montgomery Clift||🇺🇸||War
 * Throne of Blood||Akira Kurosawa||Toshiro Mifune,Isuzu Yamada,Takashi Shimura||🇯🇵||Jidaigeki
 * Don Quixote||Grigori Kozintsev||Nikolai Cherkasov,Yuri Tolubeyev,Georgiy Vitsin||||Adventure
 * Ill Met by Moonlight||Michael Powell||Dirk Bogarde,Marius Goring,Cyril Cusack||||War
 * Paths of Glory||Stanley Kubrick||Kirk Douglas,Ralph Meeker,Adolphe Menjou||🇺🇸||War
 * The Cranes Are Flying||Mikhail Kalatozov||Tatyana Samojlova,Aleksey Batalov,Vasili Merkuryev||||War
 * | 1958
 * Dunkirk||Leslie Norman||John Mills,Richard Attenborough,Bernard Lee||||War
 * The 7th Voyage of Sinbad||Nathan H. Juran||Kerwin Mathews,Torin Thatcher,Kathryn Grant||🇺🇸||Fantasy adventure
 * The Hidden Fortress||Akira Kurosawa||Toshiro Mifune,Misa Uehara,Minoru Chiaki||🇯🇵||Jidaigeki
 * And Quiet Flows the Don||Sergei Gerasimov||Pyotr Glebov,Elina Bytritskaya||||Historical/War
 *  The Vikings||Richard Fleischer||Kirk Douglas,Tony Curtis,Janet Leigh||🇺🇸||Historical
 * | 1959
 * Solomon and Sheba||King Vidor||Yul Brynner,George Sanders||🇺🇸||Biblical
 *  Ben-Hur||William Wyler||Charlton Heston,Stephen Boyd,Jack Hawkins||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Destiny of a Man||Sergei Bondarchuk||Sergei Bondarchuk||||War
 * The Birth of Japan||Hiroshi Inagaki||Toshiro Mifune,Akihiko Hirata||🇯🇵||tokusatsu
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy
 * Don Quixote||Grigori Kozintsev||Nikolai Cherkasov,Yuri Tolubeyev,Georgiy Vitsin||||Adventure
 * Ill Met by Moonlight||Michael Powell||Dirk Bogarde,Marius Goring,Cyril Cusack||||War
 * Paths of Glory||Stanley Kubrick||Kirk Douglas,Ralph Meeker,Adolphe Menjou||🇺🇸||War
 * The Cranes Are Flying||Mikhail Kalatozov||Tatyana Samojlova,Aleksey Batalov,Vasili Merkuryev||||War
 * | 1958
 * Dunkirk||Leslie Norman||John Mills,Richard Attenborough,Bernard Lee||||War
 * The 7th Voyage of Sinbad||Nathan H. Juran||Kerwin Mathews,Torin Thatcher,Kathryn Grant||🇺🇸||Fantasy adventure
 * The Hidden Fortress||Akira Kurosawa||Toshiro Mifune,Misa Uehara,Minoru Chiaki||🇯🇵||Jidaigeki
 * And Quiet Flows the Don||Sergei Gerasimov||Pyotr Glebov,Elina Bytritskaya||||Historical/War
 *  The Vikings||Richard Fleischer||Kirk Douglas,Tony Curtis,Janet Leigh||🇺🇸||Historical
 * | 1959
 * Solomon and Sheba||King Vidor||Yul Brynner,George Sanders||🇺🇸||Biblical
 *  Ben-Hur||William Wyler||Charlton Heston,Stephen Boyd,Jack Hawkins||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Destiny of a Man||Sergei Bondarchuk||Sergei Bondarchuk||||War
 * The Birth of Japan||Hiroshi Inagaki||Toshiro Mifune,Akihiko Hirata||🇯🇵||tokusatsu
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy
 * And Quiet Flows the Don||Sergei Gerasimov||Pyotr Glebov,Elina Bytritskaya||||Historical/War
 *  The Vikings||Richard Fleischer||Kirk Douglas,Tony Curtis,Janet Leigh||🇺🇸||Historical
 * | 1959
 * Solomon and Sheba||King Vidor||Yul Brynner,George Sanders||🇺🇸||Biblical
 *  Ben-Hur||William Wyler||Charlton Heston,Stephen Boyd,Jack Hawkins||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Destiny of a Man||Sergei Bondarchuk||Sergei Bondarchuk||||War
 * The Birth of Japan||Hiroshi Inagaki||Toshiro Mifune,Akihiko Hirata||🇯🇵||tokusatsu
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy
 *  Ben-Hur||William Wyler||Charlton Heston,Stephen Boyd,Jack Hawkins||🇺🇸||Historical
 * Destiny of a Man||Sergei Bondarchuk||Sergei Bondarchuk||||War
 * The Birth of Japan||Hiroshi Inagaki||Toshiro Mifune,Akihiko Hirata||🇯🇵||tokusatsu
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy
 * The Birth of Japan||Hiroshi Inagaki||Toshiro Mifune,Akihiko Hirata||🇯🇵||tokusatsu
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy
 * Hercules Unchained||Pietro Francisci||Steve Reeves,Sylva Koscina,Sylvia Lopez||🇮🇹||Fantasy