THE ANCIENT WORLD (3300BC-476AD)
All the films set in the Ancient Era, mythological, historical, biographical or adventure, but all belong to the subgenre popularly known as "sword and sandal".
It relates the filmography of films and TV series set in the empires of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, excluding the biblical and religious films, related in another specific list.
It relates the filmography of films and TV series set in the empires of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, excluding the biblical and religious films, related in another specific list.
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- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJean SimmonsVictor MatureGene TierneyIn ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJack HawkinsJoan CollinsDewey MartinA captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne BaxterMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsDebra PagetEttore ManniErno CrisaAfter Cleopatra's death her daughter Shila is brought up in Assyria. When the new pharaoh Nemorat conquers Assyria he takes Shila to Egypt and marries her. He soon dies, and his widow is required to be buried with him - alive.
- DirectorViktor TourjanskyStarsLinda CristalPierre BriceArmando FrancioliA beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a dejected woman gets her revenge, and the couple's destruction.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsJeanne CrainVincent PriceEdmund PurdomChronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.
- DirectorJerzy KawalerowiczStarsJerzy ZelnikWieslawa MazurkiewiczBarbara BrylskaYoung Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers.
- DirectorGuy GillesStarsMichela Rocco di TorrepadulaFrançois NégretAntonella LualdiTadushepa grows from a young princess from the Mitanni kingdom to the legendary Queen Nefertiti of Egypt.
- DirectorsBrenda ChapmanSteve HicknerSimon WellsStarsVal KilmerRalph FiennesMichelle PfeifferEgyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
- StarsJeff FaheyKarina LombardRoy ScheiderIn ancient Egypt, a servant's son is sent on the Nile with secret scrolls about a queen's treasure. Centuries later, a boy drawn to the river leads archaeologists and a thief on a quest uncovering the scrolls and his own origins.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsVal KilmerKevin EarleyLauren KennedyThe story of Moses from the bible in musical form, filmed live at the Hollywood Kodak Theater.
- StarsDougray ScottLinus RoacheNaveen AndrewsA telling of the biblical tale, where Moses returns to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsChristian BaleJoel EdgertonBen KingsleyThe defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
- StarsBen KingsleyAvan JogiaSibylla DeenA largely fictional mini-series based on a legendary teenage Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsBrenton ThwaitesNikolaj Coster-WaldauGerard ButlerMortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsBlanche SweetHenry B. WalthallMae MarshA religious woman seeks to save her people from destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans get complicated once she falls for him.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsMassimo GirottiIsabelle CoreyRenato BaldiniA beautiful girl plans to seduce, then murder, the brutal conqueror who has taken over her city.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRobert HarronMae MarshFour historical tales depict the ongoing human struggle against prejudice and inhumanity.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsRichard ConteLinda ChristianMaurice SchwartzIn ancient times, a Jew is instrumental in the crowning of a new Median-Persian king who, in return, conquers Babylon and frees all the Jewish slaves.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsRhonda FlemingRicardo MontalbanRoldano LupiBeautiful goatherd helps Chaldean rebel fight evil king in ancient Babylon.
- DirectorPrimo ZeglioStarsYvonne FurneauxJohn EricsonRenzo RicciStory of an ancient Assyrian queen that supposedly took place around 810 B.C.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsHoward DuffJocelyn LaneLuciano MarinNoble, wise King Sardanapolo and his more soft and naive younger brother Prince Sammash get into a bitter feud over the affections of sweet and alluring innocent peasant girl Mirra. Meanwhile, the treacherous and ruthlessly ambitious General Arbace plots against both siblings.
- DirectorSiro MarcelliniStarsGordon ScottGeneviève GradMoira OrfeiThe rightful heir to the throne of Babylon leads a slave revolt against an evil ruler.
- CreatorsHoward OvermanJohnny CappsJulian MurphyStarsMark AddyJack DonnellyRobert EmmsFar from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis.
- CreatorNick WillingStarsTom YorkSonya CassidySonita HenryFollows Hero on his journey as he transforms from a fresh-faced and raw young man to a ruthless leader of man and match for the gods themselves.
