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Series 11

Episode 9: Epic: A Cast of Thousands!

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary which goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of the biggest film genre of them all - the epic, from Ben-Hur to The Ten Commandments and from El Cid to Cleopatra. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tom Baker
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

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