The ten best historical movies

From Battleship Potemkin to Lawrence of Arabia, The Week takes a look at some of the highlights of historical cinema

Battleship Potemkin
1925 Soviet silent epic Battleship Potemkin was named the greatest film of all time at the 1958 Brussels World Fair
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A balancing act of factual accuracy and genuine entertainment, historical films often bring out the best in filmmakers across the world, pushed to their limits to create great cinema while still doing justice to the real-life stories and people that make up their subject matter.

Here are ten of the best historical films of all time.

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