DeMille gained a great deal of fame with the kind of movie known as an epic.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

An epic tells a story of events that are important in history.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

Actually, I also saw 'Robin Hood.' It was definitely an epic film but it was really dark and gloomy, so I wasn't as big of a fan of that."

VOA: special.2010.06.14

The science fiction epic Avatar won best drama and top director for filmmaker James Cameron at this year's Golden Globe awards.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21