Spartacus
2004
This television production stars Goran Visnjic (ER) as the titular gladiator in this television adaptation of the same 1951 Howard Fast novel that spawned Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film classic. While living out his life as a slave the deserts of Egypt, Spartacus is bought by a trainer of gladiators and forced to fight for the .. Read more
| Starring | Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra |
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| Director | Robert Dornhelm |
| Genres | Drama |
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Spartacus
This television production stars Goran Visnjic (ER) as the titular gladiator in this television adaptation of the same 1951 Howard Fast novel that spawned Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film classic. While living out his life as a slave the deserts of Egypt, Spartacus is bought by a trainer of gladiators and forced to fight for the amusement of the Roman masses. There, he spearheads a slave uprising which rocks the very foundations of Rome. Alan Bates co-stars as Lentulas Agrippa in his final screen role.
| Starring | Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, James Frain, Ben Cross, Ross Kemp |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Dornhelm |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Nov 2004 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Enjoyable
Having read the reviews on Spartacus before deciding to see it for myself I did not expect much from this movie!
I was pleasantly surprised having watched it! The film itself was very watchable and at times you often found yourself relating to the characters and sympathinsing with what they went through. Obviously this film was never going to live up to the original or surpass the likes of 'Gladiator'. However, it is worth a watch despite Grant from Eastenders (Ross Kemp) putting in a very poor display of acting.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
A slave with attitude
Spartacus (Dr Luca Kovac from ER) is a slave with attitude. He rebels against the brutal slave masters, leading all his fellow slaves in an uprising against the romans. Definitely worth a watch - has a bit of everything, romance, fighting, and a good plot too that reminds you how cruel the human race can be to its own members.
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New role for Law
- 26 Jul 2004
Jude Law looks likely to star in a remake of the 1949 classic "All the King's Men". Law is set to play Jack Burden - first played by "Spartacus" star John Ireland - in the re-make. The first version of the film won the "big three" Academy awards, best actor in a leading role, best actress in a leading role and best picture. In the film Law's character is a journalist who falls under the spell of populist politician Willie Stark. Sean Penn is expected to play Stark, Read more
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