Réalisation:
Robert DornhelmScénario:
Robert SchenkkanPhotographie:
Kees Van OostrumMusique:
Randy MillerActeurs·trices:
Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, James Frain, Henry Simmons, Ben Cross, Paul Telfer, Georgina Rylance (plus)Résumés(1)
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 costars as Lentulas Agrippa in his final screen role. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (1)
I like the modern version of Kubrick's spectacle better in many ways. There is a lack of big acting stars who steal the film for themselves with their performances and hence the characters can be better exposed. Still missing, of course, is the insightful and generally more inventive treatment by the creators of the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (Gods of Arena & Vengeance), but for a recap of the basic story without the mannerisms of the golden age of sandals, this Spartacus is perfect. Moreover, this version lacks the famous pathos on the cross.
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