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      Spartacus

      TV-14 2004 3h 12m History Drama List
      Reviews 68% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Spartacus leads a slave revolt against the powerful forces of ancient Rome. Based on the novel by Howard Fast. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member This is a solid, well paced film. The chemistry is not always felt among actors, but everything else is good to go. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent version of the famous story with Goran Visnjic stalwart in the lead. Good production values and a consistent pace help this as well as many fine supporting performances, the best of which is given by the great Alan Bates, an actor of enormous scope, in his last role. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this movie only once, on History channel as a presentation or as a movie itself. I watched it in a full stretch and it never bored me even for an instant. The film has the most decent realistic stunts and a set and direction that makes it purely epic. The story is precise and perfect, the acting solid, the use of animation less battle scenes make this film praise worthy and more like the epic film 'Troy'. I really would wish to watch this film again. This film is much better than the other Spartacus movies and the serial which is hired on HBO. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member 04/08/12 Long movie! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Average for a TV mini-series production. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding. C'est ce qu'on dit, non?<br/><br/>Décidemment, même en 1960, Kubrick savait comment métamorphoser un synopsis de base assez banal en une épopée épique fantastique qui allume les coeurs d'une manière pourtant bien cruelle. Même si Kubrick semblait posséder assez peu de latitudes en ce qui a trait aux modifications cinématographiques, on peut de temps en temps y déceler son empreinte et son influence, quand bien même ce fut le réalisateur Anthony Mann qui avait entrepris le tournage initial avant de se faire indiquer la porte de sortie par l'acteur/producteur Kirk Douglas.<br/><br/>L'histoire de Spartacus en est une à déploiement faramineux, à un point tel qu'il vient impossible d'outrepasser la fascination que cela évoque chez nous, si bien que les quelques trois heures et quart en viennent à défiler incroyablement rapidement. Kirk Douglas offre une autre prestation sincère et son jeu d'acteur ajoute beaucoup au tragique de la scène finale qui, mine de rien, nous enfonce un pieu au fond du coeur...<br/><br/>Naturellement, que je n'en voies aucun amorcer de comparaison avec Gladiator de Ridley Scott...<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>Doh. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Visnjic is the high point... bringing a sincerity and an honesty to the role that forces you to take it seriously and not indulge in too many jokes about men in skirts... Jan 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Spartacus leads a slave revolt against the powerful forces of ancient Rome. Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
      Director
      Robert Dornhelm
      Producer
      Adam Shapiro, Robert Schenkkan, Angela Mancuso
      Screenwriter
      Robert Schenkkan
      Production Co
      Columbia
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 22, 2017
      Runtime
      3h 12m