3/16/2021 0 Comments Spartacus Movie 2014 Full Cast
From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.
![]() ![]() What to Watch if You Love Inception Best Cold Opens From The Office Our Summer Love Picks Visit our What to Watch page. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus (Charles Laughton) schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus (John Dall), Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus (Sir Laurence Olivier) is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves. ![]() Many of the horsemen use stirrups, an invention which did not reach Europe until about the 7th century A.D., eight centuries after the film is set. In the last century before the birth of the new faith called Christianity, which was destined to overthrow the pagan tyranny of Rome and bring about a new society, the Roman Republic stood at the very center of the civilized world. Of all things fairest, sang the poet, first among cities and home of the gods is golden Rome. Yet, even at the zenith of her pride and power, the Republic lay fatally stricken with a disease called human slavery. After its premiere the film was heavily cut and wasnt shown in its complete form until 1991, when a restored version was re-released. Among the restored scenes is one where where Marcus Crassus ( Laurence Olivier ) tries to seduce Antonius ( Tony Curtis ) in the bath. The soundtrack was damaged, so Anthony Hopkins was called in to dub Oliviers lines. Watch out, especially, for the credit sequence at the beginning. Unless you are watching it at home (and can rewind), it might just pass you by before you are settled in. Whoever put the credit sequence together ought to be commended. Coincidentally, Alex North also composed the music of the other epic with a great credit sequence, Cleopatra.
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