Spartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick's 1960 Roman epic. Kirk Douglas as the slave revolt leader.
Legions, emperors, and marble ambition. Reviews of films set in ancient Rome, from sword-and-sandal spectacle to serious history.
DramaStanley Kubrick's 1960 Roman epic. Kirk Douglas as the slave revolt leader.
EpicGladiator is the film that revived the Hollywood epic. The 9 rating is honest evaluation.
RomeThe HBO series ran two seasons from 2005 to 2007 and was canceled because the budget was unsusta. The two seasons that exist comprise twenty-two episodes of historical drama operating at levels no prestige television series before or since has…
RomeThe production budget was approximately three hundred thousand pounds, which was modest even by 1976 BBC standards. Herbert Wise directed all twelve episodes.
EpicCleopatra VII Philopator has been one of the most extensively dramatized historical figures in screen cinema history. The last active pharaoh of the Ptole.
EpicBen-Hur is one of the great American historical epics and the production that established the commercial and creative ceiling for biblical-era cinema. He had directed Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, and various other major productions.
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