Title | : | Spartacus |
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Release | : | 2004 |
Rating | : | 6.6 |
Language | : | English |
Runtime | : | 174 |
Genre | : | Action,Drama,History |
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethiopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in the form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.—Ronos
Howard Fast (novel), Robert Schenkkan (teleplay)