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This television miniseries tells the familiar story of Spartacus, played in this endeavor by ER regular Goran Visnjic. Spartacus, who was enslaved by the Romans after they murdered his father, leads f... read more read more...ellow slaves in an attempt to overthrow the repressive Roman Empire. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Unrated, 4 hr.

Directed by: Robert Dornhelm

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DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004

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  • March 28, 2010
    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.
  • November 28, 2010
    While not entirely as good as the original, it is still a powerful recreation of the original, holding vast amounts of respectful changes that will spark your wonder again. Of course, the film does still retain its good acting, compelling story, strong characters, excellent comba... read moret sequences, good directing, good writing and emotional power, which has even gotten greater. Still, there are a deal of other flaws that keeps this from matching the original, but that doesn't mean that it's not a true masterpiece.
  • June 10, 2007
    Uhhh...It's boring enough sitting through History class, why would I want to watch it on a televistion screen during my freetime???
  • April 28, 2007
    I am Spartacus! They don't make movies like this anymore. Movies like this were based only on solid acting and good directing. Nowadays, special effects can make an otherwise horrible movie good.

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MaryAnn Johanson
January 18, 2005
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... Full Review

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