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Spartacus

Spartacus

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 17, 2004

Runtime

2h 54m

Genres

Action, Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

Spartacus

Production Companies

USA Cable Entertainment, Nimar Studios

Director

Robert Dornhelm

Description

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 form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.