Spartacus (miniseries)
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Spartacus is a 2004 North American miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm and produced by Ted Kurdyla from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan. It aired over two nights on the USA Network, and stars Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates (in his final television appearance), Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, Ross Kemp and Ben Cross.[1] It is based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Howard Fast.[1][2]
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Spartacus | |
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Genre | Drama Action |
Based on | Spartacus 1951 novel by Howard Fast |
Written by | Teleplay:' Robert Schenkkan |
Directed by | Robert Dornhelm |
Starring | Goran Visnjic Alan Bates Angus Macfadyen Rhona Mitra Ian McNeice Ross Kemp Ben Cross |
Theme music composer | Randy Miller |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Producer | Ted Kurdyla |
Cinematography | Kees Van Oostrum |
Editors | Mark Conte Victor Du Bois Cindy Mollo |
Running time | 171 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | USA Network |
Release | April 18, 2004 (2004-04-18) |
The plot, setting, and costumes are nearly identical to those of Stanley Kubrick's 1960 version; however, this adaptation follows Howard Fast's novel more closely than does Kubrick's film. (Two of the more noticeable omissions from the new adaptation are the "I am Spartacus!" scene and the reunion of Spartacus and his wife after the battle.) The miniseries is shown as a story a woman narrates to her son, who are later revealed to be Spartacus' wife and son.
A notable piece of dramatic license has Spartacus' son born exactly at the moment Spartacus dies in battle. As Marcus Crassus and Pompey Magnus are being proclaimed co-consuls, the announcer calls Rome an Empire, when it was still a Republic at the time. However, in contemporary Latin, the meaning of “Imperium“, empire, just meant area where one exercises power.