Spartacus

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.

Cast

Goran Višnjić

Spartacus

Alan Bates

Antonius Agrippa

Angus Macfadyen

Marcus Crassus

Rhona Mitra

Varinia

Ian McNeice

Lentulus Batiatus

James Frain

David

Henry Simmons

Draba

Ben Cross

Titus Glabrus

Ross Kemp

Cinna

Georgina Rylance

Helena

Crew

Howard Fast

Novel

Robert Dornhelm

Director

Robert Schenkkan

Teleplay