Directed by:
Robert DornhelmScreenplay:
Robert SchenkkanCinematography:
Kees Van OostrumComposer:
Randy MillerCast:
Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, James Frain, Henry Simmons, Ben Cross, Paul Telfer, Georgina Rylance, Stuart Bunce (more)Plots(1)
This television production stars Goran Visnjic (ER) as the titular gladiator in this television adaptation of the same 1951 Howard Fast novel that spawned Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film classic. While living out his life as a slave the deserts of Egypt, Spartacus is bought by a trainer of gladiators and forced to fight for the amusement of the Roman masses. There, he spearheads a slave uprising which rocks the very foundations of Rome. Alan Bates costars as Lentulas Agrippa in his final screen role. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Goran Visnjic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113396_0dc381.jpg)
Goran Visnjic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Ice Age (2002)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Angus Macfadyen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/489/162489751_671b4d.png)
Angus Macfadyen
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
Equilibrium (2002)
![Rhona Mitra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/677/162677769_30fa34.png)
Rhona Mitra
UK
Best movies:
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Croupier (1998)
Shooter (2007)
![Ian McNeice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270516_a58f52.jpg)
Ian McNeice
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
![James Frain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443590_8bb396.jpg)
James Frain
UK
Best movies:
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Sunshine (1999)
![Henry Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/343/343628_7b554c.jpg)
Henry Simmons
USA
Best movies:
Above the Rim (1994)
South of Pico (2007)
Georgia O'Keeffe (2009) (TV movie)
![Ben Cross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270648_f610e5.jpg)
Ben Cross
UK
Best movies:
Star Trek (2009)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
![Paul Telfer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/565/160565614_462b50.jpg)
Paul Telfer
UK
Best movies:
Spartacus (2004) (TV movie)
Fun Size Horror: Volume One (2015)
Miss Conception (2008)
![Georgina Rylance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/721/158721641_94db5e.jpg)
Georgina Rylance
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Limbo (2007) (TV movie)
Stuart Bunce
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Clapham Junction (2007) (TV movie)
![Hristo Shopov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272139_17e837.jpg)
Hristo Shopov
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
South Wind (2018)
![Jack Huston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/763/160763500_3b2217.png)
Jack Huston
UK
Best movies:
The Irishman (2019)
The Longest Ride (2015)
Wilde Salomé (2011)
![Ross Kemp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279521_d3dafe.jpg)
Ross Kemp
UK
Best movies:
Spartacus (2004) (TV movie)
A Christmas Carol (2000) (TV movie)
![George Zlatarev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471339_bb6ef1.jpg)
George Zlatarev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
The Grey Zone (2001)
Hristo Mitzkov
Best movies:
The Company (2007) (series)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
Spartacus (2004) (TV movie)
![Valentin Ganev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656164_4b4d42.jpg)
Valentin Ganev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
East/West (1999)
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
The Way Back (2010)
![Atanas Srebrev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886618_bae19a.jpg)
Atanas Srebrev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
The Angel (2018)
Loving Pablo (2017)
Valentin Tanev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
A Love to Hide (2005) (TV movie)
East/West (1999)
Footsteps in the Sand (2010)
Vladimir Kolev
Best movies:
Victor Young Perez (2013)
Spartacus (2004) (TV movie)
The Fourth Kind (2009)