One of the best of the bunch when it comes to religious epics - except it doesn't qualify as one!

Rating: 8/10 (12 September 1999)

Alongside Ben-Hur (or perhaps slight behind it), this is the greatest mammoth-production ever made. It has a great deal of what makes a classic; a marvellous (yet slightly wooden) Kirk Douglas in the role of Spartacus - a brutal hero who has no mercy. None of that makes sense. Let me just point out: This is a great movie, far beyond its time. See it. See it with your girlfriend, your wife, your parents and your slaves. :o)