Big Screen RomeJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009 M02 9 - 288 pages Big Screen Rome is the first systematic survey of the most important and popular films from the past half century that reconstruct the image of Roman antiquity.
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... arena The Robe. Marcellus (Richard Burton) and other Roman soldiers gamble at the scene of the crucifixion while Demetrius (Victor Mature) watches The Robe. Diana (Jean Simmons) receives the robe from Marcellus (Richard Burton) after ...
... arena The Robe. Marcellus (Richard Burton) and other Roman soldiers gamble at the scene of the crucifixion while Demetrius (Victor Mature) watches The Robe. Diana (Jean Simmons) receives the robe from Marcellus (Richard Burton) after ...
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... arena the next day, the Roman people call for Christian blood. Nero and his court appear in the imperial box, and the games begin. Imprisoned together beneath the arena, Marcus, Lygia, and Plautius watch as Pomponia is sent forth with a ...
... arena the next day, the Roman people call for Christian blood. Nero and his court appear in the imperial box, and the games begin. Imprisoned together beneath the arena, Marcus, Lygia, and Plautius watch as Pomponia is sent forth with a ...
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... arena, Nero is overthrown in anticipation of the Christian Church's imminent triumph at Rome, as promised by the apostle Peter. In his depiction of the figures of Peter and Paul, Sienkiewicz borrowed early Christian material and ...
... arena, Nero is overthrown in anticipation of the Christian Church's imminent triumph at Rome, as promised by the apostle Peter. In his depiction of the figures of Peter and Paul, Sienkiewicz borrowed early Christian material and ...
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... arena and the imperial palace, and scenes such as chariot chases and gladiatorial combats. In 1912 Sienkiewicz sold the rights to his novel to Enrico Guazzoni, the “Italian spectacle-king,” whose silent version of Quo Vadis? (1913) ...
... arena and the imperial palace, and scenes such as chariot chases and gladiatorial combats. In 1912 Sienkiewicz sold the rights to his novel to Enrico Guazzoni, the “Italian spectacle-king,” whose silent version of Quo Vadis? (1913) ...
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Contents
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Chapter 2 The Robe 1953 | 34 |
Chapter 3 BenHur 1959 | 59 |
Chapter 4 Spartacus 1960 | 89 |
Chapter 5 Cleopatra 1963 | 121 |
Chapter 6 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 | 159 |
Chapter 7 Monty Pythons Life of Brian 1979 | 176 |
Chapter 8 History of the World Part I 1981 The Roman Empire Sequence | 194 |
Chapter 9 Gladiator 2000 | 207 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index | 262 |
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