Where are the movies about ancient Rome?
Nova Roma
19-02-2005, 17:55
The only recent movie about ancient Rome that comes to mind is Gladiator. Everything else has been about the Greeks.
How about a movie following the campaign of Julius Caesar?
How about a movie about Hannibal's victories against Rome and finally his defeat at the hands of Scipio Africanus?
I just want a movie about ancient Rome; is that too hard to ask?
Have you seen the movie Caligula??
It's not that good, but still... :p
Truth be told I don't know much roman movies either...
I seem to recall someone posting here recently that there were plans to make a movie about Hannibal. Although it was to star Vin Diesel as the man himself.
So it'll probably be utter crap, but you'll still get your movie.
*is too lazy to look for a link*
Sdaeriji
19-02-2005, 18:15
I seem to recall a movie called Ben Hur, and another one called Spartacus.
Demented Hamsters
19-02-2005, 18:15
Get yourself a copy of "I Claudius". A BBC miniseries done in the 70's. Absolutely superb. The books ("I Claudius" and "Claudius the God" by Robert Graves are equally brilliant). Speaking of books, read "The Twelve Ceasars" by Suetonius (translated by Robert Graves), which was written in 100AD, and details the lives of the Ceasars from Julius up to Domitan who came to power in 69AD ("The year of the four Ceasars"). Superb and often hilarious read.
Then there's "Ben Hur", "Cleopatra", "Titus", "Spartacus".
I seem to recall someone posting here recently that there were plans to make a movie about Hannibal. Although it was to star Vin Diesel as the man himself.
So it'll probably be utter crap, but you'll still get your movie.
*is too lazy to look for a link*
I've heard something of that sort too...
But why Vin Diesel why... :headbang:
New Genoa
19-02-2005, 18:32
How about a movie following the campaign of Julius Caesar?
Arnold Schwarzenegger is... Julius Caesar.
"Alea iacta est, mothafucka!"
*explosions ensue*
Keruvalia
19-02-2005, 18:41
I just finished "Pride of Carthage" by David Anthony Durham.
Get it. Read it. Make it into a screenplay. Now.
Dontgonearthere
19-02-2005, 19:03
How about...Arthur?
Well, that one sucked to.
So yeah, the only GOOD Roman movie was Gladiator...
Anyway, they made about 100,000 of them back in the early 20th, black and white stuff along the same lines as Ben-Hur, lots of stereotype Romans-fighting-Evil-Arab-Guys, or Catheginians, or Celts...not so much in the way of Celts though...
You see alot of the clips on the History Channel :P
Randomea
19-02-2005, 21:54
Barnabas...
Actually probablycould include: Passion of the Christ.
Up Pompeii. :p
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Um, I did have a list...couple of black and white ones...something to do with Nero....
Julius Caesar of course
Von Witzleben
19-02-2005, 22:04
There are tons of mvies about Rome. Just non very recent aside from Gladiator.
Patra Caesar
20-02-2005, 06:23
The only recent movie about ancient Rome that comes to mind is Gladiator. Everything else has been about the Greeks.
How about a movie following the campaign of Julius Caesar?
How about a movie about Hannibal's victories against Rome and finally his defeat at the hands of Scipio Africanus?
I just want a movie about ancient Rome; is that too hard to ask?
Go to the video store and rent either Augustus or Julius Caesar, they're both on DVD and are OK (you can't fit everything accuratly into one film).
CelebrityFrogs
20-02-2005, 06:30
I am spartacus (and so's my wife)
Ben Hur
Spartacus
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
There are lots out there from the 50s-60s that deal with Christians being persecuted. But as mentioned before, not many recent ones.
Ahahahahaha, Forum is such a funny musical.
The line where the servant hops up and is all like, "Kiss me! Kiss me, somebody!" after he drinks the love potion has helped many a man get laid.
Anarchic Conceptions
20-02-2005, 06:58
Carry On Cleo?
"Infamy, infamy. They've all got in for me!"
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/ancientmovies.html
A whole long list of movies and tv mini-series based in ancient Rome.
Anthony & Cleopatra (1980)
Anthony & Cleopatra (1983)
Antony & Cleopatra (1974)
Ben Hur (1959)
Cabiria (1914)
Caesar and Cleopatra (1946)
Cleopatra (1934)
Cleopatra (1963)
Coriolanus (1951)
Coriolanus (1963)
Coriolanus (1983)
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Gladiator (2000)
Hercules (1997)
I, Claudius (1976)
Intolerance (1916)
Julius Caesar (1979)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Julius Caesar (1953)
King of Kings (1927)
The Last Days of Pompeii (Ultimi giorni di Pompeii)
Nero, or the Fall of Rome
Quo Vadis (1951)
Roman Scandals (1933)
Satyricon (1969)
Sign of the Cross (1932)
Sins of Rome: Story of Spartacus
Spartacus (1914)
Spartacus (1960)
The Three Ages (1916)
Titus (1999)
Titus Andronicus