THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST / SPARTACUS - 2 x DVD -N&S -Never played

Description: WILLEM DAFOE HARVEY KEITEL BARBARA HERSHEY PAUL GRECO STEVE SHILL and VERNA BLOOM and KIRK DOUGLAS LAURENCE OLIVIER JEAN SIMMONS CHARLES LAUGHTON and PETER USTINOV star in THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST / SPARTACUS Alan Jones Recommends 2 x DVD Classic Collectibles - NEW and SEALED - NEVER PLAYED!! - M-rated - 164 and 197-minutes - Colour - 1988 and 1960-release - Drama, History, Biblical - REGION 4 - PAL - Original Oz release THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRISTThe carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fullfillment, He must face the greatest temptation; the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.I thought this movie was an excellent piece of film making. A fabulous score and stunning cinematography take us through the inner struggle of Jesus in accepting his role and his duty. It tells how he faced temptation, ridicule , torture and triumph. Before you burn my name in effigy for liking this movie, be open minded and just experience a good film. The "disclaimer" at the beginning of the movie says it all. It is not necessarily based on events in the Bible. Just as Jesus used parables as a way of teaching, this movie tells a story of a man's life and events that we can all somehow personally relate to. By the way, the portrayal of Satan was the best I've seen yet.SPARTACUSIn 73 B.C., a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus (Sir Peter Ustinov). The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus (Charles Laughton) schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus (John Dall), Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus (Sir Laurence Olivier) is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves. Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. They then turn north and must face the might of Rome. It's 1st century BC. Rome is corrupt and functions by slavery. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is forced to be a gladiator in a school run by Lentulus Batiatus (Peter Ustinov). He falls for a slave named Varinia (Jean Simmons). He leads a revolt against his Roman masters as more slaves join. Educated slave Antoninus (Tony Curtis) joins them. They are opposed by Roman armies and Senator Marcus Licinius Crassus (Laurence Olivier).Stanley Kubrick created a masterpiece. It's not only a great movie but it's influential. It's iconic. The acting power is off the charts. The legendary names would easily make it to the pantheon of acting. The scale of production is massive. It's grand in the old Hollywood sense. It fits its ambition. The story is about a gladiator revolt that turn into a slave revolt that turn into an all out war. It has some great iconic movie scenes. When the slaves each claim the name Spartacus, this becomes more than a simply great movie. It is movie history. It is a must see.

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