Basically it is GLADIATOR with a few changes.
Alan Steel is Commodus--dubbed by Tony Russel. He is almost killed by a muscle man (Dan Vadis as Ursus) who can throw a big Styrofoam log around like nobody's business. Commodus feels threatened and humiliated by him. Ursus was a soldier but then he found religion--literally, he became a christian. There's a senator similar to the Derek Jacobi guy who wants Maximas--sorry Ursus, to fight for him so they can use him to assassinate Commodus. He has a son who has the loyalty of the army--seems like Maximas split in two with Ursus as the other half.
There's also a sister in it who looks a lot like Connie Nielsen. IMDB has the names all messed up because there is a village girl Arminia and they have her listed as portrayed by a Jose' Greci. Unless it was a Josephine who became a Jose.' But I am pretty sure she is Gloria Milland so I don't know who portrays the sister.
There is also a gladiator instructor who is the Oliver Reed of the story (interestingly, he doesn't get stabbed in the back by Roman soldiers--instead, he is the one who spears Commodus in the back--they should have done that with Reed's character--a more fitting send off--"shadows and dust Commodus!").
Alan Steel is Commodus--dubbed by Tony Russel. He is almost killed by a muscle man (Dan Vadis as Ursus) who can throw a big Styrofoam log around like nobody's business. Commodus feels threatened and humiliated by him. Ursus was a soldier but then he found religion--literally, he became a christian. There's a senator similar to the Derek Jacobi guy who wants Maximas--sorry Ursus, to fight for him so they can use him to assassinate Commodus. He has a son who has the loyalty of the army--seems like Maximas split in two with Ursus as the other half.
There's also a sister in it who looks a lot like Connie Nielsen. IMDB has the names all messed up because there is a village girl Arminia and they have her listed as portrayed by a Jose' Greci. Unless it was a Josephine who became a Jose.' But I am pretty sure she is Gloria Milland so I don't know who portrays the sister.
There is also a gladiator instructor who is the Oliver Reed of the story (interestingly, he doesn't get stabbed in the back by Roman soldiers--instead, he is the one who spears Commodus in the back--they should have done that with Reed's character--a more fitting send off--"shadows and dust Commodus!").
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