Colosseum DVD 2003 A halál arénája - Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death / BBC / Directed by Tilmann Remme / Starring: Robert Shannon, Derek Lea

UPC 5996473005138  /  5999016344275

REGION 2 PAL DVD 

MADE IN eu

AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0

SUBTITLES: -

Total Runtime: 51 minutes

English Summary:

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003 BBC Television docudrama which tells the true story of Verus, a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome.

The opening scene in A.D. 80 shows preparations for gladiatorial battle in the Flavian Amphitheater with Verus walking out toward the arena, as a voice-over narrator states that the contest of Verus in the Colosseum is the only one recorded in detail. Details of gladiator life are contained in documents from that period. This is Verus' story.

Flashback to 79, when Roman forces took a village in Moesia, and Verus with others is marched 50 miles to work in a quarry the slaves call "the pit", preparing stone for building an amphitheater the Emperor Vespasian intends to use for gaining popular support from the people. An owner ("Lanista") of a gladiatorial school arrives with his trainer to choose recruits, but when Verus is not chosen he sees an opportunity and assaults a fellow slave he does not know, Priscus. Their fight is broken up and they are both taken with the others to Rome and trained, and Verus and Priscus become friends.

Hungarian Summary:

Az Úr 80. évében Róma városának ékessége és büszkesége az újonnan épült Colosseum, mely a korszak legnagyobb építészeti vállalkozása volt. De ezen épület nem csupán önmaga nagyságáért magasodott a város fölé, a kor híres "sportoló hősei", a gladiátorok odabent vívták gyakran élet-halál küzdelmeiket. A film egyikük, Vérusz szemszögéből mutatja be ezen bátor harcosok életét egy dicső, ám rendkívül véres és kegyetlen korszakban.

Cast / Szereplők:

• Robert Shannon as Verus
• Derek Lea as Priscus
• Jamel Aroui as Titus
• Hichem Rostom as Lanista
• Lotfi Dziri as Trainer
• Dorra Zarrouk as Imperial lady