Directed by Sergio Corbucci
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Roman centurion Steve Reeves is the son of rebel slave Spartacus, which he discovers when the amulet he wears is identified by slaves as the one given to him by his father. He takes pity on slaves when they are killed and tortured, becoming, like his father, their leader. By day he is the representative of Caesar in an eastern land ruled by the traitor Crassus, but in his spare time he dons a helmet which obscures his identity to slay the oppressors. Location shooting in Egypt adds authenticity, and there is some interesting torture on display, but it fails to rise above the usual Italian spectacle centered around boring palace drama.
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