Rome (2005-07)
Country: GB/US
Technical: col/1.78:1 TV Series: 2 seasons (22x52m)
Director: Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Indira Varma, Kenneth Cranham
Synopsis:
A centurion returns with one of his more insubordinate legionaries from Caesar's Gallic campaigns and together they witness Rome tear itself apart during a decade of factionalism.
Review:
HBO and the BBC's ambitious production filmed in Italy and Bulgaria not only provides the most cogent and accurate version of these tumultuous events yet put on screen, but does so from a refreshingly plebeian perspective. The glimpse of life in the insulae, palaces and bustling streets is well researched and comes alive with an earthiness not seen before; it is matched by a salty script.
Country: GB/US
Technical: col/1.78:1 TV Series: 2 seasons (22x52m)
Director: Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Indira Varma, Kenneth Cranham
Synopsis:
A centurion returns with one of his more insubordinate legionaries from Caesar's Gallic campaigns and together they witness Rome tear itself apart during a decade of factionalism.
Review:
HBO and the BBC's ambitious production filmed in Italy and Bulgaria not only provides the most cogent and accurate version of these tumultuous events yet put on screen, but does so from a refreshingly plebeian perspective. The glimpse of life in the insulae, palaces and bustling streets is well researched and comes alive with an earthiness not seen before; it is matched by a salty script.
Country: GB/US
Technical: col/1.78:1 TV Series: 2 seasons (22x52m)
Director: Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Indira Varma, Kenneth Cranham
Synopsis:
A centurion returns with one of his more insubordinate legionaries from Caesar's Gallic campaigns and together they witness Rome tear itself apart during a decade of factionalism.
Review:
HBO and the BBC's ambitious production filmed in Italy and Bulgaria not only provides the most cogent and accurate version of these tumultuous events yet put on screen, but does so from a refreshingly plebeian perspective. The glimpse of life in the insulae, palaces and bustling streets is well researched and comes alive with an earthiness not seen before; it is matched by a salty script.