Huge epic, set during the heyday of Republican Rome, in all its ostentatious glory. The story details the purchase and selection of slaves, the harsh discipline and routine of the gladiators' school, the new comradeship balked by the realisation that a gladiator must kill or be killed. Then the film really comes into its own with the superbly staged revolt and escape, led by the slave who, with his unlikely army, holds the Roman army at bay for four years. Magnificent, masterful....a classic! find out more...

A German general attempts to leave France with a load of Impressionistic paintings just days before the liberation. Based on a true story, Scofield gives a magnificent performance as the general battling vs Lancaster's delaying railway inspector who attempts to let the allies catch up.