The Slave
During the power struggle between Caesar and Crassus, a Roman centurion, who is the lost son of Spartacus, is dispatched to Crassus' camp to observe his movements and keep Caesar informed.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- Italy
Details
Release year: 1962
Storyline
During the power struggle between Caesar and Crassus, a Roman centurion, who is the lost son of Spartacus, is dispatched to Crassus' camp to observe his movements and keep Caesar informed.
Top credits
Steve Reeves — Randus - Son of Spartacus
Jacques Sernas — Vetius - Companion of Randus
Gianna Maria Canale — Claudia - Wife of Crassus
Claudio Gora — Crassus - Governor of Egypt
Did you know
• This marked the final Italian sword and sandal/mythological muscleman movie to be made by Steve Reeves. He would make several "Sandokan" movies and a spaghetti western before retiring from the screen.
• In the javelin contest, the ship's captain says that it would take Hercules to remove the javelins from the ship's mast.Steve Reeves had become a worldwide sensation playing Hercules in two movies which started the craze for these Italian sword and sandal epics.
• Unlike most of the Italian sword-and-sandal films of the 1960s which were shot at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, this film was shot mostly on location in Egypt.
User reviews
Steve only seemed to get better
Zorro in Roman times
One of the most accessible peplum films out there
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color, Color
