Top cast:C. Thomas Howell,Matt Dillon,Ralph Macchio
Director:Rob Schmidt
Genre:Film-Noir
Region:Kuwait
Year:2002
Storyline:However, two major concessions and changes from the novel had to be made: (1) stockade Sgt.Fatso""s sadistic brutality against Maggio had to be interpreted as atypical of Army behavior, and (2) the fate of Capt.They trained him to kill for their pleasure...but they trained him a little too well...Human desires so strong they changed the course of History...of a Rebellion that shook a Civilization in a Pagan era, 71 B.C....the grandeur and might of Rome and the challenge of an immortal gladiator...of a love that changed the world.[Note: During production, due to the National Catholic Legion of Decency and the restrictive Hays Code, various segments were removed, including homosexual innuendo in the bathhouse scene and various depictions of gore during battle scenes (such as a severed limb).He performed with charisma, exuberance and grace throughout the entire film, after already having proved his swashbuckling agility and box-office popularity in 38 previous films including these from the early 1920s:The Mark of Zorro (1920), director Fred Niblo""s silent film, adapted from Johnson McCulley""s novel The Curse of Capistrano; with Fairbanks in the dual role of Don Diego and the dashing young swordsman Zorro - the hero of the oppressed poor by tyrants ruling in California in the 1830s.Torrential waves of deep-red blood silently splash from the double-doors of an elevator in the hotel lobby, decorated art-deco style.I must tell you why I wanted to meet you here instead of the square...Do you see the way I""m dressed?Antony: What about it?Cleopatra: I""m dressed to lure you, Antony...You see all this? It was all a plan - and you know why? Because it was my only chance.Don""t you think I know you""re my enemy - you and your hungry Rome? But I suppose it was the most stupid thing I could have done.