Not regarded as top tier Pal and it isn't but I enjoyed it. Yes, Edward Platt looks silly in his headdress. Yes, Anthony Hall is a debit as the lead and makes you wonder why MGM couldn't have found someone else. (I know he was last minute but they had a bunch of actors under contract.) Yes, they could have done more work setting up Greece as an every day society. (I actually think the hero should have come from the modern era but anyways).
But it looks great. Lovely cinematography. Solid sets. The story works - slave uprisings are always solid. Fun to see John Dall again, in blonde hair. I liked Joyce Taylor. It's silly and fun.
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