clovis-man
Prehistoric Irish Cynic
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I watched Gladiator earlier. And I mean watched it, didn't hear much of it, as I mostly laughing insanely with my friends, catching up with them after the Christmas holiday.
Don't know if it was cameraderie or amusement at the film that occasioned the laughter, but you might get a chuckle out of watching The Fall of the Roman Empire, a 1960s film that tells the same story as Gladiator with some different embellishments. Stephen Boyd plays the Russell Crowe part and Christopher Plummer is Joaquin Phoenix. The Richard Harris part is played by Alec Guinness. You can see where I'm going with this. The contrasting parts played by the different actors are interesting to watch. The earlier film also features James Mason, Omar Sherif and Sophia Loren.
Jim