First Knight 1995  PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, Liam Cunningham, Christopher Villiers, John Gielgud, Valentine Pelka, Colin McCormack, Ralph Ineson, Stuart Bunce, Jane Robbins, Jean Marie Coffey, Paul Kynman
The kingdom of Camelot once again comes to life as King Arthur (Sean Connery), Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond), and Lancelot (Richard Gere) solve the problems of a love triangle amidst bloody battles against Malagant (Ben Cross) who is a traitorous Knight of the Round Table.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Mystery / Horror
Director: David Attwood
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Neve McIntosh, Matt Day, John Nettles, Geraldine James, Ron Cook, Liza Tarbuck, Danny Webb, Richard Hawley, Paul Kynman, Jim Norton, David McNeill, Casper Zafer
Dr. James Mortimer (John Nettles) asks Sherlock Holmes (Richard Roxburgh) for help in protecting Sir Henry Baskerville (Matt Day) who is the heir to the Baskerville estate following his uncle Sir Charles Baskerville's mysterious death. Mortimer tells Holmes and Holmes' assistant, Dr. Watson (Ian Hart), about a curse that supposedly involves a hound that kills the Baskerville heirs. Watson accompanies Sir Henry to the estate where he finds conflicting clues before Holmes arrives at the estate to help solve the case.
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 Spartacus 2004  TV, 177 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Cast: Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, James Frain, Ross Kemp, Ben Cross, Paul Kynman, Henry Simmons, Stuart Bunce, George Calil, Paul Telfer, Chris Jarman, Georgina Rylance
Sentenced to a life in the desert, a slave, Spartacus (Goran Visnjic), gets a new chance when he is purchased by the owner of a gladiator school. From here, Spartacus goes on to lead a slave rebellion against the corrupt Roman establishment. This TV miniseries is fair fare, but if you want to REALLY see Spartacus in action, go with Kirk Douglas' 1960 "Spartacus.".
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| 1. First Knight (1995)
2. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
3. Spartacus (2004)
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