Cyclops (2008 film)
Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. Cyclops is a 2008 television monster film about the mythological cyclops. Here the cyclops is the last survivor of species who once fought the Roman Army and ends up in the Circus Maximus.
Plot
Emperor Tiberius Caesar is informed that a last cyclops has been sighted. He sends his best commander (Marcus, played by Kevin Stapleton) to capture the mankiller. Marcus takes the cyclops to Rome. Emperor Tiberius Caesar needs a new beast for his circus. When he sees how much attention the cyclops attracts, the emperor decides to use him instead of expensive lions.
A group of defiant slaves learn they are about to become cyclops fodder. They flee but in spite of all efforts the fugitives are caught rather soon. Marcus is against slavery and argues with the emperor's main consultant Falco (Craig Archibald). The infuriated emperor Tiberius Caesar punishes Marcus for his insubordination by sporting him as a gladiator. Marcus does well in the arena and discovers he can teach the cyclops words and simple ideas while the swift giant is in his cell. Finally the emperor promise the cyclops freedom in return for killing Marcus. Yet the cyclops decides otherwise.
Cast
- Eric Roberts as Emperor Tiberius Caesar
- Kevin Stapleton as Marcus
- Frida Farrell as Barbara
- Craig Archibald as Falco
- Mike Straub as Gordian
- David McFarland as Severus
See also
References
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