I know there is no way to make all the accents the correct ones but his was too far out there. It was almost comical.
shareSomewhat related (so as to avoid a new thread) is some of the oddly modern vocabulary used. Specifically, the word "picnic" - used several times in one scene. The word, and the activity it identifies, were not created until many centuries after the era of Spartacus.
shareIt isn't just Tony Curtis' accent; his voice is flat and unexpressive. These other fellows like Ustinov and Laughton have melodious trained actors' voices and Curtis just doesn't.
We used to watch Taras Bulba where he plays Yul Brynner's son and laugh.
It wasn't that bad, you should hear Harvey keitel in last temptation of Christ.
"YOUR A JOO KILLING JOOS!"
Terrible actor. Slept through all his roles, brought nothing to any movie he was in. Meh...
shareExcept for Sweet Smell of Success, Some Like It Hot, Boston Strangler, Defiant Ones, The Persuaders, Captain Newman MD, Operation Petticoat, among others, all of which he received great reviews.
"The Vikings" was another great Tony Curtis film, also with Kirk Douglas. Curtis was an excellent actor, entertaining and believable in every role he did.
shareI agree. Curtis did just fine in this. People are too picky. There is no right accent. The movie was made for an english speaking audience. There are no direct descendants of the Romans to play these roles and the latin of ancient Rome is a dead language so I guess we just have to use our imagination ;)
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