The Spread of the Eagle
DramaHistoryRomance
William Shakespeare's Roman plays, presented in historically chronological order.
Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
John Barcroft, Terry Wale, Roger Croucher
Release Date
May 3, 1963
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎭 Top Cast
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John Barcroft
as Alexas
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Terry Wale
as Eros
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Roger Croucher
as Dolabella
Hugh Dickson
as The Aedile
Bernard Lloyd
as Scarus
👤
Paul Bailey
as Citizen
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Charles Laurence
as Thidias
David Weston
as Canidius
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David King
as Mardian
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Geoffrey Hinsliff
as Menas
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
🏷️ Keywords
bird in titletragedytv mini seriesancient romereference to william shakespeare
🎯 Categories
DramaHistoryRomance
💡 Did You Know?
This series was a follow-up to the BBC's hugely acclaimed Shakespeare series "An Age Of KIngs" (1960), which presented Shakespeare's English history plays in historically chronological order. This does the same for the Roman plays, each play divided into three weekly episodes.
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📖 Synopsis
William Shakespeare's Roman plays, presented in historically chronological order.