| Deucey | 23 Jan 2013 11:14 a.m. PST |
I know of Ben Hur. Anything else out there? |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 23 Jan 2013 11:17 a.m. PST |
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darthfozzywig  | 23 Jan 2013 11:33 a.m. PST |
I think there's one in the Liz Taylor "Cleopatra" movie. |
 Pictors Studio  | 23 Jan 2013 12:58 p.m. PST |
There is supposed to be a sequel to 300 coming out featuring Salamis (?) I believe. It will probably have triremes in it. Looks like it is scheduled for an August release: imdb.com/title/tt1253863 |
| Who asked this joker | 23 Jan 2013 1:00 p.m. PST |
There is supposed to be a sequel to 300 coming out featuring Salamis (?) I believe. It will probably have triremes in it. A modern war galley movie? Hollywood couldn't possibly screw that up!  |
Meiczyslaw  | 23 Jan 2013 1:06 p.m. PST |
There is supposed to be a sequel to 300 coming out … I look forward to Persian shark-riding ninjas. |
| Balin Shortstuff | 23 Jan 2013 1:26 p.m. PST |
"…with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads." |
 John the OFM | 23 Jan 2013 3:17 p.m. PST |
It will be interesting trying to explain to a Modern Movie Guy that they did not use galley slaves at Salamis. |
| darthfozzywig | 23 Jan 2013 5:41 p.m. PST |
Don't worry: the oligarchical Spartans had slaves but in 300 were portrayed as the keepers of the flame for individualism and democracy. Yay! (Still entertaining, though) |
| Caesar | 24 Jan 2013 7:52 a.m. PST |
You know at some point some dude is going to jump or swing from one galley to another. |
| nickessex | 24 Jan 2013 11:44 a.m. PST |
I vaguely remember a film (the Magic Christian)with one of the beatles (Ringo?) which had a galley rowing scene. A wierd thing to remember but I think Raquel Welch was whipping on the galley slaves.
Ben Hur also had a galley scene but then so did Carry on Cleo. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 24 Jan 2013 2:29 p.m. PST |
nickessex your memory is spot on! |
| Caesar | 24 Jan 2013 5:43 p.m. PST |
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules has them as galley slaves. |
| nickessex | 25 Jan 2013 3:35 a.m. PST |
Fellinis Satyricon also has a brief view of war galleys. (Where did I dredge up that memory from!)
Incidentally, the film is not suitable for impressionable youngsters. |
| Cyclops | 26 Jan 2013 10:13 a.m. PST |
In 300 the Spartans were portrayed as violent lunatics fighting for Greek freedom. It was made clear they had slaves and weren't democrats (pretty much like the rest of the world at the time).
If you're going to criticise a film at least criticise it for what it got wrong (undead Immortals, war rhinos, fighting in loincloths etc). 300 had plenty of faults but showing Spartans as supporters of 21st century representative democracy wasn't one of them.
And 300: Rise of an Empire has a Georgi Stanislavov credited as Persian bomber 03, which doesn't bode well for those of us eager for a more historical movie. Those shark riding ninjas might be added in post production. |
| sjpatejak | 27 Dec 2016 1:06 p.m. PST |
"You know at some point some dude is going to jump or swing from one galley to another" On horseback no less:( |
| Retiarius9 | 31 Dec 2016 5:03 p.m. PST |
how about the skit on The Carol Burnett Show when Harvey Korman and Tim Conway were rowers on a galley and they had to get the loaf of bread with their feet YouTube link |
| noigrim | 03 Jan 2017 1:39 p.m. PST |
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 capncarp | 22 Jan 2017 8:33 p.m. PST |
The Robe has a journey by galley for Richard Burton. |
| warhorse | 24 Jan 2017 2:15 p.m. PST |
What is forgotten is that the Athenians (a genuine democracy) also kept slaves… |
| warhorse | 24 Jan 2017 2:16 p.m. PST |
Democracy and slavery are not mutually exclusive. It all depends on whom you define as a "citizen"… |
