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Theseus & the Minotaur

Episode aired Nov 17, 1997
TV-PG
24m

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Theseus, with help from a beautiful princess, versus the savage Minotaur, half-man half-bull.Theseus, with help from a beautiful princess, versus the savage Minotaur, half-man half-bull.Theseus, with help from a beautiful princess, versus the savage Minotaur, half-man half-bull.

Director
- John Madden
Writers
- Anthony Minghella
- Nigel Williams
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

140

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Madden
Writers
- Anthony Minghella
- Nigel Williams
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Theseus & the Minotaur (1991) was Tom Ward's television series debut, portraying one of 14 "Athenians" listed in cast credits. He would later appear as "Lord Roxton" dinosaur-fighter in the TV mini-series The Lost World (2001) with Bob Hoskins, James Fox and Matthew Rhys.

Quotes
The Storyteller: Ten centuries ago a creature was born. Child of a terrible passion, son of a queen, son of a bull. A creature so monstrous, Minos, King of Crete had this maze build to hide him. Every seven years there was a blood tribute paid to Crete. Every seven years a black-sailed ship came from Athens. Seven youths in their prime, seven pure maidens were taken as sacrifice. Brought here to the labyrinth, where every passage is a promise broken, every way out is a way in and where the Minotaur's savage appetite for human flesh could be dealt with in the dark...