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BTW: Why do Roman= British actors? Is it me, or does it just seem proper for them to have British accents? They can do the whole accent thing as well, to differentiate class, which works for both English and Roman society.... (I know this is a British production, but can you think of an American production?? I don't remember what the accents were like in Gladiator.... did Spartacus have American accents?)

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It's quite common in American productions for the actors to speak in British accents, in an effort to sound more European. Ever see Les Miserables on stage? It takes place in France, but everybody sounds British.