Spartacus
1960 · Movie · 196 min. · United States
Based on the homonymous novel by Howard Fast about the historical life of Spartacus and the Third Servile War. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is a rebellious slave who leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman empire. Word of the rebellion spreads like wildfire, and soon Spartacus' army numbers in the hundreds. They will try to reach the south of Italy so they can go back to their homes.
Direction Stanley Kubrick
Cast Kirk Douglas · Tony Curtis · Laurence Olivier · Peter Ustinov · Charles Laughton · Jean Simmons · John Gavin · Nina Foch · Herbert Lom · John Ireland · John Dall · Charles McGraw · Joanna Barnes · Harold J. Stone · Woody Strode · Peter Brocco · Paul Lambert · Nick Dennis
Soundtrack Alex North
Screenplay Dalton Trumbo · Howard Fast
Cinematography Russell Metty
Original title Spartacus
8.0
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