USA,
1960, 184 min
(Special edition: 198 min, TV version: 101+85 min)
Directed by:
Stanley KubrickCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Nina Foch, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, John Dall, Harold J. Stone (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave woman and a slave master who has known nothing but chains his entire life. After being forced to put on a gladiator show--that almost leads to his death--for wealthy Romans (including a marvelously conniving Laurence Olivier as the power-hungry Crassus), Spartacus leads a slave revolt across Italy that soon has thousands marching on Rome. Meanwhile, he has fallen in love with the beautiful Varinia (an effervescent Jean Simmons), pledging his life to her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Gallery (152)
Photo © Columbia TriStar
![Spartacus - Photos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/159/187/159187216_2a3258.jpg)