Parents Guide for
Spartacus (1960) More at IMDbPro »

Suggested MPAA rating: PG-13 for Battle Sequences and Sensuality

Sex and Nudity: 4/10

A woman strips naked for a man, and he looks her body over with pleasure. We only see her shoulders and up

A woman goes skinny dipping, and we see her bare buttocks and her breasts. Her husband then arrives, he looks her over, and she gets out of the lake. They start kissing and hugging, and sex is implied.

It is implied that a man is homosexual, but nothing is shown

A scene at the Roman bathhouses where Roman men are swimming and bathing. Non-sexual, but buttocks and full-frontal glimpses are visible

A woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock, but the sex is not shown

Violence: 8/10

Surprisingly brutal for 1960. A major battle scene in which soldiers are stabbed, decapitated and have limbs hacked off. Many are set on fire, and several are stabbed in close up shots with blood splurting out. We see bloodied swords, and an arm is hacked off on center screen. We later see the aftermath of the battle, with many dead and bloodied bodies.

A slave kills his oppressor but drowning him in boiling water--disturbing.

A battle where the slaves revolt, and many on both sides are killed with blood.

Several gladiator fights. Combatants are stabbed and sliced repeatedly, with bloody results.

Profanity: 2/10

Infrequent mild language is used.

Some drinking.

An intense battle, plus numerous intense gladiatorial fights.