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Spartacus

  • 1960
  • PG-13
  • 3h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
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The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the upris... Read allThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

  • Directors
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Anthony Mann
  • Writers
    • Dalton Trumbo
    • Howard Fast
    • Peter Ustinov
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Jean Simmons
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    139K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,209
    2
    • Directors
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Anthony Mann
    • Writers
      • Dalton Trumbo
      • Howard Fast
      • Peter Ustinov
    • Stars
      • Kirk Douglas
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Jean Simmons
    • 364User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 12 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960)
    Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis in Spartacus (1960)
    Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960)
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    Stanley Kubrick in Spartacus (1960)
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    Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960)
    Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis in Spartacus (1960)
    Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons in Spartacus (1960)
    Kirk Douglas, John Ireland, and Harold J. Stone in Spartacus (1960)
    Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960)
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    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Spartacus
    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Crassus
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Varinia
    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • Gracchus
    Peter Ustinov
    Peter Ustinov
    • Batiatus
    John Gavin
    John Gavin
    • Julius Caesar
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Helena Glabrus
    John Ireland
    John Ireland
    • Crixus
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Tigranes Levantus
    John Dall
    John Dall
    • Marcus Publius Glabrus
    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Marcellus
    Joanna Barnes
    Joanna Barnes
    • Claudia Marius
    Harold J. Stone
    Harold J. Stone
    • David
    Woody Strode
    Woody Strode
    • Draba
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Ramon
    Paul Lambert
    Paul Lambert
    • Gannicus
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Guard Captain
    Nick Dennis
    Nick Dennis
    • Dionysius
    • (as Nicholas Dennis)
    • Directors
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Anthony Mann(Libyan slave camp scenes) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Dalton Trumbo
      • Howard Fast
      • Peter Ustinov(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Stanley Kubrick was brought in as director after Kirk Douglas had a major falling out with the original director, Anthony Mann. According to Sir Peter Ustinov, the salt mines sequence was the only footage shot by Mann.
    • Goofs
      During the scene where the slaves are storming a wall, the slaves who die at the wall can be seen rolling under it to jump over again later.
    • Quotes

      Herald: I bring a message from your master, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Commander of Italy. By command of His Most Merciful Excellency, your lives are to be spared. Slaves you were and slaves you remain. But the terrible penalty of crucifixion has been set aside on the single condition that you identify the body or the living person of the slave called Spartacus.

      Antoninus: [stands up] I'm Spartacus!

      [everyone around Antoninus and Spartacus stands up and shouts "I'm Spartacus!"]

    • Crazy credits
      The opening titles appear in a montage of silhouetted Roman sculptures and tablets, which evokes the strength and power of the Roman Empire. The montage ends with a zoom into the eye of a crumbling Roman bust, which hints at the Empire's coming decline and fall.
    • Alternate versions
      After its premiere the film was heavily cut and wasn't shown in its complete form until 1991, when a restored version was re-released. Among the restored scenes is one where where Marcus Crassus (Laurence Olivier) tries to seduce Antonius (Tony Curtis) in the bath. The soundtrack was damaged, so Anthony Hopkins was called in to dub Olivier's lines. In addition, several scenes of violence preview audiences reacted to negatively were restored, including Crassus bloodily stabbing Draba, Marcellus being drowned in the stew, Spartacus stabbing a Roman soldier in the pool, and several gory shots in the final battle, notably Spartacus lopping off the arm of a Roman soldier.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Les Contemptibles (1997)

    User reviews364

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    8/10
    Gladiator prequel or sequel
    Another Kubrick's masterpiece and very influential movie in it's genre. Kirk Douglas did great job as Spartacus but for me the best charachter in this movie was Laurence Olivier as Crassus. He brings on of the best villain performances I've ever seen. Spartacus had a lot of influence on Ridley Scoot's Gladiator, from way of acting (especially the similarity between Joaquin Pheonix and Laurence Olivier's character) to the way camera moves and shots are taken. This is truely a great historical film and a classic you should see. It will be hard for me to rank it amongst other Kubrick's films but I will try it (don't get angry if you disagree).
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    • Is "Spartacus" based on a novel?
    • Besides Spartacus, Julius Caesar, and Marcus Licinius Crassus, what other characters in the film were not fictitious?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1960 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome
    • Filming locations
      • Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain
    • Production company
      • Bryna Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,830,650
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $92,162
      • Apr 28, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,844,917
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 17 minutes

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