Film

Spartacus

1960 · 3h 17m · History · Drama · Adventure

They trained him to kill for their pleasure ... but they trained him a little too well

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

87

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Kirk Douglas

Spartacus

Laurence Olivier

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Jean Simmons

Varinia

Charles Laughton

Sempronius Gracchus

Peter Ustinov

Lentulus Batiatus

John Gavin

Julius Caesar

Tony Curtis

Antoninus

Nina Foch

Helena Glabrus

John Ireland

Crixus

Herbert Lom

Tigranes Levantus

John Dall

Marcus Publius Glabrus

Woody Strode

Draba

Harold J. Stone

David

Charles McGraw

Marcellus

Joanna Barnes

Claudia Marius

Peter Brocco

Ramon

• Stanley KubrickDirector
• Dalton TrumboScreenplay
• Peter UstinovScreenplay
• Howard FastNovel
• Edward LewisProducer
• Kirk DouglasExecutive Producer
• Edward MuhlExecutive Producer
• Russell MettyDirector of Photography
• Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
• Robert LawrenceEditor

Trailer

Release date

October 13, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 17m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$60,000,000

Genres

History, Drama, Adventure

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