Spartacus

About Spartacus

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.

Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus is a 1960 history film. The film is filed under historical fiction, slavery, ancient rome, and roman empire.

Kirk Douglas appears as Spartacus, Laurence Olivier as Marcus Licinius Crassus, Jean Simmons as Varinia, and Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus. It runs 197 minutes and was released in October 1960.

The screenplay is by Dalton Trumbo and Peter Ustinov. Produced by Bryna Productions.

Gladiator, Pompeii, and The Eagle make useful companions to Spartacus, all filed under ancient world and antiquity. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 2,463 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.