Spartacus
They trained him to kill for their pleasure ... but they trained him a little too well
19603h 17mNo ratings yet
- Adventure
- Drama
- War
- History
Overview
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.
Keywords
- slavery
- insurgence
- epic
- historical fiction
- gladiator
- roman empire
- ancient rome
- ancient world
- torture
- gay interest
- criterion
- slave
- technicolor
- gladiator fight
- 1st century
- escaped slave
- antiquity
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 13, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures,Bryna Productions
- Cast
- Kirk Douglas,Laurence Olivier,Jean Simmons,Charles Laughton,Peter Ustinov,John Gavin,Tony Curtis,Nina Foch,John Ireland,Herbert Lomand 107 more
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Producer
- Kirk Douglas,Edward Lewis,Edward Muhl
- Cinematography
- Russell Metty
- Music
- Alex North
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $60,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0054331