Spartacus
Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the Third Servile War. It stars Kirk Douglas in the title role, Laurence Olivier as Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus, and Tony Curtis as Antoninus.
Plot
In the first century BC, the Roman Republic has slid into corruption, its menial work done by armies of slaves. One of these, a proud and gifted Thracian named Spartacus, is so uncooperative in his position in a mining pit that he is sentenced to death by starvation. By chance, he is displayed to unctuous Roman businessman Lentulus Batiatus, who – impressed by his ferocity – purchases Spartacus for his gladiatorial school, where he instructs trainer Marcellus to not overdo his indoctrination because he thinks "he has quality". Amid the abuse, Spartacus forms a quiet relationship with a serving woman named Varinia, whom he refuses to rape when she is sent to "entertain" him in his cell. Spartacus and Varinia are subsequently forced to endure numerous humiliations for defying the conditions of servitude.
Awards
Cast
- Al Carmichael
- Anthony Jochim
- Aron Kincaid
- Arthur Batanides
- Betty Harford
- Bill Catching
- Bill Raisch
- Bob Herron
- Bob Morgan
- Boyd Morgan
- Brad Harris
- Buddy Van Horn
- Carey Loftin
- Carleton Young
- Charles Horvath
- Charles Laughton
- Charles McGraw
- Chuck Courtney
- Chuck Hayward
- Chuck Roberson
- Cliff Lyons
- Dale Van Sickel
- Dayton Lummis
- Dick Crockett
- Eddie Parker
- Frederick Worlock
- George Kennedy
- George Robotham
- Gil Perkins
- Gordon Mitchell
- Hallene Hill
- Harold Goodwin
- Harold J. Stone
- Harold Kruger
- Herbert Lom
- Irvin Koszewski
- Jack Perkins
- Jack Williams
- James Griffith
- Jean Simmons
- Joanna Barnes
- Joe Gold
- John Dall
- John Gavin
- John Hoyt
- John Ireland
- John Stephenson
- Johnny Duncan
- Ken Terrell
- Kirk Douglas
- Larry Thor
- Laurence Olivier
- Leonard Penn
- Nick Dennis
- Nina Foch
- Paul Baxley
- Paul E. Burns
- Paul Lambert
- Peter Brocco
- Peter Ustinov
- Richard Farnsworth
- Robert Fuller
- Robert Hoy
- Robert J. Wilke
- Roy Engel
- Rudy Bukich
- Russell M. Saunders
- Sol Gorss
- Tap Canutt
- Ted de Corsia
- Terence De Marney
- Tom Steele
- Tony Curtis
- Vic Perrin
- Vinton Hayworth
- Wally Rose
- Will J. White
- Woody Strode
- Yulian Vergov