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Synopsis:
Stanley Kubrick's Oscar-winning sword-and-sandal epic is still essential viewing. Kirk Douglas stars as the rugged gladiator who is inspired to lead his fellow slaves to fight for freedom, with loyal friend Tony Curtis and wife Jean Simmons standing by him till the bitter end. As the rebellion grows in strength, a ruthless Roman military leader becomes determined to crush the uprising utterly. But a scheming politician seeks to exploit the revolution to further his own causes. Suitably decadent …
Cast:
Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, Tony Curtis as Antoninus, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Laurence Olivier as Marcus Crassus, Charles Laughton as Gracchus, Woody Strode as Draba, Peter Ustinov as Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar
Credits:
Stanley Kubrick - Director
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