What emerges from the screen is a passionate statement on behalf of freedom and men who are willing to die to overthrow oppressive governments. The film depicts the Roman era, the brutality of the slave system, gladiator combat and the decadence of Roman senators. Widely acclaimed for his serious ambitions and his uncompromising perfectionism, Stanley Kubrick has won for himself a unique degree of artistic freedom.īased on a true story of a slave revolt in 73 B.C., Dalton Trumbo's script mixes the melodrama with some quite moving moments. Wonderfully erotic and surprisingly moving. Reviewed by Nazi_Fighter_David 10 / 10 Too sentimental, but beautiful. This movie also featured the acting talents of Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis and John Gavin. The dialog given Ustinov and Charles Laughton was intelligent. Kirk Douglas, as 'Spartacus,' the leader of that revolt, was excellent and Peter Ustinov shines, too. At two-and-a-half hours this would have been much easier to view. While they cut those down, they cut down on the overall length of the movie which was over three hours long. I liked the fact they didn't overdo the action scenes, which they could easily have done employing a cast of thousands. The prelude to the final battle scene is awesome-looking when you see all the soldiers lined up. It's a no-nonsense dramatic tale of a slave who leads a revolt against Rome, is successful in building the movement from almost nothing to an army of thousands, only to be beaten and literally crucified in the end.but leaving his mark, to use a cliché, on history. This isn't 'Ben-Hur,' but it's no slouch, either. Reviewed by ccthemovieman-1 8 / 10 A Bit Long, But A Solid Epic

They then turn north and must face the might of Rome.-garykmcd Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus (Sir Laurence Olivier) is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves.

The Roman Senator Gracchus (Charles Laughton) schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus (John Dall), Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. In 73 B.C., a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus (Sir Peter Ustinov).

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