Spartacus
1960 · TMDB 7.5
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
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.
Why it matters
Stanley Kubrick's epic of a slave revolt, with a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, credited under his own name after a decade of blacklist anonymity.
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- Runtime
- 197 min
- Released
- 1960-10-13
- Studio
- Bryna Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.5
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