Gladiator - Other Roman Films: Spartacus

Other Roman Films

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(1960)

Spartacus tells the story of the true slave uprising in Italy led by Spartacus. This film's most interesting parts are early on when Spartacus is training to become a gladiator. Gladiator's scenes of Maximus' gladiator training bear more than a passing resemblance to some scenes out of Spartacus. Kirk Douglas' attempt to use the Roman epic to move from Hollywood star to Hollywood superstar instead is just epic in length (not all of those walking scenes were necessary). Douglas had to enlist his friend Stanley Kubrick to help finish directing the film when Douglas (who also produced) fired the original director. The film does boast some great casting and racy material for the era.

Partial Cast List

Kirk Douglas
Laurence Olivier
Jean Simmons
Charles Laughton
Peter Ustinov
John Gavin
Nina Foch
John Ireland
John Dall
Tony Curtis

... Spartacus
... Marcus Licinius Crassus
... Varinia
... Sempronius Gracchus
... Lentulus Batiatus
... Gaius Julius Caesar
... Helena Glabrus
... Crixus
... Marcus Publius Glabrus
... Antoninus

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Partial Crew List

Stanley Kubrick
Howard Fast
Dalton Trumbo
Kirk Douglas
Alex North
Russell Metty
Clifford Stine
Robert Lawrence

... Director
... Writer (novel)
... Writer
... Executive Producer
... Composer
... Cinematographer
... Cinematographer (additional)
... Editor

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