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Spartacus
Year:
Duration:
184 min (premiere version) | Sweden:187 min (1968 re-release) | USA:161 min (1967 re-release) | USA:197 min (1991 restored version) | 184 min (theatrical version)
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
IMDB rate:
8
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1960-10-07
Filming Locations: Spain
Earnings
Budget: $12,000,000
Gross: $1,830,650 (USA) (29 July 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Nina Foch
Nina Foch
Spartacus
Kirk Douglas
Spartacus
Laurence Olivier
Crassus
Jean Simmons
Varinia
Charles Laughton
Gracchus
Peter Ustinov
Batiatus
John Gavin
Julius Caesar
John Ireland
Crixus
Herbert Lom
Tigranes Levantus
John Dall
Marcus Publius Glabrus
Charles McGraw
Marcellus
Joanna Barnes
Claudia Marius
Harold J. Stone
David
Woody Strode
Draba
Peter Brocco
Ramon
Paul Lambert
Gannicus
Robert J. Wilke
Guard Captain
Nick Dennis
Dionysius
John Hoyt
Caius
Frederick Worlock
Laelius (as Frederic Worlock)
Tony Curtis
Antoninus
Philip Altman
Slave (uncredited)
Dave Armstrong
Small Role (uncredited)
John Barton
Slave (uncredited)
Arthur Batanides
Legionnaire (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
Gladiator (uncredited)
John Benson
Guard (uncredited)
Shari Lee Bernath
Little Girl (uncredited)
Norman Bishop
Pirate (uncredited)
Bill Blackburn
Prisoner (uncredited)
David Bond
Slave (uncredited)
Buff Brady
Soldier (uncredited)
Don Bramblett
Gladiator (uncredited)
Courtney Brown
Pirate (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Soldier (uncredited)
Rudy Bukich
Gladiator (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Pirate (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Fimbria (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Slave (uncredited)
Wayne Burson
Guard (uncredited)
Joe Canutt
Soldier (uncredited)
Tap Canutt
Soldier (uncredited)
Al Carmichael
Gladiator (uncredited)
Bill Catching
Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Guard (uncredited)
John Daheim
Capua Guard (uncredited)
Carol Daniels
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Tony Dante
Roman Solider / Christian Solider (uncredited)
Doris Darling
Slave (uncredited)
Ted de Corsia
Legionnaire (uncredited)
Terence de Marney
Majordomo (uncredited)
Frank Donahue
Gladiator (uncredited)
Mary Donovan
Slave (uncredited)
Craig Duncan
Petitioner (uncredited)
Johnny Duncan
Beheaded Man (uncredited)
Louie Elias
Gladiator (uncredited)
Maurice Elias
Gladiator (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Roman Businessman (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Logan Field
Centurion (uncredited)
Lila Finn
Slave (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Roman Senator (uncredited)
Charlotte Fletcher
Mother with Child (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Extra (uncredited)
Jeanne Gerson
Woman Selling Chestnuts (uncredited)
Seamon Glass
Pirate (uncredited)
Joe Gold
Soldier (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Slave (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Marvin Goux
Trainer (uncredited)
James Griffith
Otho (uncredited)
Jack Grinnage
Petitioner (uncredited)
Donna Hall
Slave (uncredited)
Don Happy
Slave (uncredited)
Edith Happy
Slave (uncredited)
Betty Harford
Slave (uncredited)
Brad Harris
Gladiator (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Slave (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
Marius (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Soldier (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
Metallius (uncredited)
Wayne Heffley
Slave Guard (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Slave (uncredited)
Manuel Herreros
Soldier (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Small Role (uncredited)
Hallene Hill
Beggar Woman (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Slave (uncredited)
Basil Howes
Orderly (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy
Soldier (uncredited)
Loren Janes
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Jil Jarmyn
Julia (uncredited)
Anthony Jochim
Petitioner (uncredited)
Duke Johnson
Juggler (uncredited)
Harry C. Johnson
Juggler (uncredited)
Paul Keast
Roman Businessman (uncredited)
Valley Keene
Soldier (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
Slave (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Roman Senator (uncredited)
George Kennedy
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns
Gladiator (uncredited)
Aron Kincaid
Crassus' Standard-Bearer (uncredited)
Desmond Koch
Soldier (uncredited)
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski
Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Roman Senator (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger
Pirate (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Guard (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis
Symmachus (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Soldier (uncredited)
Otto Malde
Roman General (uncredited)
Michael Masters
Small Role (uncredited)
Joan McKellen
Slave (uncredited)
Gordon Mitchell
Gladiator (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
Galeno (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Rod Normond
Guard (uncredited)
Tracy Olsen
Girl (uncredited)
Dayton Osmond
Boy Chicken Seller (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Slave (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Guard (uncredited)
Regis Parton
Gladiator (uncredited)
Victor Paul
Gladiator (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
Garrison Officer (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
Gladiator (uncredited)
Vic Perrin
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Larry Perron
Guard (uncredited)
Preston Peterson
Pirate (uncredited)
Lorrie Pettit
Slave (uncredited)
Eugene Poole
Pirate (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Soldier Whose Arm is Hacked Off (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Slave (uncredited)
George Robotham
Pirate (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Guard (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Gladiator (uncredited)
Frosty Royce
Slave (uncredited)
Autumn Russell
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Russell Saunders
Soldier (uncredited)
Aaron Saxon
Gladiator (uncredited)
Charles Schaeffer
Soldier (uncredited)
Jim Sears
Gladiator (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Roman Senator (uncredited)
Bill Shannon
Soldier (uncredited)
Alex Sharp
Gladiator (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Gladiator (uncredited)
John Stephenson
Centurion (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
Legionnaire (uncredited)
Kay Stewart
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Jerry Summers
Gladiator (uncredited)
Jo Summers
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Bit Part (uncredited)
Glen Thompson
Gladiator (uncredited)
Larry Thor
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Helen Thurston
Slave (uncredited)
John Traux
Prisoner (uncredited)
Don Turner
Guard (uncredited)
Lili Valenty
Old Crone (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn
Soldier (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Trainer (uncredited)
Louise Vincent
Slave at Gracchus' Home (uncredited)
Peter Virgo
Guard (uncredited)
Will J. White
Guard (uncredited)
Judy Whitney
Child (uncredited)
Charles Wilcox
Gladiator (uncredited)
Billy Williams
Gladiator (uncredited)
Jack Williams
Soldier (uncredited)
Lynda Lee Williams
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Herald (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
Guard (uncredited)
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Trivia
Stanley Kubrick spent $40,000 on the over-ten-acre gladiator camp set. On the side of the set that bordered the freeway, a 125-foot asbestos curtain was erected in order to film the burning of the camp, which was organized with collaboration from the Los Angeles Fire and Police Departments. Studio press materials state that 5,000 uniforms and seven tons of armor were borrowed from Italian museums, and that every one of Hollywood's 187 stunt men was trained in the gladiatorial rituals of combat to the death. Modern sources note that production utilized approximately 10,500 people.
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Hedda Hopper and John Wayne, both leaders in Hollywood's powerful right-wing element, publicly condemned the film as "Marxist propaganda" prior to its release. This was partly because the movie marked the first time screenwriter Dalton Trumbo had been credited under his own name (as opposed to a "Front," or a pseudonym) since he had been blacklisted for his membership in the Communist Party USA a decade earlier.
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Kirk Douglas had Jeanne Moreau in mind to play Varinia, but she was in Paris and wouldn't leave to do the film.
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Goofs
Slave extras wearing wristwatches and sandshoes.
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This is a romantic allegory of 20th century social ills, using an ancient setting to make a point (see trivia). It is not a historical documentary, nor a biopic. Though many of the main characters were real people, they are used fictitiously, as explained in the ending disclaimer. Most apparent errors in costume, custom, design, dialect, politics, armaments, etc., are specifically exempt from this list for the same reason.
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In the fight scene at the gladiator school, when Draba has Spartacus against the wall with the trident at his neck, he looks to the audience to see if he should kill him, and receives the thumbs-down. The movie makes it evident that Draba is supposed to kill Spartacus. However, historically the Romans used the thumbs-down signal to spare the combatant (literally, to thrust their weapon into the dirt), and thumbs-up to kill them.
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Quotes
Marcus Licinius Crassus: In every city and province, lists of the disloyal have been compiled. Tomorrow they will learn the cost of their terrible folly... their treason.
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Lentulus Biatatus: [reacting to a slow servant] The sun's over there! I have to pay these people!
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Marcus Licinius Crassus: One of the disadvantages of being a Patrician is that occasionally you are obliged to act like one.
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Faq
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Spartacus can be found here.
Q
Is "Spartacus" based on a novel?
A
American novelist Howard Fast [1914-2003] wrote the 1951 historical novel Spartacus on which the movie is based.
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