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Spartacus (1960)
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GenreAction / Drama
SynopsisThe slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman empire.
Filmed inUSA
Runtime184 min (premiere version) / USA:161 min (1967 re-release) / USA:198 min (1991 restored version)
Average Rating![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (4.0 on 5) |
Casting:
| Kirk Douglas | Spartacus | |
| Laurence Olivier | Marcus Licinius Crassus | |
| Jean Simmons | Varinia | |
| Charles Laughton | Sempronius Gracchus | |
| Peter Ustinov | Lentulus Batiatus | |
| John Gavin | Julius Caesar | |
| Nina Foch | Helena Glabrus | |
| John Ireland | Crixus | |
| Herbert Lom | Tigranes Levantus, Pirate Envoy | |
| John Dall | Marcus Publius Glabrus, Commander of Massacred Cohorts | |
| Charles McGraw | Marcellus, Batiatus' Chief Trainer | |
| Joanna Barnes | Claudia Marius | |
| Harold Stone | David, Jewish Gladiator (as Harold J Stone) | |
| Woody Strode | Draba, Ethiopean Gladiator | |
| Peter Brocco | Ramon, Batiatus' Greek Accountant |




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