# Spartacus (1960)

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**Runtime**: 197 min
**Genres**: History, War, Drama, Adventure
**Directed by**: Stanley Kubrick
**Written by**: Peter Ustinov, Dalton Trumbo
**Starring**: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin

> *They trained him to kill for their pleasure ... but they trained him a little too well*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Ancient Italy, a gladiator's sword clashes, the sound of clanging steel echoes. A Thracian slave is trained to kill, then leads a rebellion against his Roman owners, swelling ranks of escaped slaves marching towards southern Italy. Kubrick directs a monumental tale of uprising.

**Mood tags**: epic, uplifting

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.9/10 (150618 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 93% · Metacritic 87/100

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