---
title: 'Spartacus (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stanley Kubrick'
released: '1960-10-08'
runtime_minutes: 197
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/spartacus-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054331/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Spartacus (1960)

1960 · 197 min · Drama, Action, War, History, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas in the title role, a slave and gladiator who leads a rebellion against Rome during the events of the Third Servile War. Adapted by Dalton Trumbo from Howard Fast's 1951 novel of the same title, the film also stars Laurence Olivier as Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Charles Laughton as rival senator Sempronius Gracchus, Peter Ustinov as gladiatorial school owner Lentulus Batiatus, and John Gavin as Julius Caesar. Jean Simmons played Spartacus' wife Varinia, a fictional character, and Tony Curtis played the fictional slave Antoninus.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Ustinov](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ustinov), [Dalton Trumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-trumbo), [Howard Fast](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-fast), [Calder Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/calder-willingham)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north)
- **Producer:** [Edward Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Clifford Stine](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifford-stine), [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Irving Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-lerner), [Robert Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Boyd Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/boyd-morgan)
- [Sol Gorss](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-gorss)
- [John Gavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gavin) as Julius Caesar
- [Robert Hoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hoy)
- [Betty Harford](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-harford)
- [Brad Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-harris)
- [Bob Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-morgan)
- [Dale Van Sickel](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-van-sickel)
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco) as Ramon
- [James Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-griffith)
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier) as Marcus Licinius Crassus
- [Tom Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-steele)
- [Dick Crockett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-crockett)
- [Larry Thor](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-thor)
- [Joe Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-gold)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/spartacus-1960
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