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1960
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…
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Spartacus - A timeless cinematic masterpiece. Historical films give us a window into the past, giving us insight into the events that shaped our world. Some of them are simple accounts of the facts, while others interpret them through the lens of the director, screenwriter and actors involved. For example, one of the films I recommend at the moment - "Spartacus" (1960) is a masterful example of the second category,…More
The 1950s weren’t the happiest of times for Hollywood talents with leftist sentiments, since in the atmosphere of Cold War hysteria many were considered to be Communists. Many of them were blacklisted by studios and forced to take false names in order to earn their living. It took great courage for executive producer Kirk Douglas to defy the blacklist and hire a blacklisted screenwriter under his real name. It took…More
