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08/02/08
Spartacus (1960)
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Reviews Counted: 38
Fresh: 36
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 17 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: SPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave... [More]
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Reviews for Spartacus
More than a standard good vs. evil drama, the movie is about a hero's inner struggle to persevere in carrying out an ideal that's almost certain to lead to his demise.
07/22/07
This may be the most literate of all the spectacles set in antiquity.
05/08/07
Top Critic ...notable not only for its expected sword play and scenery, but for the genuine complexity of its characters, their relationships, and their political intrigues.
11/08/06
Asurprisingly apt companion piece to Paths of Glory in its consideration of the mechanisms of power.
02/09/06
The comparative frankness of the politics, sexuality, and violence, and especially the downbeat third act and memorable finale give it a dramatic heft beyond its predecessors.
05/02/05
All in all, where the movie is flawed, it's due to following the cinematic conventions of the era.
06/10/04
Though this stuff could have been directed by anyone, the greatness of Spartacus is in the stretches everyone remembers.
05/19/04
Many scenes ring passionate and rousing, while others are campy and silly, and somehow they all work together.
05/17/04
Director Stanley Kubrick was obviously just collecting a paycheck for this one, though he stages some intricate battle scenes. Too bad he obviously couldn't have cared less about the lame love story and political machinations behind the scenes.
11/30/03
It's especially strong, and more typical of Kubrick, in the first half -- before satire gives way to sentiment.
07/30/03
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