"Spartacus" quotes
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Howard Fast, Peter Ustinov
Production: N/A
Year: 1960
MetaScore: 87/100
ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: $1,830,650
Released: 17 Nov 1960
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 12 wins & 11 nominations total
101 Clips
00:12 Dignity and honesty in one afternoon I hardly recognize you
00:21 I'd rather be here
00:05 No talking in the kitchen
00:43 The Roman Republic stood at the very center of the civilized...
00:08 Rome has come to us
00:20 Rome is the mob
00:13 Is it me you want or is it the garrison
00:26 Add courage to your newfound virtues
00:22 Allow us to pledge you the most glorious triumph of your...
00:05 Goodbye my love my life
00:12 I want to make love to my wife
00:11 Here's your victory
00:08 Lady Helena
00:15 But I'm a civilian
00:09 You've grown very ambitious in your hatred
00:23 What's your name
00:35 The rest of the garrison remain
01:02 I'm not grieving
00:05 Well Prettier
00:09 One of the disadvantages of being a patrician
00:06 I'm Spartacus
00:13 Anyone who believes I'll turn informer for nothing is a...
00:33 You're afraid of him aren't you
00:08 Oh yes Julia I don't like the sound of weeping
00:35 I promise you a new Rome
00:15 I understand I'm informed
00:09 How were you able to get my appointment without Gracchus...
00:08 The enemies of the state are known
00:37 Did you truly believe 500 years of Rome
00:03 I won't break
00:31 What are you thinking about
00:23 Will you please go before the soldiers come here
00:06 The sun's over there I have to pay these people
00:16 Did you fear him Crassus
00:05 And may fortune smile on most of you
00:09 Come with us See to it that I don't misuse the money
00:14 Are you not aware of Rome's most ancient law
00:07 Great merciful bloodstained gods
00:09 Don't give them the pleasure of a contest
00:34 Marcus Licinius Crassus
00:20 In every city and province lists of the disloyal have been...
00:17 Let them fight now Unchain them
00:06 I'm not an animal
00:16 Maybe there's no peace in this world for us or for...
00:12 This Republic of ours is something like a rich widow
00:06 A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself
00:25 You like him don't you
00:35 We have visitors tremendous visitors
00:08 I thought you had reservations about the gods
00:10 Are you afraid to die Spartacus
00:12 You and I have a tendency towards corpulence
00:34 If you looked into a magic crystal
00:36 Do you eat oysters
00:29 All conquering Marcus Licinius Crassus
00:13 Don't you be so stiff necked about it
00:08 Do you realize how long it takes to die on a cross
03:08 Over painted nymphs
00:38 A new Rome
00:27 000 sesterces
00:13 Please die
Cast
Spartacus - Kirk Douglas
Crassus - Laurence Olivier
Varinia - Jean Simmons
Gracchus - Charles Laughton
Batiatus - Peter Ustinov
Julius Caesar - John Gavin
Helena Glabrus - Nina Foch
Crixus - John Ireland
Tigranes Levantus - Herbert Lom
Marcus Publius Glabrus - John Dall
Marcellus - Charles McGraw
Claudia Marius - Joanna Barnes
David - Harold J. Stone
Draba - Woody Strode
Ramon - Peter Brocco
Gannicus - Paul Lambert
Guard Captain - Robert J. Wilke
Dionysius - Nick Dennis
Caius - John Hoyt
Laelius (as Frederic Worlock) - Frederick Worlock
Antoninus - Tony Curtis
Slave - Philip Altman
Small Role - David Armstrong
Slave - John Barton
Legionnaire - Arthur Batanides
Gladiator - Paul Baxley
Guard - John Benson
Little Girl - Shari Lee Bernath
Pirate - Norman Bishop
Prisoner - Bill Blackburn
Slave - David Bond
Soldier - Buff Brady
Gladiator - Don Bramblett
Soldier - Brad Brown
Pirate - Courtney Brown
Soldier - Jerry Brown
Gladiator - Rudy Bukich
Pirate - Bob Burns
Fimbria - Paul E. Burns
Slave - Polly Burson
Guard - Wayne Burson
Soldier - Joe Canutt
Soldier - Tap Canutt
Gladiator - Al Carmichael
Soldier - Bill Catching
Soldier - Chuck Courtney
Guard - Dick Crockett
Gladiator - Hume Cronyn
Capua Guard - John Daheim
Slave Girl - Carol Daniels
Roman legionnaire - Tony Dante
Slave - Doris Darling
Legionnaire - Ted de Corsia
Majordomo - Terence de Marney
Gladiator - Frank Donahue
Slave - Mary Donovan
Petitioner - Craig Duncan
Beheaded Man - Johnny Duncan
Gladiator - Louie Elias
Gladiator - Maurice Elias
Roman Businessman - Roy Engel
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General - Richard Farnsworth
Centurion - Logan Field
Slave - Lila Finn
Roman Senator - Duke Fishman
Mother with Child - Charlotte Fletcher
Caius (voice) - Paul Frees
Extra - Robert Fuller
Soldier - Rudy Germane
Woman Selling Chestnuts - Jeanne Gerson
Pirate - Seamon Glass
Soldier - Joe Gold
Slave - Harold Goodwin
Slave Leader - Sol Gorss
Trainer - Marv Goux
Otho - James Griffith
Petitioner - Jack Grinnage
Slave - Donna Hall
Slave - Don Happy
Slave - Edith Happy
Slave - Betty Harford
Gladiator / Soldier - Brad Harris
Slave - Harry Harvey Jr.
Marius - Joe Haworth
Soldier - Chuck Hayward
Metallius - Vinton Hayworth
Slave Guard - Wayne Heffley
Slave - Lars Hensen
Soldier - Manuel Herreros
Small Role - Bob Herron
Beggar Woman - Hallene Hill
Slave Leader - Charles Horvath
Slave - Shep Houghton
Orderly - Basil Howes
Soldier - Bob Hoy
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General - Loren Janes
Julia - Jil Jarmyn
Petitioner - Anthony Jochim
Juggler - Duke Johnson
Juggler - Harry C. Johnson
Roman Businessman - Paul Keast
Soldier - Valley Keene
Slave - Pete Kellett
Roman Senator - Kenner G. Kemp
Gladiator - Hubie Kerns
Crassus' Standard-Bearer - Aron Kincaid
Soldier - Desmond Koch
Soldier - Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski
Roman Senator - Paul Kruger
Pirate - Stubby Kruger
Guard - Carey Loftin
Symmachus - Dayton Lummis
Soldier - Cliff Lyons
Roman General - Otto Malde
Small Role - Michael Masters
Slave - Joan McKellen
Gladiator - Gordon Mitchell
Galeno - Bob Morgan
Bit Part - Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Guard - Rod Normond
Girl - Tracy Olsen
Guard - Robert Osborne
Boy Chicken Seller - Dayton Osmond
Slave - Eddie Parker
Slave Girl - Josephine Parra
Guard - Harvey Parry
Gladiator - Regis Parton
Gladiator - Victor Paul
Garrison Officer - Leonard Penn
Slave Leader - Gil Perkins
Gladiator - Jack Perkins
Narrator - Vic Perrin
Guard - Larry Perron
Slave - Robert Perry
Pirate - Preston Peterson
Slave - Lorrie Pettit
Pirate - Eugene Poole
Soldier Whose Arm is Hacked Off - Bill Raisch
Slave - Chuck Roberson
Pirate - George Robotham
Guard - Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Gladiator - Wally Rose
Slave - Frosty Royce
Little Girl in Slave Camp - Evelyn Rudie
Slave Girl - Autumn Russell
Soldier - Russell Saunders
Gladiator - Aaron Saxon
Soldier - Charles Schaeffer
Gladiator - Jim Sears
Roman Senator - Scott Seaton
Soldier - Bill Shannon
Gladiator - Alex Sharp
Gladiator - Tom Steele
Centurion - John Stephenson
Legionnaire - Robert Stevenson
Slave Girl - Kay Stewart
Gladiator - Jerry Summers
Bit Part - Ken Terrell
Gladiator - Glen Thompson
Staff Officer - Larry Thor
Slave - Helen Thurston
Prisoner - John Traux
Guard - Don Turner
Old Crone - Lili Valenty
Soldier - Buddy Van Horn
Trainer - Dale Van Sickel
Slave at Gracchus' Home - Louise Vincent
Guard - Peter Virgo
Guard - Will J. White
Child - Judy Whitney
Gladiator - Charles Wilcox
Gladiator - Billy Williams
Soldier - Jack Williams
Slave Girl - Lynda Lee Williams
Herald - Carleton Young
Guard - Fred Zendar