The first hour of "Spartacus" contains many of the film's best moments : The operation of the gladiatorial school and its training program is impressive and also expressive. In his last confrontation with Spartacus, he is seen losing all his delusions of grandeur as he stands deeply wounded by the total disregard in which Spartacus holds him.Ĭharles Laughton plays, with expertise, Gracchus, a generous Roman politician, soft and rich, able to get his Julius Caesar (John Gavin) elected leader of the Praetorian Guard to annoy Crassus' ambitions. He tries to win the love of Varinia, not merely to possess her, but as a form of victory over Spartacus. He tries to make the slaves betray Spartacus.
Crassus sees the defeat of Spartacus' army as a chance for him to seize power of the empire for himself. Two political rivals (Crassus and Gracchus) use the slave uprising threat to manipulate the Roman senate for their own ends:Ĭrassus (played powerfully by Laurence Olivier) extorts 'a fee,' the dictatorial post of First Consul, Commander of all the legions of Italy as his price for releasing Rome from Spartacus. Spartacus' character, from a violent primitive rebel who hamstrung a foreman with his teeth, into a gladiator who fought desperately for life in the arena, into a revolutionary able to unite an amorphous mass of slaves and deserters, into a force which succeeded to defeat Rome's best trained armies, into a charismatic leader (with a vision) who forces a long-awaited revolt against the Roman empire. Kirk Douglas plays Spartacus the idealistic noble slave who believes he must struggle forever against tyranny and just by opposing tyranny he inspires his followers with his example. The credit for the film's style belongs to Stanley Kubrick, who handles scenes of intimacy and scenes of gigantic sweep with equal attention, illustrating the violence, brutality and corruption of both, the masters and the slaves, raising the question of freedom which justify the human cost. What emerges from the screen is a passionate statement on behalf of freedom and men who are willing to die to overthrow oppressive governments. The film depicts the Roman era, the brutality of the slave system, gladiator combat and the decadence of Roman senators.
Widely acclaimed for his serious ambitions and his uncompromising perfectionism, Stanley Kubrick has won for himself a unique degree of artistic freedom.īased on a true story of a slave revolt in 73 B.C., Dalton Trumbo's script mixes the melodrama with some quite moving moments. Wonderfully erotic and surprisingly moving. Reviewed by Nazi_Fighter_David 10 / 10 Too sentimental, but beautiful.
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This movie also featured the acting talents of Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis and John Gavin. The dialog given Ustinov and Charles Laughton was intelligent. Kirk Douglas, as "Spartacus," the leader of that revolt, was excellent and Peter Ustinov shines, too. At two-and-a-half hours this would have been much easier to view. While they cut those down, they cut down on the overall length of the movie which was over three hours long. I liked the fact they didn't overdo the action scenes, which they could easily have done employing a cast of thousands. The prelude to the final battle scene is awesome-looking when you see all the soldiers lined up. It's a no-nonsense dramatic tale of a slave who leads a revolt against Rome, is successful in building the movement from almost nothing to an army of thousands, only to be beaten and literally crucified in the end.but leaving his mark, to use a cliché, on history. This isn't "Ben-Hur," but it's no slouch, either. Reviewed by ccthemovieman-1 8 / 10 A Bit Long, But A Solid Epic They then turn north and must face the might of Rome. Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus (Sir Laurence Olivier) is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves.
The Roman Senator Gracchus (Charles Laughton) schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus (John Dall), Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. In 73 B.C., a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus (Sir Peter Ustinov).
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