Duration
180 minutes
Quick Summary
Roman epic, with Kirk Douglas
About This Program
A slave trained to fight as a gladiator turns against his masters and leads an army of rebels in a fight for freedom against the Roman state. But as the rebellion gathers momentum, two senators do all they can to exploit the uprising for their own political ends. Stanley Kubrick's epic, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton and Peter Ustinov, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the unctuous Roman businessman Lentulus Batiatus
Spartacus broadcasts on BBC Two England at 3:00pm, Tuesday, 23 December 2025. (Subtitles, repeat)
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Production Details
Year1960
Runtime197 mins
DirectorStanley Kubrick
Cast & Crew
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Stanley KubrickDirector
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Kirk Douglasas Spartacus
JS
Jean Simmonsas Varinia
PU
Peter Ustinovas Batiatus
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Laurence Olivieras Marcus Crassus
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Tony Curtisas Antoninus
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Charles Laughtonas Gracchus
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Herbert Lomas Tigranes
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Woody Strodeas Draba
JG
John Gavinas Julius Caesar