Spartacus is a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1960 and based on the book of the same name by Howard Fast, first published in 1951. The movie features Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and others.
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Storyline
In the 1st century BC, the Roman Republic has slid into corruption, its menial work done by armies of slaves. When Spartacus is disarmed, his opponent, an African named Draba, spares his life in a burst of defiance and attacks the Roman audience, but is killed by an arena guard and Crassus.
Movie vs Book
Year
1960
Minutes
197
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1951
Pages
363
Book Rate
7.68
S: Goodreads
Book
Spartacus
Author: Howard Fast
Country: USA
First published in: 1951
Length: 363 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Robert Dornhelm
User polls & recommendations
“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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