Spartacus (1960) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Spartacus

Stanley Kubrick, 1960

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Spartacus
Howard Fast, 1951

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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RATING

7.9

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Movie Poster: Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)

7.6

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Book Cover: Spartacus (Howard Fast, 1951)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Spartacus, the 1951 book by Howard Fast.

Spartacus

Read by: Julian Elfer

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

Poster of Spartacus, the 1960 movie by Stanley Kubrick

Year

1960

Minutes

197

Movie Rate

7.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

Spartacus

Country: USA

Year: 1960

Length: 3h17m

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Cover of Spartacus, the 1951 book by Howard Fast

Year

1951

Pages

363

Book Rate

7.68

S: Goodreads

Book

Spartacus

Country: USA

First published in: 1951

Length: 363 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

TV Mini-Series poster
Spartacus (2004-)
TV Mini-Series by Robert Dornhelm

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Poster of Spartacus, the 1960 movie by Stanley Kubrick

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Cover of Spartacus, the 1951 book by Howard Fast

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