Kirk Douglas at his Best !

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2007)

Stanley Kubrick's direction is very well crafted and Kirk Douglas has poignantly portrayed the legend of Spartacus thus revealing the true grit and stoic fortitude that is usually hidden in a rebel or a societal misfit.
Douglas and Olivier have played their roles very well while Tony Curtis has failed to give a stunning and respectable performance during the fatal duel at the end of the film.
The sets are more real and painstakingly crafted than in "Gladiator". After watching this movie, one realizes, that the quality of historical film making has deteriorated with the passage of time.