Spartacus! O Those Roman Rebellions ***

Rating: Null/10 (17 January 2006)

A slave rebellion against the Romans led by Kirk Douglas, in the title role, is the main theme of this 1960 film.
With a memorable musical score, the film details Spartacus and the near-successful rebellion that he led.
Along the way, we meet Jean Simmons as his true love. They have a child but she flees at the end when Spartacus is hung by the Romans.
As the head of a slave school, Peter Ustinov one the first of his two undeserved Oscars. Yes, I say undeserved. He should have won for his brilliant portrayal of Nero in the 1951 film "Quo Vadis?"
Tony Curtis is effective in the role of a faithful subordinate to Spartacus.