KUBRICK AND DOUGLAS MADE ONE FINE TEAM.

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2000)

SPARTACUS is by no means without flaw but behind BEN HUR it is the most powerful Roman epic of all time
The length of it wasn't annoying because not one second of it was boring. KIRK DOUGLAS leads the way as a humane slave who dreams of an end to slavery and oppression and his screen relationship with JEAN SIMMONS is simply beautiful because it follows them through thick and thin. The musical score is amazing and all of the main characters are played very well. CHARLES LAUGHTON and PETER USTINOV are a pleasure to watch.
In affew likable scenes it tells of the bonding between the slaves and their attitude towards ROME and its empire. The battle scene at the end could have been better but everything that happens after that makes this great.
This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest romantic adventures ever to grace the big screen.