Paths of Glory
Thirty-year-old Stanley Kubrick was hired to take over. He had already directed four feature films (including "Paths of Glory", also starring Douglas). "Spartacus" was a bigger project by far, with a budget of $12 million (equivalent to about $million in today's funds) and a cast of 10,500, a daunting project for such a young director. "Paths of Glory", his previous film, had only been budgeted at $935,000.