

Spartacus
They trained him to kill for their pleasure ... but they trained him a little too well
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $60M
- Language
- English
- gladiator
- roman empire
- gladiator fight
- slavery
- insurgence
- ancient rome
- historical fiction
- torture
- ancient world
- slave
- escaped slave
- 1st century
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereDeMille Theatre (New York City, New York)6 Oct 1960
- Theatrical13 Oct 1960
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13restored version26 Apr 1991
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13restored version limited expansion3 May 1991
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG8 Dec 1960
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1217 Nov 1960
- Physical12VHS / DVD7 Dec 2000
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1521 Jan 1962
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1612 Oct 1962
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP14 Sept 1961
- Digital / OTTTP(Director's Cut) Arte•tv4 Apr 2026
- TVTP(Director's Cut) Arte5 Apr 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1216 Dec 1960
- Digital / OTT(Director's Cut) Arte•tv4 Apr 2026
- TV(Director's Cut) Arte5 Apr 2026
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1321 Sept 1962
HungaryHU
- Theatrical162 Jul 1970
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG9 Feb 1962
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT7 Dec 1960
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+15 Dec 1960
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Spartacus was released on 13 October 1960.
Audience reviews
3- J10/10
John Chard
9/15/2019
The sword and sandal epic that has everything. Spartacus is the Thracian slave who refused to be a Roman plaything, breaking out of their clutches he led the slave revolt that panicked the Roman Rebublic in circa BC 73, this film is based on that period in history. Spartacus got off to a troubled start, original director Anthony Mann was fired by leading man Kirk Douglas (Spartacus) after a falling out, some of…
- B7/10
BornKnight
11/21/2023
This historical/epic drama was one of those 50-60's movies that lasted for 3 and a half hours. It isn't perfect despite the production have being great in some points. The main issue is that it isn't historical based (and who knows the history to the full extend?), but it was based on a Roward Fast novel of 1951 with lots of romanticized and non historical events. Some things are history: like the basis of the …
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
5/30/2024
Kirk Douglas had the vision to back the previously black-listed Dalton Trumbo with his excellent screenplay for this epic tale of slavery and the struggle for freedom. He also led a cast with some of the best actors to ever grace the silver screen. Olivier, Laughton, Ustinov, Curtis and a wonderfully tender Jean Simmons who all lift this tale of a slave who rebelled against the tyrannical rule of his Roman masters an…
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