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Spartacus

BBC One
on BBC One London

Historical epic starring Kirk Douglas
Laurence Olivier
76 BC: born into slavery, the gladiator Spartacus longs for freedom and soon finds himself at the head of an army of slaves in revolt against the might of the Roman Empire.
Stanley Kubrick's story is being shown in a fully restored version.
1960
FILM REVIEWS pages 47-53

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirk Douglas
Unknown:
Laurence Olivier
Spartacus:
Kirk Douglas
Marcus Crassus:
Laurence Olivier
Antoninus:
Tony Curtis
Varinia:
Jean Simmons
Gracchus:
Charles Laughton
Batiatus:
Peter Ustlnov
Julius Caesar:
John Gavin
Helena Glabrus:
Nina Foch
Tigranes:
Herbert Lom
Source: Radio Times

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