Spartacus (film) eclipse him. Gracchus, having seen Rome fall into tyranny, commits suicide. Before doing so, he bribes his friend Batiatus to rescue Spartacus's family from Crassus and carry them away to freedom. On the way out of Rome, the group passes under Spartacus's cross. Varinia is able to comfort him in his dying moments by showing him his little son, who will grow up free and knowing who his father was. The development of "Spartacus" was partly instigated by Kirk Douglas's failure to win the title role in William Wyler's "Ben-Hur". Douglas had worked with Wyler before on "Detective Story", and
Paul Telfer (actor) Paul Telfer (actor) Paul Telfer (born 30 October 1979) is a Scottish actor, who has lived and worked in both his native United Kingdom and the United States. He portrayed the role of Xander Kiriakis on the NBC's soap opera drama series "Days of Our Lives". Telfer appeared in episodes of two Sky One series: "Is Harry on the Boat?" (2002) (as Matt) and "Mile High" (2003) (as Rory). He also appeared in a series of ancient history and mythological epics: as Gannicus in the 2004 TV movie "Spartacus", Hephaestion in the 2007 movie "Young Alexander the Great" and the