Spartacus (film) Spartacus (film) Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the Third Servile War, and stars Kirk Douglas in the title role, Laurence Olivier as Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles
Spartacus (TV series) titular role; and fourth year on the air overall. The second season eventually premiered on January 27, 2012. On June 1, 2012 Starz released a teaser video of the next season on YouTube. On June 4, 2012, Starz announced that the 4th season of Spartacus (War of the Damned) will be the final one for the series. Starz released the first full trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned on July 13, 2012. In 2012 Gale Force Nine announced the creation of licensed board game based on the Spartacus series. The English language release of the game "Spartacus: A Game