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) In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The first one, titled "Spartacus: Swords & Ashes", was written by J.M. Clements and released on January 3, 2012. The second book in the series, "Spartacus: Morituri" by Mark Morris, was released in August 2012. In 2012, Ubisoft announced that they would be publishing a video game based on the series. The game, titled "Spartacus Legends", has been developed by Kung Fu Factory and was released on June 26, 2013 on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc