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: Gods of the Arena Movie Network, on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and on FX in Latin America. Slaves Romans <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The opportunity to produce "Gods of the Arena" emerged when the second season of "Spartacus" was halted while lead actor Andy Whitfield battled Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Series creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight expanded a single flashback episode for the second season into a six-part mini-series. Production for "Gods of the Arena" began in New Zealand in August 2010. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a television miniseries broadcast by American cable TV Starz, as a prequel to