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
Shafi (actor) directed by S. S. Rajamouli, and "Bharathamuni Award for best supporting actor" for the film "Khaleja" directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Shafi (actor) Shafi () is an Indian film actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Hindi cinema. An alumnus of National School of Drama, Shafi won "Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu" South for his debut Telugu film, "Khadgam" directed by Krishna Vamsi in 2002. Shafi then played the lead role along with Nandita Das in the film "Kamli" directed by K. N. T. Sastry, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film