SPARTACUS

Genre

Drama, Historical

Language

VOSTF

Duration

189

Rating

Synopsis

Persented part of the series “Ancient Rome: The Great Classics”

A collaboration between Cinéma du Musée and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

In the year 73 BC, a slave named Spartacus leads a rebellion against the Romans. Many slaves join the rebel, who repels the Roman troops sent to fight him. Spartacus leads his men to southern Italy to board ships bound for their countries of origin, but is defeated by the legions led by the senator Crassus. The surviving slaves are crucified along the Appian Way. (Mediafilm)

April 24 at 7 p.m.

Historical context and presentation: Marie-Adeline Le Guennec, professor of history, Université du Québec à Montréal.

MMFA members get 25% off ticket prices (Discount available on site only).

Release year

1960

Release date

April 24, 2026

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Country

United States

Actors