SPARTACUS
Genre
Drama, Historical
Language
VOSTF
Duration
189
Rating
About
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).
Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Actors
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov
Country
United States
Version
Original w/French subtitles
Release year
1960
Original title
ROME ANTIQUE: SPARTACUS