Spartacus

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FRI., 12/9, 7 p.m. SPARTACUS: USA | 1960 | DCP | 184 min.

Director: Stanley Kubrick; Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons

In honor of Kirk Douglas’ 100th birthday, we present the great star in the title role of this sweeping epic about the leader of a Roman slave rebellion. 31-year old director Kubrick balances the performances of a stellar cast – which also includes Charles Laughton, and an Oscar-winning Peter Ustinov - with stunning action set-pieces to create a fascinating mural of masculine erotics, patrician decadence, brutal athleticism, and headstrong fealty. This new 4K restoration of the original Roadshow version contains a once scandalous sequence between Olivier and Curtis.