Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), a slave of the Roman Republic, leads a rebellion against Rome and builds a massive army of other slaves. As he leads the rebellion he falls in love with another slave, Varinia (Jean Simmons). Of course, there is much bickering and plotting of how to stop the army in the Roman senate.
This movie was a bit long winded, but really an excellent film. The struggle of love between Spartacus and Verinia is believable and the intricacies of the Roman politics trying to bring them down are very well written. The huge battle scenes are amazing to see. The plot really grabbed me more than some other movies have.
I give Spartacus a 7/10. It was a great movie, but be ready to sit down for more than 3 hours.
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