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Spartacus
Summary: The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
Release Date: November 17, 1960
Runtime: 3 h 17 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: Bryna Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
Domestic: $ 1,830,650
International: $ 16,325
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