Spartacus: A favorite movie with an interesting history

If I had a time machine, one of the many things I would do is stop in 1960 so I could watch Spartacus on the big screen. This spear-and-sandle epic based on the novel by Howard Fast is one of my all-time favorite movies.

What do I like so much about Spartacus?

- Directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Starring Kirk Douglas (love that man!)
- The Roman Empire
- Passionate script
- Great acting
- Lavish spectacle with thousands of extras
- Lots of man flesh
- Multiple dramatic scenes that reduce me to tears
- And...