It provides us with great dialogue, and fills the story with interesting characters. The script is also intelligently written, penned by one of the famed Hollywood 10 (writers blacklisted during the McCarthy-era). He was matched well by Kirk Douglas, but also Charles Laughton, whose grounded presence and affable nature contrast against Olivier's dark intensity, making for an especially interesting dynamic. Especially impressive was Laurence Olivier, whose nuanced portrayal gave us a sort of antagonist that was ahead of his time, complex in his machinations. What makes Spartacus work the most is the exceptional cast, all of whom inject the film with an undeniable sense of life, charm, and even whit. The performances, the script, the set design, the costumes, everything comes together to make a finely executed period piece. Centered on the slave rebellion that threatened Rome, Spartacus is a true swords-and-sandals epic. Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus is, in many ways, a remarkable achievement.
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