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To: yesthatjallen

Wasn’t Kirk Douglas the original Spartacus?


12 posted on 12/04/2025 4:46:04 PM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

yes
Kirk Douglas
also with Tony Curtis and Jean Simmons


15 posted on 12/04/2025 5:02:42 PM PST by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy
"Wasn’t Kirk Douglas the original Spartacus?"

No, Spartacus was the original Spartacus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Servile_War

37 posted on 12/04/2025 6:48:45 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: Old Retired Army Guy
Wasn’t Kirk Douglas the original Spartacus?

Gtreat flick directed by Stanley Kubrick. And that final battle scene... no CGI there and thousands of extras.

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, and Jean Simmons...

38 posted on 12/04/2025 7:02:29 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

Yes.


40 posted on 12/04/2025 7:58:24 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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