Film title stills from Spartacus
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research holds a number of still photos, posters, pressbooks, playbills, and a wealth of graphic material on film, radio, television, and theater.
The following is a selection of photographs and film stills from the set of Spartacus. Click the thumbnail image to view a larger version of each photograph.
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Kirk Douglas prepares to signal the start of a charge into battle.
1888-88
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Kirk Douglas and director Stanley Kubrick talk over the action in a gladiator school scene.
1888-P6
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Kirk Douglas in the title role of Spartacus.
1888-22AD
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Kirk Douglas in the title role of Spartacus.
1888-21AD
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Kirk Douglas with the slave played by Jean Simmons at the training school in Capua.
1888-22
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Gladiator school boss Peter Ustinov on muleback treks to an Egyptian mine to buy slaves to put in training.
1888-1
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The Technirama camera captures a high moment in "Spartacus" when Laurence Olivier takes command of all the Roman armies.
1888-P11
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Kirk Douglas practices a fight to the death scene in the gladiator arena with actor Woody Strode.
1888-P38
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The Technirama camera films the start of the battle between Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode.
1888-P3
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