Kirk Douglas is credited with helping to end Hollywood's Blacklist after hiring Dalton Trumbo to write Spartacus Kirk Douglas was not only one of the greatest actors of his generation — he was a ...

The 1960 film Spartacus gets a review from a history expert. Starring Kirk Douglas as the titular Roman ... there was a rise in sword-and-sandal movies that dominated Hollywood.

John Wayne was preparing to film a Western heist movie, but he needed the perfect co-star to portray his character's former ...

The Spartacus star ... brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103. To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his ...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the ...