Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis Fight To The Death | Spartacus (1960) | Scenes Through Time
Mar 8, 2026
Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) and Antoninus (Tony Curtis) are forced to fight to the death by Crassus (Laurence Olivier) for the honor of a quick death. To the victor, awaits crucifixion. What is Spartacus (1960) About? Screen legends Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Laurence Olivier highlight an all-star cast in this Academy Award®-winning epic about a gladiator whose love for a beautiful slave inspires him to lead a violent rebellion against the decadent Roman Empire...
The night passes slowly, doesn't it?
Spartacus.
You are he.
Aren't you?
Gladiator, I'm Marcus Licinius Crassus.
You must answer when I speak to you.
Centurion, let them fight now. Unchain them.
The entire city has been told they'll fight tomorrow in the temple of your ancestors.
They will fight now for me, here, and to the dead.
And the victor shall be crucified.
We will test this myth of slave brotherhood.
Unchain them.
Don't give them the pleasure of a contest. Lower your guard. I'll kill you in the first rush.
Don't let them crucify you.
It's my last order. Obey.
Let them begin.
Crassus.
I don't care.