Cast (118)
Kirk Douglas

Spartacus

Laurence Olivier

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Charles Laughton

Sempronius Gracchus

Peter Ustinov

Lentulus Batiatus

John Gavin

Julius Caesar

Tony Curtis

Antoninus

Nina Foch

Helena Glabrus

Herbert Lom

Tigranes Levantus

John Dall

Marcus Publius Glabrus

Joanna Barnes

Claudia Marius

Paul Lambert

Gannicus

Robert J. Wilke

Guard captain

Nick Dennis

Dionysius

Paul Baxley

Gladiator (uncredited)

Louie Elias

Gladiator (uncredited)

Brad Harris

Gladiator (uncredited)

Hubie Kerns

Gladiator (uncredited)

Gordon Mitchell

Gladiator (uncredited)

Regis Parton

Gladiator (uncredited)

Victor Paul

Gladiator (uncredited)

Jack Perkins

Gladiator (uncredited)

Wally Rose

Gladiator (uncredited)

Aaron Saxon

Gladiator (uncredited)

Tom Steele

Gladiator (uncredited)

Jerry Summers

Gladiator (uncredited)

Shari Lee Bernath

Little Girl (uncredited)

Bill Blackburn

Prisoner (uncredited)

David Bond

Slave (uncredited)

Polly Burson

Slave (uncredited)

Carol Daniels

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Lila Finn

Slave (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Slave (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Slave Leader (uncredited)

Betty Harford

Slave (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

Slave (uncredited)

Wayne Heffley

Slave Guard (uncredited)

Lars Hensen

Slave (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Slave Leader (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Slave (uncredited)

Pete Kellett

Slave (uncredited)

Joan McKellen

Slave (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

Slave (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Slave Leader (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Slave (uncredited)

Frosty Royce

Slave (uncredited)

Autumn Russell

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

Slave (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Helen Thurston

Slave (uncredited)

Louise Vincent

Slave at Gracchus' Home (uncredited)

Joe Canutt

Soldier (uncredited)

Bill Catching

Soldier (uncredited)

Chuck Courtney

Soldier (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Soldier (uncredited)

Robert F. Hoy

Soldier (uncredited)

Valley Keene

Soldier (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Soldier (uncredited)

Bill Raisch

Soldier Whose Arm is Hacked Off (uncredited)

Buddy Van Horn

Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Williams

Soldier (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Fimbria (uncredited)

Wayne Burson

Guard (uncredited)

Dick Crockett

Guard (uncredited)

John Daheim

Capua Guard (uncredited)

Carey Loftin

Guard (uncredited)

Harvey Parry

Guard (uncredited)

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Guard (uncredited)

Don Turner

Guard (uncredited)

Peter Virgo

Guard (uncredited)

Fred Zendar

Guard (uncredited)

Ted de Corsia

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Terence de Marney

Majordomo (uncredited)

Johnny Duncan

Beheaded Man (uncredited)

Roy Engel

Roman Businessman (uncredited)

Paul Keast

Roman Businessman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Roman Senator (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Roman Senator (uncredited)

Otto Malde

Roman General (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Roman Senator (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Logan Field

Centurion (uncredited)

John Stephenson

Centurion (uncredited)

Robert Fuller

Extra (uncredited)

Jeanne Gerson

Woman Selling Chestnuts (uncredited)

Seamon Glass

Pirate (uncredited)

Preston Peterson

Pirate (uncredited)

George Robotham

Pirate (uncredited)

James Griffith

Otho (uncredited)

Jack Grinnage

Petitioner (uncredited)

Anthony Jochim

Petitioner (uncredited)

Joe Haworth

Marius (uncredited)

Vinton Hayworth

Metallius (uncredited)

Loren Janes

Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Jil Jarmyn

Julia (uncredited)

Aron Kincaid

Crassus' Standard-Bearer (uncredited)

Dayton Lummis

Symmachus (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

Galeno (uncredited)

Tracy Olsen

Girl (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

Garrison Officer (uncredited)

Vic Perrin

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Larry Thor

Staff Officer (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Trainer (uncredited)

Carleton Young

Herald (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Roman Senator (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson

Legionnaire (uncredited)

John Barton

Slave (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

Soldier (uncredited)

John Benson

Guard (uncredited)

Arthur Batanides

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Soldier (uncredited)

Crew (54)

Art

Eric Orbom

Art Direction

Alexander Golitzen

Production Design

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Roger K. Furse

Production Design

Costume & Make-Up

Larry Germain

Hairstylist

Bill Thomas

Costume Design

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Fred Valles

Costume Design

Writing

Dalton Trumbo

Screenplay

Plutarch

Writer

Calder Willingham

Scenario Writer

Peter Ustinov

Screenplay

Sound

Ronald Pierce

Sound Designer

Waldon O. Watson

Sound Designer

Alex North

Original Music Composer

Murray Spivack

Sound Designer

Jack Foley

Foley Artist

Frank E. Warner

Sound Effects Editor

Joseph Gershenson

Music Supervisor

Camera

Russell Metty

Director of Photography

Clifford Stine

Additional Photography

Production

Kirk Douglas

Executive Producer

Edward Lewis

Producer

Edward Muhl

Executive Producer

Tadeo Villalba

Unit Manager

Eduardo García Maroto

Unit Production Manager

Norman Deming

Unit Production Manager

Directing

Marshall Green

Assistant Director

Editing

Crew

Yakima Canutt

Stunts Coordinator

Wah Chang

Special Effects

Saul Bass

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Yakima Canutt

Second Unit

Don Sahlin

Special Effects

Loren Janes

Stunt Double