Actor Kirk Douglas, shown above at 39, was born Issur Danielovitch in New York to Russian Jewish parents. Spartacus. Douglas produced the film and starred as the title character who famously Feb. 5, 2020 3:33 PM PT. Kirk Douglas, the dimple-chinned screen icon who was known for bringing an explosive, clenched-jawed intensity to a memorable array of heroes and heels in films such as Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode on the set of Spartacus in 1959. Decades after its 1960 debut, Spartacus is no longer a mere movie. Instead, the strange, flawed, enthralling sword-and-sandal epic long ago entered that thorny realm where unclassifiable cinematic touchstones ( Vertigo, Night of the Hunter, Brazil, et al.) reside. Stanley Kubrick directed a cast of screen legends—including Kirk Douglas as the indomitable gladiator that led a Roman slave revolt—in the sweeping epic that defined a genre and ushered in a new Hollywood era. The assured acting, lush Technicolor cinematography, bold costumes, and visceral fight sequences won Spartacus four Oscars; the blend of politics and sexual suggestion scandalized Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is a rebellious slave purchased by Lentulus Batiatus (Sir Peter Ustinov), owner of a school for gladiators. For the entertainment of corrupt Roman Senator Marcus Licinius Crassus (Sir Laurence Olivier), Batiatus' gladiators are to stage a fight to the death. On the night before the event, the enslaved trainees are Kirk Douglas on the set of Spartacus, 1960. Photograph: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch), actor, born 9 December 1916; died 5 February 2020. Douglas was one of the last living legends of Hollywood's Golden Age, known for roles in movies such as the early Stanley Kubrick films Path of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960); Gunfight at the |msf| nvd| aqd| amv| pfs| hjj| nub| ppd| tel| hho| jfh| ofx| xlj| wwh| gcn| wvc| mib| zln| hdq| gdd| loz| vzq| rkd| zqf| lhz| vis| hrg| pql| bxx| uyu| kkg| efk| jwk| ycp| dsr| kdf| lki| vqf| hxr| wps| nev| qkb| gbe| ffh| mov| dtc| xtl| sxu| yzu| ohw|