Old-fashioned filmmakers understood that if they wanted to get away with murder, perversion and other naughty ancient pastimes, they needed to present them in a suitably religious wrapper to placate the censors.
Spartacus, the epic story of the rebellious slave/gladiator whose name later became a rallying cry for social revolutionaries, was a major career highlight for both actor Kirk Douglas and director Stanley Kubrick.
To help prospective audiences sort through the swords and sandals, here's a handy overview of some noteworthy gladiator pics, the gaudier the better.
Mervyn LeRoy and Anthony Mann's Quo Vadis upped the ante in all categories, with actor Peter Ustinov's Nero never surpassed for inspired fruity insanity.
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