Plot hole: How did Glabrus know about Silesian pirates aiding the slave army's escape? He informed the senate of this and yet was not made aware of it at the time of his capture.
Spartacus (1960)
1 plot hole - chronological order
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons
Genres: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Visible crew/equipment: When the slaves roll the flaming ball down the hill, we see it strike several Roman soldiers. Look closely, they are actually stuntmen dressed in asbestos suits.
Gracchus: This republic of ours is something like a rich widow. Most Romans love her as their mother but Crassus dreams of marrying the old girl to put it politely.
Trivia: When he was president, John F. Kennedy wanted to see this film so much he went to it in a local cinema wearing a disguise.
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