--- product_id: 48811706 title: "Gladiator / Spartacus Double Pack [DVD]" brand: "kirk douglaslaurence olivierstanley kubrickridley scott" price: "NT$561" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48811706-gladiator-spartacus-double-pack-dvd store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Gladiator / Spartacus Double Pack [DVD] **Brand:** kirk douglaslaurence olivierstanley kubrickridley scott **Price:** NT$561 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gladiator / Spartacus Double Pack [DVD] by kirk douglaslaurence olivierstanley kubrickridley scott - **How much does it cost?** NT$561 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48811706-gladiator-spartacus-double-pack-dvd) ## Best For - kirk douglaslaurence olivierstanley kubrickridley scott enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted kirk douglaslaurence olivierstanley kubrickridley scott brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Double-bill of epic dramas, set in ancient Rome. In 'Gladiator' (2000), after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), his twisted son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) betrays the Emperor's beloved General Maximus (Russell Crowe) and takes the throne for himself. Maximus is sold as a slave and then trained as a gladiator, keeping himself strong with thoughts of revenge. Eventually he is taken to the Colosseum, where he prepares to fight in a contest presided over by the corrupt Commodus. Will he suffer the ultimate humiliation and die for the entertainment of his enemy or will he survive the rigors of the arena and find a way of exacting his revenge? 'Spartacus' (1960) is Stanley Kubrick's star-studded, historical epic concerning the efforts of the slave-gladiator Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) to lead the slaves of the Roman Empire in a rebellion against their masters. The ranks quickly swell as the slave army makes its way across Italy towards the coast. But the despotic Roman senator Crassus (Laurence Olivier) determines to quell the revolt for his own selfish ends, and the stage is thus set for a tremendous battle. .co.uk Review The Gladiator Ridley Scott's glossy historical epic Gladiator revitalised the classic sword 'n' sandal genre, bringing both a modern pop-culture sensibility and state-of-the-art computer-generated special effects to what had seemed like a worn-out formula. Essentially a remake of Anthony Mann's stodgy 1964 Fall of the Roman Empire, Gladiator also borrows heavily from Saving Private Ryan in its stunning opening sequence, and employs Ridley's brother Tony Scott's rapid-fire editing style for the remarkably staged Colosseum fights. The overall effect is a hugely impressive but emotionally empty spectacle complemented by Hans Zimmer's bestselling but derivative score.Russell Crowe cements his star status with a brooding, muscular performance helped along by lots of pithily quotable mock-Shakespearean dialogue. But Crowe's Maximus, along with everyone else in the film, is a disappointing two-dimensional stereotype: there's also the ridiculously melodramatic villain (Joaquin Phoenix), the old flame who's still in love with her hero (Connie Nielsen) and the trusty companion (Djimon Hounsou--who seems stuck in these roles). Richard Harris lacks the gravitas to convince as the philosopher-king Marcus Aurelius, and only Oliver Reed, in his very last film, brings some depth to his world-weary ex-gladiator. Still, if Scott's film lacks the profundity of Ben-Hur, Spartacus or even Cleopatra, it remains a kinetic, exciting thrill ride that gives us some sense of what it must have been like to fight and die with a gladius in hand.--Mark WalkerSpartacus Stanley Kubrick was only 31 years old when Kirk Douglas (star of Kubrick's classic Paths of Glory) recruited the young director to pilot this epic saga, in which the rebellious slave Spartacus (played by Douglas) leads a freedom revolt against the ailing Roman Republic and its generals. Kubrick would later disown the film because it was not a personal project--he was merely a director-for-hire--but Spartacus remains one of the best of Hollywood's grand historical epics. With an intelligent screenplay by then-blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo (from a novel by Howard Fast), its liberal message of freedom and civil rights, highly relevant in early-1960s USA, is still quite powerful and the all-star cast (including Charles Laughton in full toga) is full of entertaining surprises. Restored in 1991 to include scenes deleted from the original 1960 release, the full-length Spartacus is a grand-scale cinematic marvel, offering some of the most awesome battles ever filmed and a central performance by Douglas that's as sensitively emotional as it is intensely heroic. Jean Simmons plays the slave woman who becomes Spartacus's wife, and Peter Ustinov steals the show with his frequently hilarious, Oscar-winning performance as a slave trader who shamelessly curries favour with his Roman superiors. The restored version also includes a formerly deleted bathhouse scene in which Laurence Olivier's patrician Crassus (with restored dialogue dubbed by Anthony Hopkins) gets hot and bothered over a slave servant played by Tony Curtis. These and other restored scenes expand the film to just over three hours in length. Despite some forgivable lulls, this is a rousing and substantial drama that grabs and holds your attention. Breaking tradition with sophisticated themes and a downbeat (yet eminently noble) conclusion, Spartacus is a thinking person's epic, rising above mere spectacle with a story as impressive as its widescreen action and Oscar-winning sets. --Jeff Shannon ## Product Details - **Format:** PAL - **Contributor:** Branko Lustig, Charles Laughton, Charles McGraw, Connie Nielsen, Dalton Trumbo, David Franzoni, David Hemmings, David Schofield, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Douglas Wick, Edward Lewis, Herbert Lom, Jean Simmons, Joaquin Phoenix, John Dall, John Gavin, John Ireland, John Logan, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Nina Foch, Oliver Reed, Peter Ustinov, Richard Harris, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Stanley Kubrick, Tomas Arana, Tommy Flanagan, Tony Curtis, William Nicholson, Woody Strode - **Runtime:** 5 hours and 35 minutes - **Colour:** Colour - **Number of discs:** 2 ## Images ![Gladiator / Spartacus Double Pack [DVD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GYW989N6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional Box Set *by R***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2013* Brilliant sword and sandal epics with performances by the casts in each film that must have made the directors and producers think 'that was money well spent'.Audiences too have felt the same way such was the impact of each film made 40 years apart.Just goes to show you that subject matter, in this case historical epic, does not have a limited life span when really well done.As I write, this box set costs a few pence on Amazon: what a buy! And as a bonus 'Spartacus' is the excellent restored version of the film.Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by P***M on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2017* love it ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent value *by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2018* Brilliant and so cheap --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48811706-gladiator-spartacus-double-pack-dvd](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48811706-gladiator-spartacus-double-pack-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*