Leonard Penn

To Catch a Thief -- Stars Cary Grant as a former thief suspected of a new series of crimes and Grace Kelly as the woman who romances him.

In this story of intrigue in the mid-east during the twenties, Stevens heads a rebel Syrian force battling against the French occupying Damascus and environs. Bogart is a black marketeer from the US who makes his living running guns to Stevens and his troops.

Director Stanley Kubrick tells the tale of Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), the bold gladiator slave and Varinia (Jean Simmons), the woman who believed in his cause. Challenged by the power-hungry General Crassus (Laurence Olivier), Spartacus is forced to face his convictions and the power of Imperial Rome at its glorious height. The inspirational true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom, Spartacus combines history with spectacle to create a moving drama of love and commitment.

Rebellious slave Spartacus is purchased by Lentulus Brutus and forced to fight as a gladiator for the entertainment of Marcus Licinius Crassus. Includes original musical overture opening.