It was shortened by a minute and a half (by director Kubrick).The role of each of the six main cast members during the credits was illustrated by a symbolic item:Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) - a manacled or chained hand (a symbol of defiance)Crassus (Laurence Olivier) - an imperial or Roman eagle (on a sceptre)Varinia (Jean Simmons) - a hand holding a water or wine jugGracchus (Charles Laughton) - a hand reaching outBatiatus (Peter Ustinov) - a hand holding a snakeJulius Caesar (John Gavin) - a hand holding a swordThe film""s title was then presented above an image of the ends of two green sword blades that moved vertically into he frame to challenge each other - representative of the slaves"" struggle for freedom and dignity against Rome.And I must protect my students." Things had improved, although he reminded her: "But you, of all people, know how fast the weather can change.Norman asks Esther to dinner, but her pianist, Danny McGuire (Tommy Noonan) rescues her.Maine threatens meanness:I know myself extremely well.I""m just near the fighting stage at the moment, and if I don""t get my way, I begin to break up people and things.), and Brian De Palma""sThe Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)), a mysterious Dutch windmill (with Nazis hiding inside) where the reporter""s trenchcoat was momentarily caught in the gears of the windmill, a thwarted assassination attempt on the observation deck of Westminister Cathedral""s Tower, and an incredible trans-oceanicClipperplane crash into the Atlantic.