Spartacus (1960) – Movie Quotes

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Spartacus (1960)
Year: 
1960
Tagline: 
«More titanic than any story ever told!»
Country: 
USA
Genres: 
Biography, War, Drama, History, Adventure

The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.

— If you looked into a magic crystal, you saw your army destroyed and yourself dead. If you saw that in the future, as I'm sure you're seeing it now, would you continue to fight?
— Yes.
— Knowing that you must lose?
— Knowing we can. All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things.
— They both lose life.
— When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. That's why we'll win.

- If you looked into a magic crystal, you saw your army destroyed and yourself dead. If you saw that in the future, as I'm sure you're seeing it now, would you continue to fight?
- Yes.
- Knowing that you must lose?
- Knowing we can. All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things.
- They both lose life.
- When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. That's why we'll win.
- If you looked into a magic crystal, you saw your army destroyed and yourself dead. If you saw that in the future, as I'm sure you're seeing it now, would you continue to fight?
- Yes.
- Knowing that you must lose?
- Knowing we can. All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things.
- They both lose life.
- When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. That's why we'll win.
- If you looked into a magic crystal, you saw your army destroyed and yourself dead. If you saw that in the future, as I'm sure you're seeing it now, would you continue to fight?
- Yes.
- Knowing that you must lose?
- Knowing we can. All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things.
- They both lose life.
- When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. That's why we'll win.

— What are you thinking about?
— I'm free. And what do I know? I don't even know how to read.
— You know things that can't be taught.
— I know nothing. Nothing. And I wanna know. I want to... I wanna know.
— Know what?
— Everything! Why a star falls and a bird doesn't, where the sun goes at night, why the moon changes shape. I wanna know where the wind comes from.
— The wind begins in a cave: far to the north, a young god sleeps in that cave. He dreams of a girl and he sighs, and the night wind stirs with his breath.
— I wanna know all about you. Every line, every curve. I wanna know every part of you. Every beat of your heart.

- What are you thinking about?
- I'm free. And what do I know? I don't even know how to read.
- You know things that can't be taught.
- I know nothing. Nothing. And I wanna know. I want to... I wanna know.
- Know what?
- Everything! Why a star falls and a bird doesn't, where the sun goes at night, why the moon changes shape. I wanna know where the wind comes from.
- The wind begins in a cave: far to the north, a young god sleeps in that cave. He dreams of a girl and he sighs, and the night wind stirs with his breath.
- I wanna know all about you. Every line, every curve. I wanna know every part of you. Every beat of your heart.
- What are you thinking about?
- I'm free. And what do I know? I don't even know how to read.
- You know things that can't be taught.
- I know nothing. Nothing. And I wanna know. I want to... I wanna know.
- Know what?
- Everything! Why a star falls and a bird doesn't, where the sun goes at night, why the moon changes shape. I wanna know where the wind comes from.
- The wind begins in a cave: far to the north, a young god sleeps in that cave. He dreams of a girl and he sighs, and the night wind stirs with his breath.
- I wanna know all about you. Every line, every curve. I wanna know every part of you. Every beat of your heart.
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