![]() ![]() ![]() This helped the audience, along with the top names in the film industry, gain a greater understanding of what The Hollywood Ten were facing. The slaves portrayed true heroism and loyalty by not revealing Spartacus, just as Trumbo and the rest of the “Hollywood Ten” showed dignity in refusing to identify fellow Communists in the industry. Kirk Douglas, I Am Spartacus: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist. If everybody followed that religionhelping his fellow manarmies would vanish overnight. Although this scene was fiction, Trumbo felt it was crucial to the entire plot as it alluded to solidarity in the face of anti-communism, exactly what he was experiencing in Hollywood. After ninety-five years on this planet, I have come to the conclusion that religion should be based on only one thing: helping your fellow man. ![]() ![]() Crassus stands by his word and orders all of these slaves to death by crucifixion. Unwilling to give up their leader, the slaves stand up, one after another, claiming “I’m Spartacus!” Unfortunately, their solidarity and refusal to identify the real Spartacus - a refusal to "name names" that had landed Trumbo in jaul - meant they would be given the same fate. Roman General Crassus announces to a huge group of slaves that they will all be killed unless they identify which one among them is Spartacus. The film features a powerful scene famous for its symbolism of the communist witch hunt in Hollywood. ![]()
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