that Spartacus is his least fvoruaite film to have worked on, even with Sir Lawrence Olivier and such acting for him.Anthony Mann ( Winchester '73 , El Cid ) was directing it originally and had a row with Kirk Douglas, and after being fired by Douglas Kubrick was hired by him because they'd worked together on Paths of Glory , one of the greatest anti-war films ever made. Gladiator is my pick for 2000 s best film. :O)