The plot, setting, and costumes are nearly identical to those of the Stanley Kubrick 1960 version; however, this adaptation follows Howard Fast's novel more closely than does Kubrick's film. (Two of the more noticeable omissions from the new adaptation are the ``I am Spartacus!'' scene and Spartacus' and _his_ wife's reunion after the battle.) <sep>, Pronoun: his <sep>, A: Howard Fast <sep>, B: Kubrick