Juggling in Movies
Spartacus (1960)
[Stanley Kubrick film; Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons]
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
At 1:23:14, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) meets Antoninus (Tony Curtis) and had this exchange:
- S: And, what work did you do?
- A: Singer of songs.
- S: Singer of songs? But, what work did you do?
- A: Well, that's my work. I also juggle.
- S: Juggle? What else do you do?
- A: I can do feats of magic.
- S: Magic? Maybe he can make the Romans disappear.
- A: Singer of songs.
- S: And, what work did you do?
Credited as jugglers were the Johnson Brothers, Duke Johnson and Harry Johnson.
The entire movie may be seen here.
