| Description |
2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 105
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| Note |
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.2:1). |
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Originally produced as motion picture in 1960. |
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Based on the novel by Howard Fast. |
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Disc 1: 1991 fully restored version ; audio commentaries by Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Howard Fast, Edward Lewis, Robert A. Harris, Saul Bass ; scene analysis by Dalton Trumbo ; additional Alex North score compositions ; restoration demonstration -- Disc 2: Rare deleted scenes ; vintage newsreel footage ; 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov ; 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov ; behind-the-scenes "gladiatorial school" footage ; the 1960 documentary The Hollywood ten, plus archival documents about the blacklist ; original storyboards by Saul Bass ; production stills ; sketches by director Stanley Kubrick ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis. |
| Summary |
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards. |
| Subject |
Fast, Howard, 1914-2003 -- Film and video adaptations.
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Spartacus, -71 B.C. -- Drama.
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Revolutionaries -- Rome -- Drama.
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Gladiators -- Rome -- Drama.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Rome -- History -- Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C. -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Kubrick, Stanley, 1928-1999.
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Lewis, Edward.
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Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020.
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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962.
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Ustinov, Peter, 1921-2004.
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Gavin, John, 1931-2018.
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Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010
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Fast, Howard, 1914-2003
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Bryna Productions, Inc.
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| ISBN |
1559409150 |
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