Product Information
The story of a slave, trained as a gladiator who held Rome's legions at bay for four years with an army of battle-trained slaves.Product Identifiers
ProducerEdward Lewis
EAN5050582074703
eBay Product ID (ePID)30484003
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Gavin, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Nina Foch, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier
Film/TV TitleSpartacus
DirectorStanley Kubrick
LanguageEnglish
Run Time186 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.20 Wide Screen
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
FeaturesSpecial Edition\Commentary By Producer Actor Kirk Douglas And Peter Ustinov\Commentary By Novelist Howard Fast And Producer Edward Lewis\Commentary By Restoration Expert Robert A Harris And Designer Saul Bass\Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo Scene By Scene Analysis\Additional Alex North Score Compositions\Rare Deleted Scenes\Vintage Newsreel Footage\1960 Promotional Interviews With Jean Simmons And Peter Ustinov\1992 Video Interview With Peter Ustinov\Behind The Scenes At The Gladiator School\1960 Documentary The Hollywood Ten\Original Storyboards By Saul Bass\Production Stills\Lobby Cards\Posters\Print Ads\Comic Book\Sketches By Director Stanley Kubrick\Original Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen, Closed Caption
GenreDrama, Historical
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerAlex North
Production DesignerAlexander Golitzen
AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting Role 1961 - Peter Ustinov
Additional InformationSPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 BC. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave woman and a slave master who has known nothing but chains for his entire life. After being forced to put on a gladiator show--that almost leads to his death--for wealthy Romans (including a marvellously conniving Laurence Olivier as the power-hungry Crassus), Spartacus leads a slave revolt across Italy that soon has thousands marching on Rome. Meanwhile, he has fallen in love with the beautiful Varinia (an effervescent Jean Simmons), pledging his life to her.<BR>Douglas assembled a fabulous all-star cast for the film; in addition to himself, Simmons, and Olivier, terrific performances are turned in by Charles Laughton as the curmudgeonly senator Gracchus, John Gavin (PSYCHO) as the young Julius Caesar, Tony Curtis as Antoninus (a "singer of songs," with all lines delivered in a beautifully thick New York accent), and especially Peter Ustinov, an Oscar winner for his portrayal of the businessman Batiatus, who always wants to know what's in it for him. Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo's melodramatic script and Alex North's thrilling, soaring score add a majesty that helps make SPARTACUS one of the finest costume epics to ever come out of Hollywood.
ReviewsUSA Today - ...Amazing depth-of-field....Terrific performances...
ScreenwriterDalton Trumbo
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\DTS 5.1
EditorRobert Lawrence
Movie/TV TitleSpartacus
Director of PhotographyRussell Metty