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Spartacus is 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, Spartacus leads a slave revolt across Italy that soon has thousands marching on Rome.

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ProducerEdward Lewis

EAN5050582768848

eBay Product ID (ePID)102177069

Product Key Features

ActorJohn Gavin, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Nina Foch, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier

Film/TV TitleSpartacus

DirectorStanley Kubrick

Release Year2011

FormatBlu-ray

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time197 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificatePG

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Number of Discs1

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..., Total Film - ...One of the last truly great Roman epics, the Kirk Douglas-starrer boasts a true cast-of-thousands battle..., Empire - The entire film was an immediate hit with cinemagoers and the majority of critics....Unquestionably it is Douglas' film...

ScreenwriterDalton Trumbo

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorRobert Lawrence

Movie/TV TitleSpartacus

Director of PhotographyRussell Metty