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Spartacus [videorecording] / Universal International ; Bryna Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.

[Irvington, NY?] : Criterion Collection, [2001]

2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Criterion collection ; 105

Criterion collection 105.

Spartacus, -71 B.C. -- Drama.

Revolutionaries -- Rome -- Drama.

Gladiators -- Rome -- Drama.

Rome -- History -- Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C. -- Drama.

Kubrick, Stanley.

Lewis, Edward.

Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976.

Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.

Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010

Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962.

Ustinov, Peter.

Gavin, John.

Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010

Fast, Howard, 1914-2003. Spartacus.

Universal Pictures (Firm)

Bryna Productions

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Hollywood ten.

Hollywood 10.

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.

Biographical films.

Historical films.

Feature films.

Originally produced as motion picture in 1960.

Based on the novel by Howard Fast.

Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.

DVD, widescreen (2:2:1) presentation.

Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards.

2 DVDs

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