Spartacus
DVD - 2001
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.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature films
Epic films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection
[2001]
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
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- Edition
- Widescreen version
- Item Description
- Originally produced as motion picture in 1960.
Based on the novel by Howard Fast. - Physical Description
- 2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- Widescreen (2:2:1) presentation.
- Audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13.
- Awards
- Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards.
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
- ISBN
- 9781559409155
- 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.