Spartacus
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (unpaged : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Uniform Title
Summary
A dramatized account of Spartacus, the gladiator that led a Roman slave revolt.
Notes
Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1960.
Special features: audio commentary by producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass; screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's scene-by-scene analysis ; additional Alex North score compositions ; restoration demonstration ; rare deleted scenes ; vintage newsreel footage ; 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons and 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, lobby cards, posters, print ads, and a comic book ; sketches by director Stanley Kubrick ; original theatrical trailer.