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Spartacus / Universal International ; Bryna Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
LIBRA DVD 017 369 discs 1-2 + leaflet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 105.
- Criterion collection ; 105
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spartacus, -71 B.C--Drama.
- Spartacus.
- Spartacus, -71 B.C.
- Fast, Howard, 1914-2003.
- History.
- Rome (Empire).
- Fast, Howard, 1914-2003--Film adaptations.
- Fast, Howard.
- Slave rebellions--Rome--Drama.
- Slave rebellions.
- Rome--History--Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C--Drama.
- Rome.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet ([8] pages), accordion-folded.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Super Technirama; reconstructed and restored.
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY?] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD; digital surround; disc 1,English 5.1; disc 2, mono.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
- Contents:
- 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 ; aditional 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.
- Participant:
- Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Russell Metty ; historical and technical advisor, Vittorio Nino Novarese ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
- Notes:
- Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.2:1).
- Originally produced as motion picture in 1960.
- Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
- Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- Contains:
- Hollywood ten.
- ISBN:
- 1559409150
- OCLC:
- 46877063
- Publisher Number:
- CC1568D Criterion Collection
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