#105: KUBRICK, Stanley: Spartacus (1960)
KUBRICK, Stanley (United States)
Spartacus [1960]
Spine #105
DVD
DVD
Stanley Kubrick directed a cast of screen legends — including Kirk Douglas as the indomitable gladiator who led a Roman slave revolt — in the sweeping epic that defined a genre and ushered in a new Hollywood era. The assured acting, lush Technicolor cinematography, bold costumes and visceral fight sequences won Spartacus four Oscars; the blend of politics and sexual suggestion scandalized audiences. Today Kubrick's controversial classic, the first film to openly defy Hollywood's blacklist, remains a landmark of cinematic artistry and history.
196 minutes
Color
Color
Stereo
2:2:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2001
Director/Writers
Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo.
Stanley Kubrick was 32 when he directed Spartacus.
Other Kubrick films in the Collection:
#575: The Killing (1956)
#538: Paths Of Glory (1957)
#821: Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love The Bomb (1964)
#897: Barry Lyndon (1975)
Other Kubrick films in the Collection:
#575: The Killing (1956)
#538: Paths Of Glory (1957)
#821: Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love The Bomb (1964)
#897: Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Eight-page wraparound featuring an essay by Stephen Farber.
Commentary
By producer-actor Douglas, actor Ustinov, novelist Fast, and producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass.
Screenwriter
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Eight-page wraparound featuring an essay by Stephen Farber.
Commentary
By producer-actor Douglas, actor Ustinov, novelist Fast, and producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass.
Screenwriter
Trumbo’s scene-by-scene analysis.
Additional
Additional
Alex North score compositions.
Restoration demonstration
Rare deleted scenes
Vintage newsreel footage
Promotional interviews
Restoration demonstration
Rare deleted scenes
Vintage newsreel footage
Promotional interviews
From 1960 with Simmons and Ustinov.
Extras Rating (0-40):
Video interview
From 1962 with Ustinov.
Behind-the-scenes
“Gladiatorial school” footage.
Documentary
From 1960: The Hollywood Ten, plus archival documents about the blacklist.
Original storyboards
By Bass.
Hundreds
Of production stills, lobby cards, posters, print ads, and a comic book.
Sketches
By director Kubrick.
Original theatrical trailer
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