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.
2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm polychrome digital optical Dolby video file DVD video
Target Audience Note:
OFRB rating : 14A, violence
Other Title:
Hollywood ten
Notes:
Based on the novel by Howard Fast Home use only. Public performance rights NOT included Originally produced as motion picture in 1960 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, Dolby digital Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards AFI Top 10 of 10; epic, no. 5 AFI Top 100 List, no. 81
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
