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Spartacus
Title
Spartacus [videorecording] / Universal International ; Bryna Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
ISBN
9780783226033
0783226039
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (3 hr., 16 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
Contains an additional 5 min. of footage cut from the original.
Special features: Production notes; cast and filmmakers; theatrical trailers.
Director of photography, Russell Metty; editor, Robert Lawrence; music, Alex North; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
In English or dubbed French; optional subtitles in Spanish; captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Academy Award, 1961: Best supporting actor; Best art direction, set decoration, color; Best cinematography, color; Best costume design, color.
Golden Globes, 1961: Best motion picture, drama.
Summary
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.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2016
Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty; editor, Robert Lawrence; music, Alex North; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
Cast
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.
System details note
DVD, widescreen (2.21:1) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Audience
Rated PG-13.
Partial contents
Special features: Production notes ; Cast and filmmakers ; Theatrical trailers.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Universal-International (Firm)
Bryna Productions, Inc.
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
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