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SPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave woman and a slave master who has known nothing but chains his entire life. After being forced to put on a gladiator show--that almost leads to his death--for wealthy Romans (including a marvellously conniving Laurence Olivier as the power-hungry Crassus), Spartacus leads a slave revolt across Italy that soon has thousands marching on Rome. Meanwhile, he has fallen in love with the beautiful Varinia (an effervescent Jean Simmons), pledging his life to her. Douglas assembled a fabulous all-star cast for the film; in addition to himself, Simmons, and Olivier, terrific performances are turned in by Charles Laughton as the curmudgeonly senator Gracchus, John Gavin as the young Julius Caesar, Tony Curtis as Antoninus (a 'singer of songs', with all lines delivered in a beautifully thick New York accent), and especially Peter Ustinov, an Oscar winner for his portrayal of the businessman Batiatus, who always wants to know what's in it for him. Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo's melodramatic script and Alex North's thrilling, soaring score add a majesty that helps make SPARTACUS one of the finest costume epics to ever come out of Hollywood.Product Identifiers
EAN5050582353358
eBay Product ID (ePID)47637356
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Gavin, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier
Film/TV TitleSpartacus
DirectorStanley Kubrick
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish
Run Time186 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
FeaturesTheatrical Trailer\Production Notes, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting Role 1961 - Peter Ustinov
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0\Dolby Digital 5.1