Spartacus (Special Edition)

Spartacus

Genre: movies4me > Drama

Format: Double DVD Video (PAL) What are PAL & NTSC?

Released: Wed 23 Jun 2004

Catalogue Number: 8207466

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The definitive edition of the Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick classic, this is SPARTACUS uncut and re-mastered in a special two-disc set packed with special features.

Based on Howard Fast's popular novel, Spartacus is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to gladiator trainer, Batiatus. Following his near-death during a show for wealthy Romans, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads his fellow slaves in a revolt that takes them through to southern Italy, where they plan to cross the sea and return to their homes. In Rome, the revolt becomes a deciding factor in the power struggle between two senators: Gracchus and Crassus, each of whom believes it to be the key to his own power or humiliating defeat. As the two senators attempt to aid, hinder and manipulate the rebels for their own benefit, Spartacus and his followers press forward to freedom. Featuring an all-star cast, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin and Tony Curtis, this Special Edition of Spartacus is the must-have edition for fans of one of the finest epics ever released by Hollywood.

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Actors: Kirk Douglas , Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Feature:
- Commentary by producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris & designer Saul Bass
- Screenwriter scene-by-scene analysis
- Additional score compositions
- Rare deleted scenes
- Vintage newsreel
- 1960 promotional interviews
- 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov
- Behind-the-scenes ‘Gladiatorial School’ footage
- The Hollywood Ten
- Original storyboards
- Sketches by director Stanley Kubrick
- Original theatrical trailer
- Commentary with cast and crew
Audio:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 2
Format: PAL
Release Year: 1960
Running Time: 189 minutes
Transfer Aspect Ratio: 16:9