Spartacus

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Stanley Kubrick directed a cast of screen legends – including Kirk Douglas as the indomitable gladiator that led a Roman slave revolt – in the sweeping epic that defined a genre and ushered in a new Holywood 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.

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Kubrick: Inside A Film Artist's Maze by Thomas Allen Nelson	Stanley Kubrick, Director: A Visual Analysis by Alexander Walker	Stanley Kubrick: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series) by Stanley Kubrick, Gene D. Phillips	Stanley Kubrick The Complete Films by Paul Duncan	The Complete Kubrick by David Hughes	Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures by Christiane Kubrick	Narrative And Stylistic Patterns In The Films Of Stanley Kubrick by Luis Garcia Mainar	The Stanley Kubrick Archives by Alison Castle	Stanley Kubrick Companion by James Howard

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Distribution	Universal Studios Region 1 encoded (North America)	Home Vision Entertainment Region 0 (North America)
Runtime	3:16:24 min	3:16:30 min
Video	2.20:1 Letterboxed WideScreen Average Bitrate: 5.24 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	2.2:1 Letterboxed WideScreen Anamorphic Average Bitrate: 5.22 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
Bitrate: Universal
Bitrate: Criterion
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)	Dolby Surround Sound Film Soundtrack Digital 5.1 Film Soundtrack Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary Dolby Digital 1.0 Screenwriter analysis
Subtitles	Spanish English ( captions ), None	English, None
Features	Discographic Information: DVD Encoding: Region 1 Layers: Dual Edition Details: • Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only) • Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby • Production notes • Theatrical trailer • Widescreen letterbox format	Discographic Information: DVD Encoding: Region 0 Layers: Dual Edition Details: • Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only) • Color, Closed-captioned, Surround Sound, Widescreen, Dolby • Commentary by producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass • Theatrical trailer(s) • New transfer of the 1991 fully restored Super Technirama version • Disc One: • Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's scene-by-scene analysis • Additional Alex North score compositions • Restoration demonstration • Disc Two: • Rare deleted scenes • Vintage newsreel footage • 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons and Peter Ustinov • 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov • Behind-the-scenes "gladitorial school" footage • The 1960 documentary The Hollywood Ten, plus archival documents about the blacklist • Original storyboards by Saul Bass • Hundreds of production stills, lobby cards, posters, print ads, and a comic book • Sketches by director Stanley Kubrick • Widescreen anamorphic format • Number of discs: 2
	DVD Re-Release Date: January 2, 2002 Keep Case Chapters: 16	DVD Release Date: April 24, 2001 Keep Case Chapters: 46

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Stanley Kubrick Boxset	Eyes Wide Shut	Full Metal Jacket	The Shining	Barry Lyndon	A Clockwork Orange	2001: A Space Odyssey


Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned To Stop Worry and Love the Bomb	Lolita	Spartacus	Paths of Glory	The Killing	Killer's Kiss

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Incidental Reading on Stanley Kubrick (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)


Kubrick: Inside A Film Artist's Maze by Thomas Allen Nelson	Stanley Kubrick, Director: A Visual Analysis by Alexander Walker	Stanley Kubrick: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series) by Stanley Kubrick, Gene D. Phillips	Stanley Kubrick The Complete Films by Paul Duncan	The Complete Kubrick by David Hughes	Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures by Christiane Kubrick	Narrative And Stylistic Patterns In The Films Of Stanley Kubrick by Luis Garcia Mainar	The Stanley Kubrick Archives by Alison Castle	Stanley Kubrick Companion by James Howard

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Distribution	Universal Studios Region 1 encoded (North America)	Home Vision Entertainment Region 1 (North America)