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 marvelously 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
UPC
0025192142406
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115163314
Product Key Features
Actor
Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier
Edition
Canadian; Universal 100th Anniversary
Movie/TV Title
Spartacus
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Format
Blu-ray/Dvd
Release Year
2012
Genre
Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
Canadian; Universal 100th Anniversary
Signal Standard
Blu-ray/Dvd
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier
Release Date
20120605
Film Country
USA
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