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I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist by Kirk Douglas (Paperback, 2012)

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Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epicSpartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. In a risky move, Douglas chose Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted screenwriter, to writeSpartacus.

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From Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of The Ragman's Son and My Stroke of Luck, comes the candid story of the making of Spartacus, the blockbuster film that broke the blacklist One of the world's most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. Douglas began producing the movie in the midst of the politically charged era when Hollywood's moguls refused to hire anyone accused of Communist sympathies. In a risky move, Douglas chose Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted screenwriter, to write Spartacus. Trumbo was one of the Unfriendly Ten, men who had gone to prison rather than testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about their political affiliations. Douglas's source material was already a hot property, as the novel Spartacus was written by Howard Fast while he was in jail for defying HUAC. With the financial future of his young family at stake, Douglas plunged into a tumultuous production both on- and off-screen. As both producer and star of the film, he faced explosive moments with young director Stanley Kubrick, struggles with a leading lady, and negotiations with giant personalities, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, and Lew Wasserman. Writing from his heart and from his own meticulously researched archives, Kirk Douglas, at ninety-five, looks back at his audacious decisions. He made the most expensive film of its era-but more importantly, his moral courage in giving public credit to Trumbo effectively ended the notorious Hollywood blacklist. A master storyteller, Douglas paints a vivid and often humorous portrait in I Am Spartacus! The book is enhanced by newly discovered period photography of the stars and filmmakers both on and off the set.

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Publisher
Open Road Media
ISBN-13
9781453254806
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
I am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
Author
Kirk Douglas
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
220 Pages

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216mm
Item Width
140mm

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Kirk Douglas
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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by jiri714 Jul, 2016
Informative and entertaining
This book about Kirk Douglas' film making effort is both informative and entertaining. The narrative is a fine balance between Hollywood history and Mr. Douglas' personal recollections, the tone is personal but not conceited or arrogant. Kirk Douglas, who is going to celebrate a 100th birthday this coming December, is as impressive a storyteller, as he was an actor and a producer. His book is a lovely commentary of some of the most glorious times in Hollywood and some of the most difficult times for American democracy at the same time. Film enthusiasts will find this book impossible to put down.
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by runningman27 Dec, 2016
If you love Spartacus, the movie, you will enjoy this read.
Well written, it is great background material on the making of the film. Highly recommended!
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