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Spartacus

Author: Dalton TrumboEdward LewisStanley KubrickKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierAll authors
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998]
Edition/Format:   DVD video : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
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Genre/Form: Epic films
Historical films
Biographical films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Biographical
Historical
Drama
Teatro
Feature
Named Person: Howard Fast; Spartacus
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Dalton Trumbo; Edward Lewis; Stanley Kubrick; Kirk Douglas; Laurence Olivier; Jean Simmons; Charles Laughton; Peter Ustinov; John Gavin; Tony Curtis; Howard Fast; Universal Pictures Company.; Bryna Productions, Inc.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
ISBN: 0783226039 9780783226033
OCLC Number: 38912854
Language Note: In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
Contains an additional 5 min. of footage cut from the original.
Special features: Production notes; cast and filmmakers; theatrical trailers.
Credits: Director of photography, Russell Metty; editor, Robert Lawrence; music, Alex North; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.
Awards: Academy Award, 1961: Best supporting actor; Best art direction, set decoration, color; Best cinematography, color; Best costume design, color.
Golden Globes, 1961: Best motion picture, drama.
Target Audience: Rated PG-13.
Description: 1 videodisc (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, widescreen (2.21:1) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Contents: Includes production notes, cast and filmmakers, and theatrical trailers.
Other Titles: Spartacus (Motion picture : 1960)
Spartacus
Responsibility: [Universal Pictures ; presented by] Bryna Productions, Inc. ; screenplay, Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Local System Bib Number:
192814

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Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
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