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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch, Herbert Lom
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 Hollywood 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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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Surround 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Audio Recording, Restoration Demonstration, Deleted Scenes, Newsreel Footage, Promotional Spot, Interview, Behind the Scenes Footage, Documentary, Storyboards, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Alternate Score, Insert
- Audio commentary by producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass
- Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo
- Restoration demonstration
- Rare deleted scenes
- Vintage newsreel footage
- 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons and Peter Ustinov
- 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov
- Behind-the-scenes
- 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
- Original theatrical trailer
- Additional Alex North score compositions
- Insert featuring an essay by Stephen Farber
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Release Credits
Artwork: Christine Ditrio
Producer: Michael Kurefeld
Artwork: Saul Bass
Release Notes on Restoration
Spartacus
There have been five versions of Spartacus. The original 202-minute version that was show to preview audiences in July 1960; the pre-censorship general release in July at 189-minutes; the 182-minute censored version released in November; the 1967 version that was drastically cut to 161 minutes; and this 196-minute, fully reconstructed and restored version (which includes the overture, intermission, and entr'acte) created in 1991. This version of Spartacus is presented in the original theatrical Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.2:1. In consultation with restoration expert Robert A. Harris, this new 16x9-enhanced digital transfer was created from a 65mm intermediate positive. The was mastered from a six-track discreet wide-proscenium recording that both preserves and reconstructs the original audio version, which has never been heard before.