Spartacus [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents a Bryna Production ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Title from disc label. Originally produced as motion picture in 1960. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Rated PG-13. A running commentary by Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Howard Fast, Edward Lewis, Robert A. Harris and Saul Bass is on analog tracks 1 and 2 and can be listened to separately while watching the film. Includes: Video interview with Peter Ustinov, original theatrical trailer, footage of the Hollywood Ten, Dalton Trumbo's scene-by-scene analysis, original storyboards by Saul Bass and additional Alex North score compositions. Program notes by Stephen Farber on container. "Features an additional five minutes of footage cut from the film's original release, plus the original overture and extended soundtrack." "CC 12981" Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.
Summary:
The tale of Spartacus, a bold gladiator slave who is challenged by the power-hungry General Crassus of Imperial Rome, and of Virinia, the woman who believes in his cause.
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