East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Spartacus, Universal International ; Bryna Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick

Originally produced as motion picture in 1960Based on the novel: Spartacus / by Howard FastContainer insert includes production and release notes by film scholar Stephen FarberSpecial features (disc 1): optional audio commentaries by Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Howard Fast, Edward Lewis, Robert A. Harris, Saul Bass; optional audio commentary and scene analysis from the notes of Dalton Trumbo as read by Michael McConnohie; additional Alex North score compositions and notes; restoration demonstration (3 min.)Special features (disc 2): Deleted scenes and script text (8 min.); behind-the-scenes "gladiatorial school" footage (5 min.); "Spartacus via newsreel" footage (5 min.); Jean Simmons promotional tv interview (4 min.); Peter Ustinov promotional tv interview (3 min.); 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov (25 min.); "The Hollywood ten" documentary (1950, 15 min.); "Spartacus and the blacklist" historical notes; "Dalton Trumbo" biographical notes; "American Legion letter" text protesting the film; "MPAA responds" text of MPAA script review; "Saul Bass storyboards" gallery; production stills gallery; lobby cards gallery; posters and print ads gallery; Dell promotional comic book; original theatrical trailer (3 min.); "Kubrick and Spartacus" career notes and gallery; Stanley Kubrick production sketchesVideorecording

multicolored

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz

other

9781559409155

videodisc

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis

2 videodiscs (196 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)46877063ocm46877063 OCoLC

DVD, widescreen (2.2:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (disc 1 only), Dolby digital surround (disc 1 only), Dolby digital stereo (disc 2 only), Dolby digital mono (disc 2 only)

715515011723

CC1568D -- Criterion Collection

DVD