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Spartacus [videorecording] / Produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick ; screen play by Dalton Trumbo - Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, 1998. - 1 videodisc (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the novel by Howard Fast Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. "Presented uncut and fully restored"--Container. The epic tale of the bold gladiator slave Spartacus (Douglas), the woman who believed in his cause, and the power-hungry Roman general who challenged his convictions.

Produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick ; screenplay, Dalton Trumbo ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz. Produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick ; screenplay, Dalton Trumbo ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.

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

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.


DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround


In English or French with optional Spanish subtitles

4 Academy Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - Best Cinematography, Color - Best Costume Design, Color, 1960

ISBN: 0783226039 025192018121

Subjects--Personal Names:
Spartacus 71 B.C. --Drama

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome --History--Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C.--Drama

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Index Terms--Genre/Form:
War films

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372 / SPA