Spartacus
Director: Stanley Kubrick; Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton; Release Date: December 30, 2008 |
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Spartacus - SPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave woman and a slave master who has known nothing but chains his entire life. After being forced to put on a gladiator show--that almost leads to his death--for wealthy Romans (including a marvelously conniving Laurence Olivier as the power-hungry Crassus), Spartacus leads a slave revolt across Italy that soon has thousands marching on Rome. Meanwhile, he has fallen in love with the beautiful Varinia (an effervescent Jean Simmons), pledging his life to her.
Douglas assembled a fabulous all-star cast for the film; in addition to himself, Simmons, and Olivier, terrific performances are turned in by Charles Laughton as the curmudgeonly senator Gracchus, John Gavin as the young Julius Caesar, Tony Curtis as Antoninus (a "singer of songs," with all lines delivered in ...
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Key Information |
| Directors | Stanley Kubrick |
| Stars | Jean Simmons |
| Actors | Nina Foch |
| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre | Recommended • Epic • War • Heroes • Big Battles • Period Piece • Slavery • Ancient World • Classic • Theatrical Relea |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats | DVD: Criterion Collection |
| UPC | 025192018121 |
| Release Date | 1960 |
| Running Time | 3hr 5min |
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Languages |
| Original Language | English |
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DVD Editions |
| DVD Editions | DVD: Jewel Case - Restored Version3hr 16minUniversal Studios Home VideoMarch 31, 1998PG-13 (MPAA)025192018022 |
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VHS Editions |
| VHS Editions | VHS3hr 16minUniversal Studios Home VideoFebruary 06, 2001PG-13 (MPAA)096898736930Sound Features: Surround, Stereo |
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Credits |
| Screenwriter | Dalton Trumbo |
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Professional Reviews |
| Professional Reviews | (03/01/2001, p.96, Ceri Thomas): "...One of the last truly great Roman epics, the Kirk Douglas-starrer boasts a true cast-of-thousands battle..." |
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Quotes from the Movie |
| Quotes from the Movie | "Do you eat oysters?"--Crassus (Laurence Olivier)
"When I have them, master."--Antoninus (Tony Curtis)
"Do you eat snails?"--Crassus
"No, master."--Antoninus
"Do you consider the easting of oysters to be moral, and the eating of snails to be immoral?...My taste includes both snails and oysters."--Crassus
"I am Spartacus." |
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