Spartacus  [videorecording] / 
Universal International ; Bryna Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick. 
 - [Irvington, NY?] :  Criterion Collection,  [2001] 
 - 2 videodiscs (196 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Criterion collection ;  105 .
 - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;  105. .
<br/><br/> Originally produced as motion picture in 1960.  Based on the novel by Howard Fast. 
<br/><br/>Disc 1: 1991 fully restored version ; audio commentaries by Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Howard Fast, Edward Lewis, Robert A. Harris, Saul Bass ; scene analysis by Dalton Trumbo ; additional Alex North score compositions ; restoration demonstration -- Disc 2: Rare deleted scenes ; vintage newsreel footage ; 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov ; 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov ; behind-the-scenes "gladiatorial school" footage ; the 1960 documentary The Hollywood ten, plus archival documents about the blacklist ; original storyboards by Saul Bass ; production stills ; sketches by director Stanley Kubrick ; original theatrical trailer. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.  Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz. 
<br/><br/>Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, widescreen (2:2:1) presentation. 
<br/><br/> Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1559409150 9781559409155 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>CC1568D  Criterion Collection 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Spartacus, d. 71 B.C. --Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Revolutionaries--Rome--Drama.<br/>Gladiators--Rome--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Rome--History--Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C.--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Biographical films.<br/>Historical films.<br/>Biographical films.<br/>Historical films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 01082 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72