[ Universal Pictures / 2 DVD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 2 February 2005
PG Medium level violence
They trained him to kill for their pleasure... but they trained him a little too well...
Stanley Kubrick directed a cast of screen legends - including Kirk Douglas as the indomitable gladiator who led a Roman slave revolt - in the sweeping epic that defined a genre and ushered in a new Hollywood era. The assured acting, lush Technicolor cinematography, bold costumes and visceral fight sequences won "Spartacus" four Oscars.
Starring Charles Laughton, Herbert Lom, Jean Simmons, John Dall, John Gavin, John Ireland, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Nina Foch, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, and Woody Strode.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Special Features :-
-Audio Commentary by Producer/Actor Kirk Douglas, Actor Peter Ustinov, Novelist Howard Fast, Producer Edward Lewis, Restoration Expert Robert A. Harris, and Designer Saul Bass
-Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's Scene-by-Scene Analysis
-Additional Alex North Score Compositions
-Restoration Demonstration
-Rare Deleted Scenes
-Vintage Newsreel Footage
-1960 Promotional Interviews with Jean Simmons and 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
-Hundreds of Production Stills, Lobby Cards, Posters, Print Ads and A Comic Book
-Sketches by Director Stanley Kubrick
-Original Theatrical Trailer
Region 4 - Widescreen 2.40:1 / 16:9 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - 189 Minutes - PAL