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Spartacus 50th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray]

 PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)   Blu-ray
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Stanley Kubrick was only 31 years old when Kirk Douglas (star of Kubrick's classic Paths of Glory) recruited the young director to pilot this epic saga, in which the rebellious slave Spartacus (played by Douglas) leads a freedom revolt against the decadent Roman Empire. Kubrick would later disown the film because it was not a personal project--he was merely a director-for-hire--but Spartacus remains one of the best of Hollywood's grand historical epics. With an intelligent screenplay by then-blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo (from a novel by Howard Fast), its message of moral integrity and courageous conviction is still quite powerful, and the all-star cast (including Charles Laughton in full toga) is full of entertaining surprises. Fully restored in 1991 to include scenes deleted from the original 1960 release, the full-length Spartacus is a grand-scale cinematic marvel, offering some of the most awesome battles ever filmed and a central performance by Douglas that's as sensitively emotional as it is intensely heroic. Jean Simmons plays the slave woman who becomes Spartacus's wife, and Peter Ustinov steals the show with his frequently hilarious, Oscar-winning performance as a slave trader who shamelessly curries favor with his Roman superiors. The restored version also includes a formerly deleted bathhouse scene in which Laurence Olivier plays a bisexual Roman senator (with restored dialogue dubbed by Anthony Hopkins) who gets hot and bothered over a slave servant played by Tony Curtis. These and other restored scenes expand the film to just over three hours in length. Despite some forgivable lulls, this is a rousing and substantial drama that grabs and holds your attention. Breaking tradition with sophisticated themes and a downbeat (yet eminently noble) conclusion, Spartacus is a thinking person's epic, rising above mere spectacle with a story as impressive as its widescreen action and Oscar-winning sets. --Jeff Shannon

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Spartacus, the genre-defining epic from director Stanley Kubrick, is the legendary tale of a bold gladiator (Kirk Douglas) who led a triumphant Roman slave revolt. Filmed in glorious Technicolor, the action-packed spectacle won four Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Featuring a cast of screen legends such as Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, John Gavin and Tony Curtis, this uncut and fully restored masterpiece is an inspirational true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Spartacus remastered May 27 2010
Format:DVD
I've seen Spartacus many times over the years, but it's nice to have the DVD finally, and that of a good print. The effort to rerelease this film appears to have been monumental although one can't help but be surprised that it was necessary since, if nothing else, the film is of significant historical (film) value. The film is the economical spring board for Kubrick. True, it lacks the Kubrick flavour, displaying more of Douglas' tastes, but it is none the less masterfully done. Never a deep film, but full of drama and grandeur. Anyone who enjoys the grande style without the computer generated gore of contemporary epics will not be disappointed. The performances of the impressive supporting cast (especially LO, PU and CL) steal the show.
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5.0 out of 5 stars high quality acting and sets April 27 2013
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A must for any movie buff. superb acting,sets,costumes. They don't make movies like this anymore. Kirk Douglas
at his best, as usual.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Love Kirk Douglas April 4 2013
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In action he becomes a gladiator and helps free the slaves made into gladiators. It was a good movie but it did not end. We are left wondering what happened to them and where they went.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood Spectacular with real people
I remember seeing this once as a kid in the theatre.
Like many movies from that decade gone by, you remember highlights but not the whole movie. Read more
Published on Dec 16 2010 by Avenger7
5.0 out of 5 stars A Grippng Story of History and Heroism
Director Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus stands the test of time some five decades after it was filmed. It's a spectacle, but also deeply philosophical. Read more
Published on Feb 3 2010 by Paul C. Jackson
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 Stars For 3 Outstanding Performances...
Kubrick replaced Tony Mann on directing duties for this brave, but lumbering costume epic which is ultimately propped up by three beautiful performances. Read more
Published on July 19 2004 by M. DALTON
5.0 out of 5 stars Divine Right of Kings
Sparticus represented more than a gladiator-slave uprising. Sparticus represented the Italian's people dissatisfaction with the Roman Senate and the general corruption and... Read more
Published on July 15 2004 by Golden Lion
2.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, bad transfer
It should be noted that the reviews on this page refer to two different versions of the Spartacus DVD. Read more
Published on July 12 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars A masterful controversial epic
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.

This film remains one of the most groundbreaking films of its time. Read more

Published on Jun 29 2004 by Ted
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS FILM ENDED THE BLACKLIST
1960 was the "official" end of the Blacklist. A young director named Stanley Kubrick had made a brilliant movie about military justice, "Paths to Glory", starring Kirk Douglas in... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by Steven R. Travers
5.0 out of 5 stars "I Am Spartacus!"
One of Hollywood's greatest historical epics, SPARTACUS is easily in the all-time Top Ten "Real Man's Movies. Read more
Published on April 20 2004 by J. H. Minde
5.0 out of 5 stars Do you like gladiator movies?
Currently in the United States, the USA Network is showing a remake of the story of 'Spartacus', taken from the same novel text as the classic 1960 Oscar-winning film of the same... Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by FrKurt Messick
2.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't finish watching it.
I couldn't finish watching 'Spartacus'. It was long, long, long, and boring, boring boring. Don't listen to those Kubrick fans who pretend to like it and say it is great.
Published on April 10 2004 by Dhaval Vyas
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