Spartacus
(Video) 

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Grace Balloch Memorial Library - DVD - nullDVD MOVIE SPAOn Shelf
Hearst Library - DVD - AdultSPA (Classic)Rated PG-13On Shelf

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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998] [2001], c1960.
Format
Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
General Note
Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
General Note
Contains an additional 5 min. of footage cut from the original.
General Note
Special features: Production notes; cast and filmmakers; theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty; editor, Robert Lawrence; music, Alex North; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz.
Participants/Performers
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis.
Description
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.
Description
A dramatized account of the slave uprising led by laborer-turned-gladiator Spartacus, against the combined forces of the late Roman Republic. After escaping from a gladiator training ground, Spartacus convinces his fellow escapees to join him in an attempt to free all Roman slaves, and becomes the head of a massive revolt that threatens to overwhelm the power of Rome.
Target Audience
Rated PG-13.
System Details
DVD, widescreen (2.21:1) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Language
In English with optional sountrack in French; optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards: Best supporting actor (Ustinov) and 3 other awards.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Trumbo, D., Lewis, E., Kubrick, S., Douglas, K., Olivier, L., Simmons, J., Laughton, C., Ustinov, P., Gavin, J., Curtis, T., & Fast, H. (199820011960). Spartacus . Universal Studios Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dalton Trumbo et al.. 199820011960. Spartacus. Universal Studios Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dalton Trumbo et al.. Spartacus Universal Studios Home Video, 199820011960.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Trumbo, Dalton, et al. Spartacus Universal Studios Home Video, 199820011960.

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