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The tale of Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), the bold gladiator slave, and Varinia (Jean Simmons), the woman who believed in his cause. Challenged by the power-hungry Crassus (Laurence Olivier), Spartacus is forced to face his convictions and the power of the Roman Empire at its glorious height.

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Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is a rebellious slave purchased by Lentulus Batiatus (Peter Ustinov), owner of a school for gladiators. For the entertainment of corrupt Roman senator Marcus Licinius Crassus (Laurence Olivier), Batiatus' gladiators are to stage a fight to the death. On the night before the event, the enslaved trainees are "rewarded" with female companionship. Spartacus' companion for the evening is Varinia (Jean Simmons), a slave from Brittania. When Spartacus later learns that Varinia has been sold to Crassus, he leads 78 fellow gladiators in revolt. Word of the rebellion spreads like wildfire, and soon Spartacus' army numbers in the hundreds. Escaping to join his cause is Varinia, who has fallen in love with Spartacus, and another of Crassus' house slaves, the sensitive Antoninus (Tony Curtis). The revolt becomes the principal cog in the wheel of a political struggle between Crassus and a more temperate senator named Gracchus (Charles Laughton). Anthony Mann was the original director of Spartacus, eventually replaced by Stanley Kubrick, who'd previously guided Douglas through Paths of Glory. The film received 4 Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Ustinov. A crucial scene between Olivier and Curtis, removed from the 1967 reissue because of its subtle homosexual implications, was restored in 1991, with a newly recorded soundtrack featuring Curtis as his younger self and Anthony Hopkins standing in for the deceased Olivier. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Title:	Spartacus
Genre:	Drama
Release Date:	5 June 2012
Starring:	Kirk Douglas(Spartacus), Laurence Olivier(Marcus Licinius Crassus), Jean Simmons(Varinia), Charles Laughton(Sempronius Gracchus), Peter Ustinov(Lentulus Batiatus)
Directed By:	Stanley Kubrick
Rated:	PG-13
Product Type:	Blu-ray Disc
Catalog #:	1122384
UPC:	025192142246
Item #:	236250X

Technical Information

Street Date:	5 June 2012
Studio:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ( UNLS )
Running Time:	197
Region:	A: Americas, E Asia
Disc Info:	Discs:2 ~ Format:Blu-Ray ~ Region:A
Cast:	Aaron Saxon, Anthony Hopkins(Marcus Licinius Crassus (some scenes, 1991 restoratio), Arthur Batanides, Autumn Russell, Bob Burns, Bob Morgan, Bob Stevenson(Legionnaire), Brad Harris, Buff Brady, Carey Loftin(Guard), Carleton Young(Herald), Charles Horvath, Charles Laughton(Sempronius Gracchus), Charles McGraw(Marcellus), Chuck Courtney, Chuck Hayward, Chuck Roberson(Slave), Cliff Lyons, Dale Van Sickel(Trainer), Dayton Lummis(Symmachus), Dick Crockett, Eddie Parker, Frederic Worlock(Laelius), George Robotham, Gil Perkins(Slave Leader), Hallene Hill(Beggar Woman), Harold Goodwin, Harold J. Stone(David), Harold Kruger(Pirate), Harry Harvey, Jr., Harvey Parry, Herbert Lom(Tigranes), James Griffith(Otho), Jean Simmons(Varinia), Jerry Brown, Jill Jarmyn(Julia), Jo Summers, Joanna Barnes(Claudia Marius), Joe Canutt, Joe Haworth(Marius), John Dall(Glabrus), John Gavin(Julius Caesar), John Hoyt(Caius), John Ireland(Crixus), Kay Stewart, Ken Terrell, Kirk Douglas(Spartacus), Larry Perron, Laurence Olivier(Marcus Licinius Crassus), Leonard Penn(Garrison Officer), Lili Valenty(Old Crone), Louise Vincent(Slave Girl), Nick Dennis(Dionysius), Nina Foch(Helena Glabrus), Paul E. Burns(Fimbria), Paul Lambert(Gannicus), Peter Brocco(Ramon), Peter Ustinov(Lentulus Batiatus), Regis Parton, Robert J. Wilke(Guard Captain), Rube Schaffer(Soldier), Russell Saunders, Seamon Glass, Sol (Saul) Gorss, Tap Canutt, Ted de Corsia, Terence de Marney(Major Domo), Tom Steele, Tony Curtis(Antoninus), Vinton Haworth(Metallius), Wally Rose(Gladiator), Wayne Van Horn, Woody Strode(Draba)
Crew:	Cinematographer:Clifford Stine, Cinematographer:Russell Metty, Composer (Music Score):Alex North, Director:Stanley Kubrick, Executive Producer:Kirk Douglas, Producer:Edward Lewis, Screenwriter:Dalton Trumbo
Extras:	Blu-Ray/Ws/100Th Anniv. Ed. Nr/Incl. Dvd/Dc Clr Blu-Ray/Dvd Combo

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