Spartacus (Widescreen Edition) [VHS] (1558808809)

Spartacus (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]
enlarge	Directors: Anthony Mann, Stanley Kubrick Actors: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov Studio: Universal Studios Category: Video List Price: ~~$14.98~~ Buy Used: $0.89 as of 7/30/2010 10:51 MDT details You Save: $14.09 (94%) Qty 1 In Stock New (12) Used (42) Collectible (7) from $0.89 Seller: snowlionbooks Rating: 213 reviews Sales Rank: 4060 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English (Unknown) Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: VHS Tape Number Of Items: 2 Running Time: 196 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 ISBN: 1558808809 UPC: 096898113038 EAN: 9781558808805 ASIN: 1558808809 Theatrical Release Date: October 7, 1960 Release Date: September 9, 1997 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Tell A Friend Add to Wishlist Add to Wedding Registry Add to Baby Registry


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com Stanley Kubrick was only 31 years old when Kirk Douglas (star of Kubrick's classic IPaths of Glory/I) 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 ISpartacus/I 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 ISpartacus/I 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, ISpartacus/I is a thinking person's epic, rising above mere spectacle with a story as impressive as its widescreen action and Oscar-winning sets. I--Jeff Shannon/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 213 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...43 Next » Blu-Ray Spartucus July 12, 2010 Irene E. Klein (New Mexico USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful The copy is absolutely gorgeous. The service was great and the delivery was within the time that was promised Brilliant! July 7, 2010 E. Presley (FL United States) Kirk Douglas, Stanley Kubrick and THE chariot race for all times...on Blu Ray. You will upgrade your copy NOW! Do it! NOW! Stalls in 2 places. Beware! July 5, 2010 Musicfan (California) I love this movie. However, I went through three bluray copies where the disc stalled in the introduction, then stalled near the end in the same place on all 3 discs. I bought them from Borders, and they were very good about the returns. Finally, I took the store credit and said forget it. How can they release discs with these type of maunfacturer problems. Very disappointing. SPARTACUS/ THE 50th BLU-RAY June 27, 2010 tony w arnold (FLORIDA,USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful HAVING SEEN THIS ITEM MANY TIMES I THINK THAT THIS BLU-RAY EDITION IS THE BEST I'VE SEEN. Spartacus review June 27, 2010 George B. Vieto (Lake Charles) Spartacus is a classic movie from another era that is well acted by Kirk Douglas and Sir Lawrence Olivier. Showing reviews 1-5 of 213 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...43 Next »

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