Amoeba Music

Stanley Kubrick directed a cast of screen legends—including Kirk Douglas as the indomitable gladiator that 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; the blend of politics and sexual suggestion scandalized audiences. Today Kubrick's controversial classic, the first film to openly defy Hollywood's blacklist, remains a landmark of cinematic artistry and history.

Special Features:

• The 1991 restored Super Technirama version of the film, with 5.1 surround soundtrack
• 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
• 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
• Production stills, lobby cards, posters, print ads, and a comic book
• Sketches by director Stanley Kubrick
• Original theatrical trailer
• Additional Alex North score compositions