Legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick is known for some of the greatest classics on film--The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Interestingly, some may not be as aware that Kubrick also directed the epic Spartacus, the 1960 award-winning movie about a slave turned gladiator turned rebellion leader. Stanley Kubrick was a young and rising director at the time and didn't have full creative control, so not surprisingly, he preferred not to be associated with Spartacus.
Starring the late Kirk Douglas, who also executive produced the film, Spartacus is about a real person, unlike Gladiator, which is based on a similar plot.
Playing opposite Douglas is one of the most beautiful women who ever lived and another one of my favorite actresses, Jean Simmons. Sir Lawrence Olivier and Tony Curtis round out the fine cast, but my favorite character has to be Batiatus, the owner of the gladiatorial school, played by Peter Ustinov.
They don't make movies like Spartacus anymore, as the film is a study in cinematography, in which objects and persons are carefully placed within each widescreen frame.
And imagine the epic battlefield scenes, like in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, but WITHOUT the computer-generated visual effects.
In fact, the 1991 restoration of Spartacus presents the movie as it was originally seen in the theaters with the overture and intermission.
Even with all the riches and spectacles of Rome and Italy, Spartacus is ultimately about human slavery, which, unfortunately, still exists today. It is a hideous reality. But as long as there are good people who have the courage to rise up to fight evil and question the status quo, there's always hope for humanity.
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Interestingly, some may not be as aware that Kubrick also directed the epic Spartacus, the 1960 award-winning movie about a slave turned gladiator turned rebellion leader. Stanley Kubrick was a young and rising director at the time and didn't have full creative control, so not surprisingly, he preferred not to be associated with Spartacus.
Starring the late Kirk Douglas, who also executive produced the film, Spartacus is about a real person, unlike Gladiator, which is based on a similar plot.
Playing opposite Douglas is one of the most beautiful women who ever lived and another one of my favorite actresses, Jean Simmons. Sir Lawrence Olivier and Tony Curtis round out the fine cast, but my favorite character has to be Batiatus, the owner of the gladiatorial school, played by Peter Ustinov.
They don't make movies like Spartacus anymore, as the film is a study in cinematography, in which objects and persons are carefully placed within each widescreen frame.
And imagine the epic battlefield scenes, like in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, but WITHOUT the computer-generated visual effects.
In fact, the 1991 restoration of Spartacus presents the movie as it was originally seen in the theaters with the overture and intermission.
Even with all the riches and spectacles of Rome and Italy, Spartacus is ultimately about human slavery, which, unfortunately, still exists today. It is a hideous reality. But as long as there are good people who have the courage to rise up to fight evil and question the status quo, there's always hope for humanity.
Spartacus 📄 🎬 🎥 🎞 💿 🖥 JustWatch.com
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