Spartacus

Stanley Kubrick directed a cast of screen legends—including Kirk Douglas as the indomitable gladiator who led a Roman slave revolt—in this sweeping epic, which defined a genre and helped usher in a new era of Hollywood filmmaking. The film’s assured acting, lush Technicolor cinematography, bold costumes, and visceral fight sequences won Spartacus widespread recognition, including four Oscars, while its blend of politics and sexual suggestion scandalized audiences. Today the film—the first to openly defy Hollywood’s blacklist, by employing screenwriter Dalton Trumbo—remains a landmark of cinematic artistry and history. But despite its acclaim, the production was a dispiriting one for hired gun Kubrick, and it proved to be the last major studio feature of his on which he lacked full creative control, and his last time shooting in Hollywood.

United States
1960
196 minutes
Color
2.20:1
English
Spine #105

Special Features

4K digital restoration of the 1991 Super Technirama version of the film, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary featuring producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass
Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s scene-by-scene analysis, narrated by Michael McConnohie
Restoring “Spartacus” (2015), a documentary by Gary Leva
Deleted scenes
Archival newsreel footage
Archival interviews with Ustinov and actor Jean Simmons
Behind-the-scenes “gladiatorial school” footage
The Hollywood Ten (1950), a documentary about the Hollywood blacklist
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Available In

Collector's Set

The Complete Kubrick

4K UHD+Blu-ray Combo Box Set

30 Discs

$479.96

Special Features

4K digital restoration of the 1991 Super Technirama version of the film, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary featuring producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass
Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s scene-by-scene analysis, narrated by Michael McConnohie
Restoring “Spartacus” (2015), a documentary by Gary Leva
Deleted scenes
Archival newsreel footage
Archival interviews with Ustinov and actor Jean Simmons
Behind-the-scenes “gladiatorial school” footage
The Hollywood Ten (1950), a documentary about the Hollywood blacklist
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing