Spartacus

Resource Information

The work Spartacus represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Spartacus

Statement of responsibility

Universal International ; Bryna Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Donald Trumbo ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by Stanley Kubrick

Creator

• Spartacus (Motion picture : 1960)

Contributor

• Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010
• Bryna Productions
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• Universal-International (Firm)
• Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010
• Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020
• Fast, Howard, 1914-2003
• Gausman, R. A., (Russell A.), 1892-1963
• Gavin, John, 1931-2018
• Heron, Julia
• Kubrick, Stanley
• Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962
• Lewis, Edward
• Metty, Russell
• North, Alex
• Obrom, Eric
• Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
• Thomas, Bill
• Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976
• Ustinov, Peter
• Vallés, José María

Subject

• Film adaptations
• Gladiators -- Drama
• Historical films
• Rome -- History -- Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C. -- Drama
• Rome, Senate -- Drama
• Slave insurrections -- Rome -- Drama
• Spartacus, -71 B.C. -- Drama
• Spartacus, -71 B.C. -- Fiction
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Feature films
• Epic films

Genre

• Fiction
• Drama
• Film adaptations
• Historical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Feature films
• Epic films

Language

eng

Summary

Spartacus, a slave trained as a gladiator, leads a slave revolt against the Roman Republic. Political figures in Rome plot to aid or hinder him for their own purposes

Member of

• Criterion collection, 105

Awards note

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Peter Ustinov), Best Cinematography (Russell Metty), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Eric Obrom, Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron), Best Costume Design (Bill Thomas, Valles)in 1961

Cataloging source

KyLxBWI

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Robert Lawrence; art director, Eric Obrom ; set decoration, Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron ; costumes, Bill Thomas, Valles ; music, Alex North

Dewey number

• [Fic]
• 813/.54

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG-13
• 7-adult

Intended audience source

BWI

Language note

Soundtrack and subtitles in English

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.S63 2001

PerformerNote

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis

Runtime

196

Series statement

Criterion collection

Series volume

105

Target audience

general

Technique

live action