Spartacus - Fast, Howard 1914-2003; North, Alex 1910-1991 (The Criterion Coll., 2006)
2.2:1 aspect ratio. - Disc 1: stunning new 16x9 transfer of the 1991 fully restored Super Technirama version ; dolby digital 5.1 surround soundtrack
Orig.: USA 1960. - Früheres Copyright 1960, 1988, 2001
Enth. Disc 1: audio commmentary by producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinow, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass ; screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's scene-by-scene analysis ; additional Alex North score comsitions ; restoration demonstration. - Disc 2: rare deleted scenes ; vintage newsreel footage ; 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons and Peter Ustinov ; behind-the-scenes "Gladiatorial school" footage ; the 1960 documentary "The Hollywoog Ten", plus archival documents about the blacklist ; original storyboards by Saul Bass ; hunderts of production stills, lobby card, posters, print ads, and a comic book ; sketches by Stanley Kubrick ; original theatrical trailer