"Spartacus" 1951 Book & 1960 Movie Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Here is a fun game to play: When the counter clerk asks for a name on your sandwich order, say 'Spartacus'. Then when they call out the name, you stand
and raise a fist and shout 'I am Spartacus!'. You win if somebody else gets in the game and stands and likewise shouts 'I am Spartacus!'.

"We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody get a bigger army than that?"
— line in the movie "Spartacus" [1960] as written by Dalton Trumbo [1905-76]

History  &  Synopsis            In the year 73 BC, the Thracian Spartacus broke out of the gladiatorial training school at Capua in Campania. A charismatic leader, he formed an army of runaway slaves and people with little to lose, and defeated the Roman troops under the praetor C. Claudius Glaber. With this minor victory, Spartacus' army swelled to 70,000 and rampaged throughout Campania assaulting a number of cities and defeating two consular armies. Terrified lest the revolt spread across the republic, the Roman government assigned M. Licinius Crassus the task of crushing the revolt. Crassus' first attempt to capture Spartacus failed, and the Roman senate called upon Pompey to help him. Together, they cornered Spartacus and brought him to battle near the source of the river Silarus. During the battle, Spartacus was killed and his army defeated, ending the Third Servile War. Crassus crucified 6,000 prisoners as an example to others who might think of revolt. The 'frame' in the novel has historical and fictional Roman patricians and leaders just a few weeks after the failed slave rebellion led by the gladiator Spartacus telling each other what they know about the events of that rebellion. History  of  The  Novel  &  Movie            The original book was written while blacklisted author Howard Fast [1914-2003] was in prison for refusing to 'name names' to the House Un-American Activities Committee; he self-published the book in 1951 after many publishers of the time refused to take on the blacklisted author; Kirk Douglas's anti-blacklist movie in 1960 provided momentum for movie tie-in editions, which were very popular.
           Kirk Douglas was the driving force behind the 1960 movie, partly because co-producer & director William Wyler chose Charlton Heston over Douglas for the title role in "Ben Hur" [1959]. Howard Fast had problems with script format writing, so Douglas brought in blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, which created the problem of assigning script credit; Douglas decided to push back against the blacklist by announcing that Trumbo had written the film; after President Kennedy walked thru a line of anti-Communist protestors to see the movie, the blacklist was essentially ended.
           Filmed in widescreen Technirama (similar to VistaVision) in California and in Spain. The film won four Academy Awards and became the biggest moneymaker in Universal Studios' history, until surpassed by "Airport" [1970]. By 1991, the camera negative for this movie was completely faded and unusable: nothing could be done to produce any printing material from that element for the intended restoration & re-issue; color separation elements made on black-and-white film in the early 1960s were used instead; also, a lost audio track of the censored bath seduction scene required that expert mimic Anthony Hopkins dub the dialogue for Olivier. Approximately four minutes of the movie are lost, because of Universal Pictures' mishandling of prints in the 1970s; these scenes relate to the character of Gracchus, including a scene where he committed suicide; the audio tracks of these scenes have survived.
           "Spartacus" won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor (Peter Ustinov), Best Color Cinematography (Russell Metty, although Kubrick did most of the work), Best Color Art Direction, Best Color Costume Design, and Oscar nominations for Best Film Editing & Best Music Score; also won Golden Reel Award from Motion Picture Sound Editors; WGA-nominated for Best American Drama Script. The movie's line "I am Spartacus" was voted as #64 of 'The 100 Greatest Movie Lines' by readers of Premiere Magazine in 2007. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the U.S. Library of Congress as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.

"Spartacus" [1951] by Howard Fast
Historical and fictional Roman patricians and leaders just a few weeks after the failed slave rebellion led by the gladiator Spartacus
tell each other what they know about the events of that rebellion.
Spartacus 1951 novel entry at Wikipedia

"Uczniowie Spartakusa (Spartacus' Disciples)" [1951 novel] by Polish writer Halina Rudnicka

"Spartacus"
[Bryna Prodns / Universal Pictures Oct 1960, restored 1991]
Co-produced by & starring Kirk Douglas; directed by Stanley Kubrick & Anthony Mann {salt mine scenes only}; script by [blacklistee] Dalton Trumbo, based on the novel by [blacklistee] Howard Fast; original music by Alex North; narrated by Vic Perrin; also starring Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Woody Strode, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Nina Foch, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, John Dall, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone, blacklistee Peter Brocco, Paul Lambert, Robert J. Wilke, Nick Dennis, John Hoyt, Frederick Worlock, Richard Farnsworth, Paul E. Burns, James Griffith, Joe Haworth, Vinton Hayworth, Dayton Lummis, Bill Raisch, Hume Cronyn, and Ted de Corsia; won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor (PU), Best Color Cinematography (Russell Metty, although Kubrick did most of the work), Best Color Art Direction, Best Color Costume Design, Oscar nominations for Best Film Editing & Best Music Score; won Golden Reel Award from Motion Picture Sound Editors; WGA-nominated for Best American Drama Script

"Conversations On Alex North's Spartacus: The Celebration of A Masterpiece" documentary [2010) /tt1736565/
record producer Robert Townson and seven film composers discuss the importance of composer Alex North and his score for Spartacus

"Spartacus (Spartaco)" silent short [Europe Aug 1909, USA Nov 1909]
hand-tinted b&w silent short film directed by & starring Oreste Gherardini • bare credits at IMDb

In 1951, actor Errol Flynn [1909-59] planned to play Spartacus in a movie to be called "The Man From Sparta".

"The Slave" [Italy Aug 1962, USA May 1963]
aka "O Filho de Spartacus (The Son of Spartacus)"

2-sheet for The Slave / Son of Spartacus 1962 movie

Italian poster for 'Son of Spartacus' 1962 movie

25 years after the slave revolt of Spartacus, a young Roman soldier in Egypt is promoted to centurian and sent on a mission to Zeugma, but is lost at sea; captured by Lybian slavers, one of the other slaves identifies Randus as the son of Spartacus and Varinia . . . • Location filming in Egypt; produced by Franco Palaggi; directed by Sergio Corbucci; music by Piero Piccioni; cinematography by Enzo Barboni; starring Steve Reeves, Jacques Sernas, Gianna Maria Canale, Claudio Gora, Ombretta Colli, Roland Bartrop, Franco Balducci, Enzo Fiermonte, Renato Baldini, Gloria Parri, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Benito Stefanelli, Ahmed Ramzy, Hassan Ahmed, Ivo Garrani
Warner Archive color DVD [8/2012] for $10.68
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
watch letterbox color movie [4/2018 upload; 1:42:32] online at YouTube

"Revenge of The Gladiators" [Italy Sept 1964, USA Sept 1965]
aka "La Vendetta di Spartacus"

Revenge of The Gladiators / Revenge of Spartacus / La Vendetta di Spartacus

Filmed in Technicolor and TechniScope; friends of Spartacus conduct revenge on the plotter who tries to make political capital out of the rumor that Spartacus is still alive • Directed by Michele Lupo; music by Francesco De Masi; starring Roger Browne, Gordon Mitchell, Scilla Gabel, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Daniele Vargas, Germano Longo, Gianni Solaro, Franco Di Trocchio, Gian Paolo Rosmino, Alfio Caltabiano, Pietro Ceccarelli, Pietro Marascalchi, Mario Novelli, Giovanni/Nello Pazzafini, Calisto Calisti, Antonio Corevi, Eugenio Galadini, Leonilde Montesi, Aldo Pini, Adriano Vitale
Region 1 Blu-ray/DVD not available • full credits at IMDb
Creazioni Artistiche Musicali SRL MP-3 soundtrack album [2/2012] 11 tracks for $9.49
watch official trailer [10/2015 upload; 1:41] online at YouTube

"Spartakus and The Sun Beneath The Sea (Spartacus si soarele de dincolo de mari)" TV series [1985]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212676/

"The Real .... Spartacus" documentary TV series episode [aired Feb 2001] /tt1774218/
"The Real Spartacus" documentary TV movie [2001] /tt0362073/

"Spartacus" 3-hour TV movie [USA Network / Universal April 2004] /tt0361240/ starring Goran Višnji?

"Spartacus" [2008] episode of "Heroes and Villains" [2007–2008] /tt1160802/
In Rome 73 BC, Spartacus and his wife are separated by the slave market

"Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Motion Comic" [2009] /tt2181503/
A four part comic book adaptation of the first season of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand"
Stars: Heath Freeman, Eric McIntire, Ray Park, Matthew Felker

"Spartacus" TV Series on Starz Network [2010-2013]
http://www.starz.com/originals/spartacus/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus_(TV_series)

"Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Season 1" [Starz Media 2010] /tt1442449/
13-episode TV series broadcast Jan-April 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_Blood_and_Sand
http://www.amazon.com/Spartacus-Blood-Complete-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B003PIUC02/
http://www.amazon.com/Spartacus-Blood-Complete-First-Season/dp/B003PIUBZS/

"Spartacus: Gods of The Arena - Prequel" [Starz Media 2011] /tt1758429/
6-episode TV series broadcast Jan-Feb 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_Gods_of_the_Arena
http://www.amazon.com/Spartacus-Arena-Blu-ray-John-Hannah/dp/B004HW7JMY/
http://www.amazon.com/Spartacus-Gods-Arena-Complete-Collection/dp/B004HW7JMO/

"Spartacus: Vengeance - Season 2" [Starz Media Jan 2012]
10-episode TV series broadcast Jan-March 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_Vengeance
http://www.amazon.com/Spartacus-Vengeance-Complete-Second-Blu-ray/dp/B0072OFOM6/
http://www.amazon.com/Spartacus-Vengeance-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B0072OFM28/

"Spartacus: War of The Damned - Season 3" [Starz Media Jan 2013?]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_War_of_the_Damned

"Rebellion" episode [2016] of the History Channel limited documentary series "Barbarians Rising" /tt5832978/

"The Spartacus Revolt" [2017] /tt7543940/
episode of "8 Days That Made Rome" [2017]

"Fate/Apocrypha" [A-1 Pictures July-Dec 2017] /tt6424454/
25-episode anime series; mythical & historical characters summoned to battle during the Great Holy Grail War include Spartacus, Jeanne d'Arc,
Frankenstein's Monster, Mordred, William Shakespeare, Achilles, Jack the Ripper, King Arthur, Morgan Le Fey

"I Am Spartacus" action scifi thriller [in development 2019] 2019

info not found elsewhere, 2019 • latest info at IMDb

"Spartacus To The Gladiators At Capua" rhetorical monologue [1842] by Rev. Elijah Kellogg, Jr. [1813-1901]
used effectively by school pupils for ages to practice their oratory skills
entry at Wikipedia • online text at Wikipedia

"The Gladiator" stageplay [1831]

'The Gladiator' 1831 stageplay by Robert Montgomery Bird (ad from 1886-87)

A tragic melodrama in five acts written by Robert Montgomery Bird [1806-54] originally starring famous tragic actor Edwin Forrest [1806-72] as Spartacus; Bird was paid prize money as winner of a contest by Forrest for new stageplays that he could star in; impresario Joseph H. Mack secured rights for the play in 1886 and took it on tour, making a star of Robert L. Downing [1857-1944]
playscript not found on Amazon nor on Internet Archive
book entry at Wikipedia

"Spartacus" [his second play, written before 1920] by German author Bertolt Brecht; later renamed "Drums In The Night"

"Khachaturian's Spartacus/Spartak Ballet" [1954]
Written in 1954, first staged in 1956 & 1958, achieved major acclaim with the 1968 staging with choreography by Yury Grigorovich.
Khachaturian's 'Spartacus' music is available in three forms: video of the ballet, choral recordings, and the music-only suite.

producer & actor Kirk Douglas [b. 1916]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Douglas

composer Aram Khachaturyan [1903-78]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Khachaturian

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	"With Fire and Sword: Italian Spectacles On American Screens, 1958-1968" [1994] by Patrick Lucanio Comprehensive study of the English-dubbed 'sword & sandal' Italian spectacles produced in the 1960s, with a filmography of over 300 films, bibliography & index Scarecrow Press hardcover [6/94] for $79.11
	"Gladiator: Film and History" [2004] Edited by Martin M. Winkler Wiley-Blackwell 9x6 pb [5/2004] for $23.29 Wiley-Blackwell 9¾x8 hardcover [5/2004] for $109.80 {sic}
	"Spartacus: The Life of A Roman Gladiator" graphic non-fiction [grades 5-8; 2005] by Rob Shone & Anita Ganeri, Illustrated by Nick Spender 48-page Rosen Classroom 9¾x6½ pb [2/2005] for $24.41 48-page Rosen Publng Group 10¼x7 library hardcover [2/2005] for $35.45
	"Spartacus: Film and History" [2006] Edited by Martin M. Winkler Kindle Edition from Wiley-Blackwell [6/2008] for $31.19 Wiley-Blackwell 9x6 pb [12/2006] for $33.86 Wiley-Blackwell 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2006] for $105.45 {sic}
	"Heroes and Villains: Inside The Minds of The Greatest Warriors In History" [2009] by Frank McLynn The focus is on the psychology of six able tacticians, whose military acumen is brought forth as evidence of what motivated them: Spartacus [c.109–71 B.C.E.], Attila the Hun [406-453 C.E.], England’s Crusader King Richard the Lionheart [1157-99], Hernán Cortés of Spain [1485- 1547], Tokugawa Ieyasu of Japan [1543-1616], and Napoléon Bonaparte [1769-1821] Pegasus Books 8½x5½ pb Pegasus Books [6/2010] for $10.07 Pegasus Books 9x6 hardcover [4/2009] for $20.48
	"The Spartacus War" [2009] by Barry Strauss Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [3/2009] for $12.99 Simon & Schuster 9x6 pb [2/2010] for $14.63 Simon & Schuster hardcover [3/2009] out of print/used
	"Spartacus and The Slave War, 73-71 BC: A Gladiator Rebels Against Rome" [2009] by Nic Fields, Illustrated by Steve Noon Osprey/Campaign 9¾x7¼ pb [7/2009] for $16.20
	"On The Spartacus Road: A Spectacular Journey Through Ancient Italy" [2010] by Peter Stothard journalist author travels the route taken by the army of Spartacus circa 173 B.C.E. sharing historical and personal commentary Kindle Edition from Abrams Press [4/2012] for $13.09 Harry N. Abrams 8½x5½ pb [4/2012] for $13.78 Harry N. Abrams 8¾x5¾ hardcover [6/2010] for $18.43
	"Classics On Screen: Ancient Greece and Rome On Film" [2012] by Alastair A. L. Blanshard & Kim Shahabudin Through analysis of ten influential films, this book examines the pervasive representation of Greece and Rome in popular and art-house cinema – a world of virtuous Christians, depraved pagans, gladiators, and muscle-bound demigods – an ancient world mythologized thru a potent mix of sex, violence and art. Duckworth Publrs 9x6 pb [1/2012] for $32.95
	"Spartacus" [2013] by Aldo Schiavone, Translated by Jeremy Carden Kindle Edition from Harvard Univ Press [3/2013] for $9.99 Harvard Univ Press 7¼x4¾ hardcover [3/2013] for $17.99 Harvard Univ Press 7¼x4¾ hardcover [3/2013] for $19.69 author entry at Wikipedia Italy

	"Spartacus and His Glorious Gladiators" [2004] by Toby Brown, Illustrated by Clive Goddard Scholastic Horribly Famous Series 7¾x5¼ pb [12/2010] for $36.14 Gardners Books Dead Famous Series 7¾x5 pb [5/2004] out of print/many used
	"Les Romains, Tome 1: Spartacus & La Révolte des Esclaves" [2006] by Max Gallo French-language Kindle Edition from Fayard/Hachette [2006 edition] for $6.99 Fayard French-language 9½x6 pb [1/2006] for $26.94 Jai Lu Editions French-language mass pb [2008] for $14.23
	"Spartacus: The Story of The Rebellious Thracian Gladiator" [2010] by Tony Bradman Kindle Edition from A&C Black Childrens [10/2011] for $5.38 A&C Black Childrens 7¾x5 pb [4/2010] for $9.90 A&C Black Publrs Ltd pb [4/2010] for $13.35
	"Spartacus The Spider" children's book [grades 1-3; 2010] by Etienne Delessert Excellent illustrations, terrible story: loser spider makes a gigantic web then reverts to being a loser — NOT recommended Creative Editions 12½x9 hardcover [9/2010] for $16.16 Chinese-language Hubei Fine Arts Publng House 12¼x8¾ hardcover [2012] for $7.42
	"Spartacus: L'Eroe della Libertŕ - La Vera Storia del Gladiatore che Sfidň l'Impero" [2012] by James Fantauzzi Phasar 8x11 comic book [2012] for $14.82
	"Spartacus: The Gladiator - A Novel" [2012] by Ben Kane Story follows Spartacus & Ariadne from Thrace to slavery at Capua to the breakout to the rebel victory at Mutina/Modena . . . Kindle Edition from St. Martin's/Macmillan [6/2012] for $9.99 St. Martin's Griffin 8¼x5½ pb [2/2013] for $18.99 St. Martin's Press 9½x6½ hardcover [6/2012] for $24.92 Ediciones B de Bolsillo Spanish-language 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2013] for $25.87
	"Spartacus: Rebellion - A Novel" [2013] by Ben Kane After their first major victory, rebel army leaders Castus and Gannicus want to advance on Rome while Spartacus wants to go home to Thrace . . . Kindle Edition from St. Martin's/Macmillan [5/2013] for $7.99 St. Martin's Griffin 8½x5½ pb [5/2014] for $12.62 St. Martin's Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2013] for $23.32 Ediciones B de Bolsillo Spanish-language 7½x5 hardcover [8/2015] for $22.53

	"Spartacus: The Illustrated Story of The Motion Picture Production" souvenir booklet [1960] Edited by Stan Margulies, Illustrated by Tom Van Sant & Rollie Lane, Photographs by William Read Woodfield, Jack Geraghty & Dick Miller Literary Licensing, LLC 11x8½ hardcover [11/2012] for $41.90 Universal Pictures/Western Printing & Litho original hardcover [1960] out of print/used
	"I Am Spartacus!: Making A Film, Breaking The Blacklist" [2012] by Kirk Douglas, Foreword by George Clooney Kindle Edition from Open Road Media [6/2012] for $7.99 Open Road Media 8½x5½ pb [6/2012] for $14.56

	"Spartacus In The Television Arena: Essays On The Starz Series" [11 essays 2015] Edited by Michael G. Cornelius Kindle Edition from McFarland & Co. [3/2015] for $7.99 McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [3/2015] for $19.99
	"STARZ Spartacus: Reimagining An Icon On Screen" [13 essays 2016] Edited by Antony Augoustakis & Monica Cyrino Kindle Edition from Edinburgh Univ Press [11/2016] for $36.12 Edinburgh Univ Press 9x6 pb [3/2018] for $36.12 Edinburgh Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [12/2016] for $83.43 {sic}

	"Spartacus: Complete Recording" [2012] Capriccio CD album [2/2012] 32 tracks on 2 disks for $15.87 Capriccio MP-3 album [2/2012] 33 tracks on 2 disks for $17.98 based on the 1968 ballet composed by Aram Khachaturian; performed by Rias-Kammerchor and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Michail Jurowski
	"Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suite" [2013] Audiophile Classics CD album [5/2013] 14 tracks - out of prodn/used performed by the Sofia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ivan Marinov

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