Film based on the novel by Howard Fast.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.

Special features of these DVDs: widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection ; audio commentary by producer/actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, 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 compositions ; restoration demonstration ; rare deleted scenes ; vintage newsreel footage ; 1960 promotional interviews with Jean Simmons and Peter Ustinov ; 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov ; behind-the-scenes "Gladiatorial School" footage ; the 1960 documentary "The Hollywood Ten" plus archival documents about the blacklist ; original storyboards by Saul Bass ; hundreds of production stills ; lobby cards ; posters ; print ads and a comic book ; sketches by director Stanley Kubrick ; original theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Russell Metty, Clifford Stine ; production design, Alexander Golitzen ; art direction, Eric Orboom ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Alex North.

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

The epic tale of the bold gladiator slave Spartacus (Douglas), the woman who believed in his cause, and the power-hungry Roman general who challenged his convictions.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

DVD.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.