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In Reply to: Re:"Spartacus" posted by rico on September 25, 2004 at 07:29:41:
I mostly agree. But the fact is that Kubrick wasn't convinced. They had to twist his arm for some time to get his help restoring a print (a 35mm print) for the first collector's edition laser release. The person who really believed in the film was Douglas.Occasionally the 70mm version tours the art circuit (as does the 70mm "2001"). They are not restored and the sound is marginal but even so, they beat everything else hands down.
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Kubrick always said that "Spartacus" was the one film over which he did not have complete directorial control. He was hired by Douglas when Douglas fired Anthony Mann after two weeks of shooting. Kubrick reported for work on a weekend's notice and left Marlon Brando to direct "One Eyed Jacks", Brando's only diretorial outing. Some of Mann's work appears in the opening scenes of "Spartacus", something which displeased Kubrick.I have always found it very clever that the filmakers used American actors for the slave parts (except for Varinia, who was British anyway) and British actors for the Roman patrician parts. And Olivier's performance is one of his best (just look at the way in which he suggests the power of his class by just a raised eyebrow).
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