tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post2111937407073389325..comments2024-03-28T14:26:41.776-07:00Comments on Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Spartacus (1960)Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-58137745377540976852010-04-28T12:23:23.227-07:002010-04-28T12:23:23.227-07:00"Charles Laughton (who NEVER lets me down)&qu...<i>"Charles Laughton (who NEVER lets me down)"</i><br /><br />Laughton never lets down *anybody* ;DGloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895285900033034259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-10013411398085821012010-04-26T15:44:54.798-07:002010-04-26T15:44:54.798-07:00fwiw Kubrick had nothing to do with the casting of...fwiw Kubrick had nothing to do with the casting of that film. the players and production team were all in place including a diff director (Anthony Mann i think) but Kirk, who was producer of the picture, replaced him with Kubrick very soon after production began. more than anything, Spartacus is a Kirk Douglas film. he bankrolled it, he over saw all aspects of production, casting, writing etc etc and was even the one who decided to give blacklisted Dalton Trumbo credit for the screenplay after Kubrick said he had no problem taking credit for it.Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-11020503406825347122010-04-26T10:58:33.735-07:002010-04-26T10:58:33.735-07:00I know this comment ages me greatly. But I saw Spa...I know this comment ages me greatly. But I saw Spartacus when I was 10, when it first came out.<br />We loved it...<br /><br />For 25 cents it was part of a double feature.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-21292711629246254092010-04-26T07:40:20.512-07:002010-04-26T07:40:20.512-07:00My parents took me to see this at the movies in 61...My parents took me to see this at the movies in 61. I was 11, so you can bet, I was a gladiator for the next year, thrashing my way thru the back yard and fighting Romans.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-41979743779988484552010-04-25T16:52:49.542-07:002010-04-25T16:52:49.542-07:00Now did you see the restored version?
This is one...Now did you see the restored version?<br /><br />This is one of Kubrick's films that is most unlike a Kubrick film During the production he butted heads with Kirk Douglas and was forced to make a lot of compromises that he did not like. It's an amazing film, but not truly a Kubrick filmM. D. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820831338678743992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-19675471069913559982010-04-25T16:45:01.707-07:002010-04-25T16:45:01.707-07:00Dudes in underwear fighting.Dudes in underwear fighting.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.com