Spartacus 4K 1960

I've seen this movie since I was young. By that time my passion for antiquity had begun. Szkhaleb read and reread the novel by Giovannioli and was rooting for football Spartacus. Kubrick's film impressed with the scale and epic nature of the filming and action. And what actors played: Kirk Douglas, Lawrence Olivier, Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov, Charles Lawton. Well, the fact that it was not according to the novel Giovannioli for me did not matter (although I was tried to convince the opposite).

The picture began to shoot director Anthony Mann, but because of a quarrel with Kirk Douglas dropped out of the project. After that, Stanley Kubrick took up the case. This work eventually discorded the director and the main star and producer of the project. But the result was one of the best ashes in history, in my opinion, along with 'Ben-Goor'.

The painting brought together an outstanding cast. In the center, of course, Kirk Douglas, for whom the role of Spartacus was essentially a business card. Especially in the USSR, where the painting was a huge success. Well played Lawrence Olivier, Charles Lawton, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis. All not just Hollywood stars, but some of the best actors of the last century.

The painting is very complex, it takes over 3 hours. Effectively filmed battle, which involves a huge crowd, interesting in terms of shooting the scene of gladiatorial battle Spartacus and Black Drabba (there is a clear echo of racial discrimination, in general, the picture is full of allusions). But the main leitmotif of the film is. of course, the theme of freedom. And the scene 'I am Spartacus' is one of the most recognizable in world cinema.

It's a grandiose picture in its scale. Yes, the film can make many claims in the sense of the plot and not always smooth acting. And Kubrick himself renounced this picture, saying that it is more a product of the studio. Nevertheless, the film remains one of the brightest film impressions of youth because of what I even overestimate.