Spartacus (1960)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Spartacus |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1962-09-21 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography |
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| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
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| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director |
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| Advisor |
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| Technical Advisor | |
| Second Unit Director | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Still Photographer | |
| Special Photographic Effects | |
| Musical Director | |
| Music Editor | |
| Music Supervisor | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Costume Designer |
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| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist | |
| Production Illustrator | |
| Assistant Film Editor | |
| Sound Editor | |
| Color Design |
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| Art Director | |
| Titles |
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| Other Crew |
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| Narrator |
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Cast
Companies
| Production Company | The Bryna Company | ||
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| Kirk Douglas Production | |||
| Universal-International Pictures Company Inc. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Cinema International Corporation | 1964 | (1968 även 70mm) |
| Universal Film AB | 1962 | ||
| Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Universal Pictures Nordic AB | 2004 | |
| Other Company | Universal Pictures Company Inc. | 1960 | (distributör i USA) |
| Universal Pictures Company Inc. | 1969 | (distributör i USA - avsevärt omredigerad) |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 99640 |
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| Date | 1972-04-13 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4790 meters |
| Censorship number | 107026 |
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| Date | 1968-08-09 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 6405 meters |
| Censorship number | 99640 |
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| Date | 1964-03-25 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2886 meters |
| Censored length | 2870 meters |
| Censorship number | 99640 |
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| Date | 1962-09-12 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4915 meters |
| Censored length | 4899 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.05:1 (Super Technirama 70) |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Magnetic stereo |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 70 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Original work
Production location
| Universal City Studios | Universal City, Kalifornien | USA | (ateljé) | |||
| Thousand Oaks | USA | |||||
| San Simeon | USA | |||||
| Death Valley | USA | |||||
| Guadaljara | Spain | |||||
| Colmenar | Spain | |||||
| Viejo | Spain | |||||
| Alcazarde Hernández | Spain | |||||
| Navacerrada | Spain | |||||
| Taracena | Spain | |||||
| Iriepal | Spain |
Release dates
| First showing | 1960-10-05 | New York | USA | 196 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1962-09-21 | China | Stockholm | Sweden | 179 min | |
| 1962-09-21 | Göta Lejon | Stockholm | Sweden | 179 min | ||
| 1962-09-21 | Palladium | Stockholm | Sweden | 179 min | ||
| TV showing | 1996-04-07 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| 1996-05-26 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2000-08-27 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2000-12-17 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2004-05-12 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2015-11-14 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| TV showing | 2019-09-09 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 2020-10-08 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Awards
| Academy Award of Merit | Los Angeles | 1961 | Eric Orbom | (Bästa scenografi i en färgfilm) | |
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| Los Angeles | 1961 | Alexander Golitzen | (Bästa scenografi i en färgfilm) |
Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | Spartacus (1960) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 70 mm |
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| Carrier type | 70 mm |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 4 |
| Behind the scenes prints | 1 |
| Slides | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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