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Auction History Result 5a0044 SPARTACUS 12x19 music soundtrack poster 1961 Kubrick, Reynold Brown & Saul Bass, ultra rare! Date Sold 7/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Movie Music Soundtrack Poster (measures 12 1/4" x 18 1/2" [31 x 47 cm]) (Learn More) Spartacus, the classic 1960 Stanley Kubrick sword-and-sandal Ancient Wars gladiator sports action adventure epic ("Winner of 4 Academy Awards!"; "They trained him to kill for their pleasure... But they trained him a little too well..."; "A mighty motion picture!"; "Based on the novel by Howard Fast"; written by Dalton Trumbo) starring Kirk Douglas (in the title role as Spartacus), Laurence Olivier (as Crassus, who liked both oysters and snails, or was it truffles and artichokes?), Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton (as Gracchus), Peter Ustinov (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Woody Strode (as Draba), Tony Curtis ("as Antoninus"), John Gavin (as Julius Caesar), Charles McGraw (as the gladiator trainer), and Herbert Lom. Note that Kirk Douglas was the producer of this movie and originally Anthony Mann was directing. But three weeks into filming, Douglas fired Mann and replaced him with Stanley Kubrick, who then fired Sabine Bethmann, who had been the female lead, and replaced her with Jean Simmons! Also note that Dalton Trumbo had been blacklisted during the HUAAC hearings in the early 1950s, and he was still blacklisted at this time, so he was not going to receive screen credit. Kubrick heard this and wanted to be given the screenwriter credit (since someone had to be credited), but producer Douglas courageously insisted on Trumbo receiving the credit on screen, which effectively ended the blacklist! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Reynold Brown & Saul Bass Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this soundtrack poster, which was sent to record stores when the film was first released, to encourage people to buy the soundtrack album! The poster has the gold coins art by Reynolds Brown combined with the distinctive title treatment by Saul Bass (see our image). It is printed on a heavyweight stock, heavier than that of window cards of this period. It does not have a standee backing, but it looks like it may have been intended for the store to bend the left portion back so that it would stand on its own, with the left and right sections at an angle to each other, but that is only a guess. Condition: very good to fine. The poster was never used. There are a few minor creases and scuffs scattered in the image. Learn More about condition grades 
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