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Auction History Result 7t020 SPARTACUS roadshow presskit '61 Stanley Kubrick, contains 1 roadshow LC and 1 color title card Date Sold 5/6/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Presskit (measures 12" x 15" [30 x 38 cm]; contains 7 supplements, and one 11" x 14" color roadshow lobby card, and one 8" x 10" color "title card") (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. Important Added Info: Note that when the very first presskits were created, studios were still making pressbooks. The earliest ones were often quite elaborate and were over-sized with folders that contained advertising sections and stills. See our images for what is contained in this particular presskit. In the case of this presskit, it is really elaborate. It originally contained all nine roadshow 11x14s, in the printed envelope, but only one is present along with the envelope. It also contains several pamphlets and promotional material about the movie from Universal. It is all contained in a cool printed folder that has a different image on the cover. The folder measures 12" x 15" and says "EXHIBITOR'S KIT Advertising - Publicity - Exploitation".
UPDATED 04/30/2014: Note that a knowledgeable collector noticed that 6 of the stills included with this presskit did not belong to Spartacus. We have removed those stills and updated the auction description. Condition: very good. The items range from "very good" to "very good to fine" (see our images). Learn More about condition grades 
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