The definitive edition of the Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick classic, this is SPARTACUS uncut and re-mastered in a special two-disc set packed with special features.

Based on Howard Fast's popular novel, Spartacus is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to gladiator trainer, Batiatus. Following his near-death during a show for wealthy Romans, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads his fellow slaves in a revolt that takes them through to southern Italy, where they plan to cross the sea and return to their homes. In Rome, the revolt becomes a deciding factor in the power struggle between two senators: Gracchus and Crassus, each of whom believes it to be the key to his own power or humiliating defeat. As the two senators attempt to aid, hinder and manipulate the rebels for their own benefit, Spartacus and his followers press forward to freedom. Featuring an all-star cast, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin and Tony Curtis, this Special Edition of Spartacus is the must-have edition for fans of one of the finest epics ever released by Hollywood.

This item is on sale and will not ship until Wed 2 Dec 2009.