Kubrick disowned Spartacus because he felt it did not represent his pure artistic vision. Kubrick is now regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers, but at the time Douglas’ production company ...

Stanley Kubrick had a reputation for being a bit of a tyrant, but there was one actor willing to stand up to the director and put him in his place.

Barry Lyndon was a box office disappointment on its release in 1975. But it stands as one of Kubrick’s most visually stunning ...

Kirk Douglas has never been as compelling as he is as the titular Roman leader in Spartacus. Although the action is some of ...

formed in Germany in 1916, which unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the government in 1919. Stanley Kubrick directed Kirk Douglas in the film Spartacus, released in 1960.

End the blacklist' Douglas also defied more established directors by teaming up with a young Stanley Kubrick for both "Paths of Glory" and "Spartacus." Unlike many producers during the time ...

Along with Douglas, “Spartacus” also featured two other prominent Jews: director Stanley Kubrick and Howard Fast, also blacklisted, who wrote the original book. It was based on the life and ...

In 1953, Kubrick made his first feature-length movie, “Fear and Desire.” He got his big Hollywood break with “The Killing” in 1956, but it was 1960’s “Spartacus” that made him a star.