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I Am Spartacus!

Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist

Kirk Douglas

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English
OPEN ROAD PUBLISHERS
12 June 2012
From Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of The Ragman’s Son and My Stroke of Luck, comes the candid story of the making of Spartacus, the blockbuster film that broke the blacklist One of the world’s most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. Douglas began producing the movie in the midst of the politically charged era when Hollywood’s moguls refused to hire anyone accused of Communist sympathies. In a risky move, Douglas chose Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted screenwriter, to write Spartacus. Trumbo was one of the “Unfriendly Ten,” men who had gone to prison rather than testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about their political affiliations. Douglas’s source material was already a hot property, as the novel Spartacus A master storyteller, Douglas paints a vivid and often humorous portrait in I Am Spartacus! The book is enhanced by newly discovered period photography of the stars and filmmakers both on and off the set.
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Imprint:   OPEN ROAD PUBLISHERS
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 139mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   290g
ISBN:   9781453254806
ISBN 10:   1453254803
Pages:   242
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product

Reviews for I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist

An entertaining and informative look at the troubled gestation of a film of both artistic and social significance. --Kirkus Reviews Kirk Douglas is many things . . . But he is, first and foremost, a man of extraordinary character. The kind that's formed when the stakes are high. The kind we always look for at our darkest hour. --George Clooney <p/> A glorious book . . . Kirk Douglas is a wonderful writer and a courageous one, which should surprise no one. Courage has been his battle cry all his life. --Steven Spielberg <p/> The making of I Am Spartacus! is a remarkable story told with the wit and charm of a great entertainer. Kirk Douglas revisits the complex political and social context surrounding the production of a cinema classic. --Henry Kissinger <p/> Hugely entertaining. --Liz Smith, Chicago Tribune <p/> I Am Spartacus! is a great read. --Bill O'Reilly <p/> Kirk Douglas is a lion. --Bill Maher <p/> A lively new memoir about one of [Douglas'] greatest triumphs. --Los Angeles Times <p/> Carries the power of a self-made man who continues to meet life on his own terms but with grace and aplomb. --Associated Press


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