Stanley Kubrick
Spartacus
Spartacus
If you're going to stay Let's [crossed out] make this a day they'll never forget. Let's show them what they taught us! [cross out line through they taught us!] we learned (cheers)
Script notes for the filming of Spartacus, circa 1959 - 1960.
Kubrick took over the direction of Spartacus (the only remaining scene not filmed by Kubrick is the opening sequence in the slave quarry). It is commonly said that he was not allowed creative input but the surviving records tell a different story. Items relating to the making of Spartacus include: on-set production photographs; story development and filming notes by Kubrick; notes about music; and shooting schedules for California and Spain.
Photograph courtesy of the Stanley Kubrick Archive at University of the Arts London. Contact: archive-enquiries@arts.ac.uk, 02075149335.