Im spartacus spartacus 810 movie clip 1960 hd youtube. Besides, of course all of tony curtis lines antoninus clearly got to rome by way of the bronx. Tony curtis character, antoninus, does not appear in the original howard fast novel. First of all, its a great epic drama telling a story based on true events, the third servile war opposing a band of escaped former slaves which grew to over 120,000 men, women and children to, nonetheless, the roman republic between 73 and 71 bc, and its protagonist, spartacus the slave become a gladiator and in the end one of the slaves leaders of the revolt. The book details the life in hollywood during the red scare of mccarthyism that was a dark period of hatred, divide and antiamerican behavior that gripped the country for over a decade. We accept that most actors are, by nature, a bit egocentric. Curtis, born into a jewish orthodox family in the bronx, considered his haircut to be phony. Wherever tony curtis went, his toupee arrived slightly before him. And i say to spartacus, i love you like i loved my father, and spartacus says, i loved you like the son ill never see, then kills me. Sohal caught tony curtiss attention, and that of the crowd, by shouting i am spartacus, which made everyone laugh, and tony curtis said kid, they dont make films like that anymore. It stars kirk douglas in the title role, laurence olivier as roman general and politician. I am spartacus making a film, breaking the blacklist ebook.
Academy crowd stands and chants i am spartacus at screening with kirk douglas. Howard fast, who wrote the book on which the film was based, was jailed for his refusal to testify, and wrote the novel spartacus while in prison. I am spartacus making a film, breaking the blacklist by kirk douglas. Spartacus is a 1960 american epic historical drama film directed by stanley kubrick, written by dalton trumbo, and based on the 1951 novel of the same title by howard fast. Kirk douglas still a political gladiator ahead of monday nights academy screening, the 95yearold thespproducer recalls his battles to make the epic and to break the blacklist. Tony curtis, a matinee idol who went on to star in classics such as sweet smell of success, some like it hot and spartacus, died wednesday evening of cardiac arrest at his home in henderson. In the 1960 film spartacus, a glorious epic about an exgladiator who led a slave. S actor tony curtis attends a book signing for his new book american prince during the. Kubrick thought the i am spartacus scene was a stupid ideaand said so in front of castcrew. It did have me shaking my head a bit over how naively selfrevealing the book is. In the book, the narrator seems a bit ambiguous as he becomes. Spartacus is a 1960 american epic historical drama film directed by stanley kubrick, written by. Tony curtis played the young sicilian slave who leaves his master and joins spartacus, ending with a battle against his leader.
The line i am spartacus has become synonymous with classic film. Although i was the director, mine was only one of many voices to which kirk listened. The actual disc itself also comes with extras that the previous bluray version didnt have. Hes in montreal to accept his lifetime achievement award from the world film festival, and to hock his memoir, american prince. The romans try to get spartacus kirk douglas to reveal himself in the crowd, but then every slave stands up to protect him. God is great, he wont hurt us, cause he looks like tony curtis. Tony curtis on his torrid love life, marilyns privates.
This poster was signed by tony curtis at a book signing in harrods. Navy from 194245 aboard a submarine tender, he witnessed the japanese surrender in tokyo bay from a vantage point 300 yards away. Opinion mitt romneys spartacus moment and kirk douglass. Screenwriter edward anhalt created a gallery of fictional and fictionalized characters to be. Tony curtis, legendary film star, signing copies of american prince. Anthony mann was the original director of spartacus, eventually. The fact that trumbo scripted spartacus was unexceptional. Tony curtis passed away on september 29, 2010 at the age of 85 in las vegas, nevada. Tony curtis was a hollywood movie star in the mid20th century, when he was the darkly handsome star of films including the bitter satire the sweet smell of success 1957, with burt lancaster and the raucous crossdressing comedy some like it hot 1959, with jack lemmon and marilyn monroe. Tony curtis, nick dennis, kirk douglas, john ireland, laurence olivier. One by one, bedraggled survivors rise to proclaim, i am spartacus. Tony curtis biography birthday, trivia american actor.
I am spartacus making a film, breaking the blacklist. Stanley kubrick excerpt featuring kirk douglas, tony curtis and laurence olivier in an extended version of the iconic im spartacus clip. Escaping to join his cause is varinia, who has fallen in love with spartacus, and another of crassus house slaves, the sensitive antoninus tony curtis. Word of the rebellion spreads like wildfire, and soon spartacus army numbers in the hundreds.
He is immediately joined by antoninus tony curtis, the singer of songs, who shouts. Spartacus 39 movie clip gladiator training 1960 hd. It highlights that sweet smell of success was the beginning of the peak of his career, and that after taras bulba or when he divorced janet leigh his career declined. Today, were talking to barry strauss about his book the. He is best known for light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in some like it hot 1959 with jack lemmon and marilyn monroe. This book fails to identify a film that defines tony curtis career. Pieces of his locks were sent off to fans by the studio. The year you finally read a book about climate change. It may be true that tony curtis was having an affair with mamie van doren during the making of spartacus. Making a film, breaking the blacklist is an amazing memoir written over fifty years after he made the remarkable film. Aram goudsouzian wrote of director stanley kramer choosing curtis in his book sidney poitier.
Driven to stardom explores the mans rebellious demeanor, his struggle as a jew in hollywood, his difficult childhood, the brief love affair with marilyn monroe and his failed marriages to actresses janet leigh and christine kaufman, his courageous stance to break the color barrier with the defiant ones the film that earned him an oscar. At one point, curtis takes my hand firmly, and tells me how great it is to meet up with people like me and talk about his life. Tony curtis was a strikingly handsome 23yearold native new yorker playing the lead in an offbroadway production of golden boy in 1948 when he was spotted by a universal pictures talent scout. Stanley kubrick excerpt featuring kirk douglas, tony curtis and laurence olivier in an extended version of the iconic im. Browse memorable film quotes from spartacus 1960 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. The autobiography, a bitter, angry, misogynist hollywood memoir that chronicles his arc from a. Spartacus 1960 starring kirk douglas, laurence olivier. I am unable to resist behindthescenes hollywood tellalls. Tony curtis was born bernard schwartz, the eldest of three children of helen klein and emanuel schwartz, jewish immigrants from hungary. Stanley kubrick sera le realisateur, douglas jouera le celebre esclave rebelle, laurence olivier, tony curtis, jean simmons, peter ustinov, charles laughton. It is inspired by the life story of spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the third servile war. Tony curtis lines antoninus clearly got to rome by way of the bronx. I mean, this thing wasnt just long, it even had a musical intermission for cripes sake. And they cast me perfectlyi am an eccentric millionaire.
Of course, as kids we little suspected that this was a controversial moviethat the book and screenplay had been written by american communists or that laurence oliviers crassus was more interested in tony curtiss buttocks than his baritone. High resolution movie poster image for spartacus the image measures 19 2886 pixels and is. There are so many tony curtis quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out of the banality of life, make you laugh a little, or may even make you cry a bit, and these tony curtis quotes exists. Anthony adverse, a book that inspired his celebrity name and. Curtis himself admits that while he had almost no formal education, he was a student of the school of hard knocks and learned from a young age that the only person who ever had his back was himself, so he. It won curtis a bafta award for best foreign actor by the british academy of film and television arts. That story was sold to universal from a book written by a commie and the screen.
Tony curtis as an actor was always one of my favourite actors from the golden age of hollywood, so naturally i scooped up this memoir with much interest. Even now and then in an airport, ill hear somebody yell out, i am spartacus. The real spartacus is believed to have been killed in battle, not crucified. I am spartacus making a film, breaking the blacklist by. Another is a slave entertainer named antoninus tony curtis, who also fled. It may be true that tony curtis was having an affair with mamie van doren. From kirk douglas, hollywood royalty and bestselling author of the. Kramer cast tony curtis, a decision that amused the industry establishment.
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