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

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

by KirkDouglas (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $19.65
Synopsis

  • Perfect for Film Buffs: Stanley Kubrick's 1961 classic Spartacus won four Academy Awards and is a regular installment on the American Film Institute 100, a list of the top 100 films of all time. I Am Spartacus! shares details and stories from the making of this classic film never before revealed.
  • Never-before-seen lost photos: The book features a collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the making of the film never before released.
  • A story that needs to be told and the perfect man to tell it: Spartacus was made during the height of McCarthyism in America, a time when the Hollywood Blacklist persecuted screenwriters, actors, and directors for alleged Communist sympathies. Here Kirk Douglas tells the story behind the film that broke the blacklist once and for all.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 242
 Publisher: Open Road E-Riginal
Published: 12 Jun 2012
ISBN 10: 1453254803
ISBN 13: 9781453254806
Book Overview:

In his own words, Kirk Douglas tells the story of making the film that broke the blacklist in Hollywood


Media Reviews
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

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

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

Hugely entertaining. -Liz Smith, Chicago Tribune

I Am Spartacus! is a great read. -Bill O'Reilly

Kirk Douglas is a lion. -Bill Maher

A lively new memoir about one of [Douglas'] greatest triumphs. -Los Angeles Times

Carries the power of a self-made man who continues to meet life on his own terms but with grace and aplomb. -Associated Press
Author Bio
Kirk Douglas is a renowned actor whose work on and off the screen has been rewarded by three Academy Award nominations, an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, and the Medal of Freedom. Through his production company, Bryna, Douglas has produced acclaimed films such as The Vikings, Lonely Are the Brave, Paths of Glory, and Seven Days in May. He has penned ten novels and memoirs, including The Ragman's Son (1988). His 1960 epic, Spartacus, based on the Howard Fast novel of the same name, is credited with helping to end the practice of blacklisting film professionals who had refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Douglas appeared in some-ninety movies before retiring from film acting in 2004. In 2009, he starred in an autobiographical one-man show called Before I Forget at the Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. Douglas maintains an active life in Beverly Hills and Montecito, where he resides with his beloved wife Anne.