![]() The upshot of this in Hollywood was that a number of prominent screenwriters were unable to continue to earn their livings, at least under there own names, because of either being tainted as having Communist leanings, or of protecting those who did. He gives a history of the Hollywood ‘Blacklist’, inexorably tied up with Senator Joe McCarthy’s Communist witchhunts of the late 1940’s and the 1950’s. Douglas hadn’t seen it since 1960, but started to research the project to commemorate it’s 50th anniversary), the second part of the subtitle is just as important to him. So, it was with great interest that I came across the Kirk Douglas book ‘I Am Spartacus: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist’ - published in 2012 when he was still only 95 (he turns 98 in December and is still writing terrific books)!!! Although the book does focus on the making of the film itself (Mr. It was directed by Stanley Kubrick, of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and ‘The Shining’ fame (two among many of his great films). ![]() You can see more details about the film here. Douglas (who produced it through his film company ‘Bryna’ - his mother’s name), it starred Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Woody Strode and Peter Ustinov (who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance), as well as many other Hollywood ‘names’ too numerous to mention. ![]() It was my Baby Boomer generation’s ‘Gladiator’. If you’re anywhere near my age, the 1960 film ‘Spartacus’, starring Kirk Douglas, made a big impression on you. ![]()
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