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" I am Spartacus! : "
Kirk Douglas ; [with a foreword by George Clooney].
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BL
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683043
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b505232
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Douglas, Kirk,1916-
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I am Spartacus! : : making a film, breaking the blacklist /\ Kirk Douglas ; [with a foreword by George Clooney].
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New York :: Open Road Integrated Media,, 2012.
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210 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm.
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1453254803
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: 9781453254806
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Kirk Douglas reveals the drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film Spartacus. 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 men who had gone to prison rather than testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The source novel was written by Howard Fast while he too was in jail for defying HUAC. With the future of his young family at stake, Douglas plunged into a tumultuous production. As both producer and star, he faced explosive moments with young director Stanley Kubrick, struggles with a leading lady, and negotiations with giant personalities, Now, at 95, Douglas looks back at his audacious decisions. He made the most expensive film of its era--but more importantly, his moral courage in giving public credit to Trumbo effectively ended the Hollywood blacklist.--From publisher description.
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Douglas, Kirk,1916-
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Anti-communist movements-- United States-- History.
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Blacklisting of authors-- United States-- History.
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Communism and motion pictures-- United States.
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Motion picture actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
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Motion picture industry-- Political aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Motion picture producers and directors-- Political activity-- United States.
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Motion picture producers and directors-- United States, Biography.
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Motion pictures-- Production and direction-- United States.
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Spartacus (Motion picture : 1960)
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Clooney, George.
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