Spartacus - Opening Titles

Opening titles from "Spartacus", featuring music by Alex North and titles by Saul Bass

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[SidFortune]

Hail composer North! Hail title director/produer Bass! Hail Director Kubrick! Hail Kirk! These rebels created the most stiring opening title sequence in memory. As the dark red curtain opened to reveal the enormous RKO Pan Theater screen in Minneapolis in 1960, this title sequence in no uncertain terms told a packed house that an important story was about to be told in a manner that matched that story's tragic and redeeming gravitas. Spartacus will win in the end.

[Derek David]

Bravo to Kirk Douglas....The magnificent rebel..

[Nick Boschi]

'Ben Hur' or 'Spartacus'? Can never make up my mind about which of these is the greatest score written for cinema. But then again...both so different, yet sublime.

[anthrax2525]

Regal describes this title sequence perfectly.

[spencnaz]

I'd like to see this in Cinerama.

[Bris Cutright]

Still brings a chill after 53 years! FYI: check out Kirk and Charles McGraw fight when slaves first revolt. CM really hits the stew pot with his head - ouch!

[Jules7892]

The"Objective of the Portuguese Celtic-Lusitanian Vandals of Carthege was to destroy all the Roman Empire with the South Celtic-Germanic-Visigoth-Visig­ods.The"Sardinian Negotiator with Sparticus was an Arab-Phonecian blooded Traitor,"betrayed Spartacus by selling Portuguese-Vandal Gold-Silver&Precious Jewels to the Senate of Rome when Spartacus already had ALL the Treasure Gold-Silver&Gems Chests to Pay the Portuguese-Vandal B.C.Fleets.But the Arab-Sardinian-Phonecians betrayed us Porto-Vandals!

[Jules7892]

The"Portuguese Galacian Atlantida-Atlantean Celtic-Lusitanian Vandals of Carthege Knew that"Slavery&Crucifixion,Gladi­ator Fights was the signs of a"brutal Pagan Imperial Empire called Rome,to Enslave&Remove the Civil Rights&Liberties of other European Peoples. The Portuguese-Vandals of Carthege Port Cities of Mediterranean Cities to attack Rome from the North Side City of Carthege with Our Best Ancient Portuguese"Steel Stern Ramming Ships on Roman Slavery Ships".But,Romans had 9 Lives like Cats!

[Jules7892]

We,the Variato-Varithus King of Portu-Scalia Galacia Ancient Portugal.Set forth our Portuguese Celtic-Lusitanian"Vandals of Carthege to smash the Criminal Crucifying,Gladiator Murdering Slavery System of Rome&Roman City.We,Portuguese Variato King of 168 B.C.(Before Christ.)Porto Defeated the Roman Fleets upon the Mediterannean Sea allied with the Phonecians of Lebanon.We,smashed Rome 3 Times,& 3Times the Romans rose again.Until,598 A.D.when We asked Our Celtic-Visigods to smash Rome Perminantly!

[sp8585]

Eu tenho esse filme em DVD.

O filme se "Spartacus" e feito em 1960.

Mas só tem dois idiomas: português e inglês.

[staffsyeoman]

Oh, and two people should not be spared crucifixion...