Spartacus (1960) 60th Anniversary (Blu-ray 4K+2D) ADDED

[Simon_Glanfield]

Title: Spartacus (1960) 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook (Blu-ray 4K+2D) (2020)
Country: United Kingdom
Region: ALL
Releasing Studio: Universal Pictures
Case Type: Steelbook
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Codec: HEVC
Picture: 2160p 24fps
Soundtracks:
4K:
English DTS:X
Czech DTS 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Polish (voiceover) DTS 2.0 Stereo
Russian (voiceover) DTS 2.0 Stereo
Thai DTS 2.0 Stereo
Blu-ray:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Subtitles (optional):
4K: Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin (Complex), Mandarin (Simplified), Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai
4K extras: Cantonese, Czech, Dutch, English HoH, French, Korean, Mandarin (Complex), Mandarin (Simplified), Polish, Russian, Thai
Blu-ray: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish
Blu-ray extras: Arabic, Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish (Castilian), French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Cuts: No cuts
Runtime: 196:38 (Blu-ray 4K) 196:37 (Blu-ray)
Commentaries: N/A
Extras:
DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
Featurettes (with ‘Play All’ option) (46:13):
-"I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas" featurette (9:39)
-"Restoring Spartacus" featurette (9:00)
-Archival Interviews:
--Interview with Peter Ustinov (3:01)
--Interview with Jean Simmons (3:49)
-Deleted Scenes (with ‘Play All’ option) (7:47):
--Spartacus Meets Varinia (UK Version) (2:11)
--Spartacus Meets Varinia (US Version) (2:29)
--1967 Finale (2:30)
--Gracchus’ Suicide (Audio Recording) (1:03)
-Behind-the-Scenes Footage (5:12)
-Vintage Newsreels (with ‘Play All’ option) (5:00):
--London Ovation (1:44)
--Tony Curtis Honored (1:12)
--Sir Laurence Olivier Returns to Hollywood (0:35)
--Kirk Douglas Honored (0:50)
--Kirk Douglas Arrives in New York (0:36)
-Theatrical Trailer (2:45)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas" featurette (9:39)
"Restoring Spartacus" featurette (9:00)
Deleted Scenes (with ‘Play All’ option) (7:41) (480i):
-Spartacus Meets Varinia (UK Version) (2:07)
-Spartacus Meets Varinia (US Version) (2:25)
-1967 Finale (2:26)
-Gracchus’ Suicide (Audio Recording) (0:59)
Archival Interviews (480i):
-Interview with Peter Ustinov (2:57)
- Interview with Jean Simmons (3:43)
Behind-the-Scenes Footage (5:10) (480i)
Vintage Newsreels (with ‘Play All’ option) (4:59) (480i):
-London Ovation (1:44)
-Tony Curtis Honored (1:12)
-Sir Laurence Olivier Returns to Hollywood (0:35)
-Kirk Douglas Honored (0:51)
-Kirk Douglas Arrives in New York (0:35)
Image Galleries:
-Production Stills (27 shots)
-Concept Art (7)
-Costume Designs (23)
-Saul Bass Storyboards (65)
-Posters & Print Ads (19)
Theatrical Trailer (2:45) (480i)
Notes: Extras on both discs in 1080p, except where noted.
Easter Eggs: N/A.
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): N/A
Source: Currently own the release and have checked the discs.

[Matthew_B_Harrah]

Hope you don't mine me piggybacking: Spain DVD 2-Disc Special Edition

Title: Spartacus (1960) Special Edition
Country: Spain
Region: 2
Releasing Studio: Universal Pictures
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 2.27:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 5.1
Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles (optional): English, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish (Castilian)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time)
Running Time: (188:46)
Notes:
- Slipcase in original pressing
- Includes 8-page booklet
- Menus available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish (Castilian)
- Spanish Title: “Espartaco”
Source: http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?name ... ent&id=161

DISC ONE
* The Film - Part 1
Audio Commentary by Producer/Star Kirk Douglas, Star Peter Ustinov, Novelist Howard Fast, Producer Edward Lewis, Restoration Expert Robert A. Harris, and Designer Saul Bass
Scene-by-Scene Audio Analysis (derived from rough-cut notes written by Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo & including additional compositions from Alex North’s score)

DISC TWO
* The Film - Part 2
Audio Commentary by Producer/Star Kirk Douglas, Star Peter Ustinov, Novelist Howard Fast, Producer Edward Lewis, Restoration Expert Robert A. Harris, and Designer Saul Bass
Scene-by-Scene Audio Analysis (derived from rough-cut notes written by Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo & including additional compositions from Alex North’s score)
”3 Deleted scenes”:
- Spartacus Meets Varinia UK version (2:01)
- Spartacus Meets Varinia US version (2:19)
- Gracchus' suicide (0:54)
”Vintage news reel footage”:
- London Premiere (1:45)
- Curtis Wins a "Bambi" (1:11)
- Olivier in Hollywood (0:36)
- Douglas Immortalised (0:50)
- Douglas in New York (0:34)
”Interviews”:
- 1960 Promotional interview with Jean Simmons (3:37)
- 1960 Promotional interview with Peter Ustinov (2:52)
- 1992 Video interview with Peter Ustinov (24:26)
"Behind the Scenes at Gladiator School" featurette (5:06)
”Promotional Material”:
- Production Stills (218 images)
- Lobby Cards (15 images)
- Posters/Print Ads (25 images)
- Comic Book (34 images)
”Sketches by Stanley Kubrick” (13 sketches)
1960 documentary "The Hollywood Ten" (14:43)
Storyboards by Saul Bass (23 images)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:44)

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Polish (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Russian (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Thai (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0

DTS does not fold 2.0 tracks as surround. Either these are 2.0 stereo or 2.0 mono. Can you confirm which tracks are stereo and which are mono?

Blu-ray:
English DTS Surround 5.1
French DTS Surround 5.1
German DTS Surround 5.1
Italian DTS Surround 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS Surround 5.1

The standard Blu-ray only has a lossy English DTS 5.1 track?

[Simon_Glanfield]

Polish (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Russian (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Thai (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0

DTS does not fold 2.0 tracks as surround. Either these are 2.0 stereo or 2.0 mono. Can you confirm which tracks are stereo and which are mono?

Blu-ray:
English DTS Surround 5.1
French DTS Surround 5.1
German DTS Surround 5.1
Italian DTS Surround 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS Surround 5.1

The standard Blu-ray only has a lossy English DTS 5.1 track?

Hi James,

For the 4K disc, the packaging states 'Russian, Thai, Polish (Voiceover) DTS Surround LT/RT', which is confusing. My amp tells me it's 2.0.

For the Blu-ray, the packaging states 'English, Spanish, French, German, Italian DTS Surround 5.1' - the amp confirms all of these are correct except English, which is indeed DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1.

I had checked before, but today realised I wasn't even getting English DTS:X for the 4K! Then I realised I had recently changed the BD Secondary Audio on the player to 'On' in order to hear the audio for the Karate Kid Blu-Pop feature - switching this back to Automatic, suddenly enabled DTS:X and I was able to confirm the English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 for the Spartacus Blu-ray...hooray! Thanks for spotting these and getting me to check them.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Are you sure the Russian and Thai tracks are voiceover tracks?

Also, I believe the Blu-ray has no Arabic subtitles for the bonus features, but can you confirm?

[Simon_Glanfield]

Are you sure the Russian and Thai tracks are voiceover tracks?

Also, I believe the Blu-ray has no Arabic subtitles for the bonus features, but can you confirm?

Ok, so actually listening to the tracks, the Polish and Russian are voiceover, where they speak over the original language track (really unusual, I've not come across that before), but the Thai is a full dub (can't hear the original soundtrack at all - so not the same as the Polish and Russian tracks) and is classed as DTS Stereo on the player's info banner.

I can confirm on the Blu-ray the Arabic subtitles are present with the others on all applicable extras - needs to be re-selected for each.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Thanks for checking. Added.

[Simon_Glanfield]

Thanks for checking. Added.

Thanks James. A few points:

1) The UK 4K has slightly different runtimes for: The five deleted scenes; the Behind-the-Scenes Footage; the two interviews; and 'Kirk Douglas Arrives in New York' vintage newsreel (some only by a second, but others differ a bit more).
2) The included Blu-ray has slightly different runtimes for: The five deleted scenes; the Behind-the-Scenes Footage; the two interviews; and both 'Kirk Douglas Honored' and 'Kirk Douglas Arrives in New York' vintage newsreels.
3) Three of the Image Galleries have an additional shot: Production Stills, Saul Bass Storyboards, and Posters & Print Ads (I went through and counted them )
4) Across the two discs the extras are in 1080p, except for the following extras on the Blu-ray, which are in 480i: The five deleted scenes; the Archival Interviews; the Behind-the-Scenes Footage; the Vintage Newsreels; and the Theatrical Trailer.

Just wanted to confirm those points. Cheers.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Featurettes (with ‘Play All’ option) (46:13):

Could you use dashes to indicate which extras are part of the "Featurettes"? Also, is this "play all" only with the UHD and not with the Blu-ray?

Soundtracks:
4K:
English DTS:X
Czech DTS Surround 5.1
French DTS Surround 5.1
Polish (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Russian (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Thai (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Blu-ray:
English DTS Surround 5.1
French DTS Surround 5.1
German DTS Surround 5.1
Italian DTS Surround 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS Surround 5.1

The audio options are still not updated in your post.

[Simon_Glanfield]

Featurettes (with ‘Play All’ option) (46:13):

Could you use dashes to indicate which extras are part of the "Featurettes"? Also, is this "play all" only with the UHD and not with the Blu-ray?

Dashes added (hope I've done that correctly), and, yes, the "Play all" option will play all the featurettes on the UHD - this option is not on the Blu-ray.

Soundtracks:
4K:
English DTS:X
Czech DTS Surround 5.1
French DTS Surround 5.1
Polish (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Russian (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Thai (Voiceover) DTS Surround 2.0
Blu-ray:
English DTS Surround 5.1
French DTS Surround 5.1
German DTS Surround 5.1
Italian DTS Surround 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS Surround 5.1

The audio options are still not updated in your post.

Audio options now updated in my original post. Thanks.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

So basically the “Play All” plays all the extras on the disc?

[Simon_Glanfield]

So basically the “Play All” plays all the extras on the disc?

Yes. Pretty cool, eh?

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated. Thank you.