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**From Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of __The Ragman’s Son__ and __My Stroke of Luck,__comes the candid story of the making of __Spartacus__, the blockbuster film that broke the blacklist** One of the world’s most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic __Spartacus__, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. 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 “Unfriendly Ten,” men who had gone to prison rather than testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about their political affiliations. Douglas’s source material was already a hot property, as the novel __Spartacus__ was written by Howard Fast while he was in jail for defying HUAC. With the financial future of his young family at stake, Douglas plunged into

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Author

Douglas, Kirk; Clooney, George

Publisher

Open Road Integrated Media LLC

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781453239377

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.07 / 5 (306 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14