Stanley Kubrick: 5-Film Collection

Ten-disc set includes: Spartacus (1960)Stanley Kubrick's epic adventure stars Kirk Douglas as the Thracian Spartacus, a slave trained to become a mighty gladiator. Uniting his fellow slaves, Spartacus heroically leads the fight to freedom from Roman rule, setting the stage for a vicious power struggle between two Roman senators. Restored version includes the infamous bathing scene. With Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, and Tony Curtis. 197 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's short story "The Sentinel," director Stanley Kubrick's senses-shattering tale of life and "afterlife" in outer space revolutionized science-fiction movies. The film depicts the discovery of a large black monolith at the dawn of man, an identical obelisk found on the moon, and two astronauts terrorized by their ship's computer, HAL 9000. With Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL. 148 min. C/Rtg: G A Clockwork Orange (1971)Stanley Kubrick wrote and directed this dark, dazzling, satirical tale based on the novella by Anthony Burgess. In a dystopian future filled with marauding gangs, decaying cities, and bizarre technologies, psychotic teen Alex is sent to prison where he undergoes an intensive round of aversion therapy in an effort to break him of his ultra-violent tendencies. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Godfrey Quigley star. Score includes Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, "Singin' in the Rain," and electronic music by Wendy Carlos. 137 min. C/Rtg: R The Shining (1980)From writer Stephen King and director Stanley Kubrick comes a classic tale of madness and terror that has climbed the list of greatest horror films since it's initial release. Struggling writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and their psychic son Danny (Danny Lloyd) spend the winter overseeing the deserted and isolated Overlook hotel, where the ghosts of the site's shocking and bloody past plague Jack's sanity. With Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson. 142 min. C/Rtg: R Full Metal Jacket (1987)One of the greatest war films ever made, Stanley Kubrick's compelling look at recruits preparing for battle and the bloody war in Vietnam itself is marked by the director's characteristic black humor and heightened realism. Private "Joker" (Matthew Modine) is a cocky Marine who learns the horrors of war firsthand, as he's followed from the dehumanizing rituals of boot camp to a sniper assault in a bombed-out city. With Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, and R. Lee Ermey; based on Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers." 116 min. C/Rtg: R Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free