Some time ago, the late film historian, Gerald Mast, who was a child actor and played a little role in "Spartacus," told me that in fact Mann directed most of the film and Kubrick was brought in fairly late. Bob Kolker Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:55:43 -0000 From: Richard Davies <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Kubrick bibliographic reference?? Dear Dana 'Spartacus' was originally to be directed by Anthony Mann, who did shoot the opening sequence. There are various references to the script background in his biography. Richard Davies London ---------------------- Robert Kolker Department of English University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 [log in to unmask] http://otal.umd.edu/~rkolker ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]