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Spartacus in Spain  

At a time when Hollywood studios and independent producers were looking to shoot overseas to save costs and highlight exotic locations, Spartacus was supposed to show that an epic film could be made without leaving California. But Director Stanley Kubrick insisted on shooting the battle scenes in Spain. Kubrick envisioned a vast, open landscape, with legions of trained soldiers marching in formation. Spain had the landscapes, it was relatively cheap, and previous Hollywood productions had paved the way for working there. However, none of the stars traveled to Spain. As I previously wrote about, this split production required creative editing […]