:23:05
I think that if the reigning powers
had any respect for good pictures...
:23:08
...or the people
who could make them...
:23:10
... that this respect was probably
very well tempered...
:23:14
...by the somewhat
cynical observation...
:23:18
... that poor and mediocre pictures
might just as well prove successful...
:23:21
...as their pictures of higher value.
:23:24
Television has changed
this completely.
:23:27
And I think that despite
the unhappy financial upheaval...
:23:32
...it's caused
in the movie industry...
:23:34
...it's also provided an invigorating
and stimulating challenge...
:23:39
... which has made it necessary for
films to be made with more sincerity...
:23:43
...and more daring.
:23:45
If Hollywood lacks the color
and excitement of its early days...
:23:51
... with Rolls-Royces
and leopard-skin seat covers...
:23:54
...on the other hand it provides
the most stimulating atmosphere...
:23:58
...of opportunity and possibilities
for young people.
:24:02
Slaves. . .
:24:04
. . .you have arrived at the gladiatorial
school of Lentulus Batiatus.
:24:07
Here you will be trained by experts
to fight in pairs to the death.
:24:11
You won't be required to fight
to the death here.
:24:14
That will only be after you're sold. . .
:24:16
. . .and then for people of quality.
:24:18
Those who appreciate a fine kill.
:24:22
A gladiator's like a stallion.
:24:23
He must be pampered.
:24:25
You'll be oiled, bathed, shaved,
massaged. . .
:24:30
. . .taught to use your heads.
:24:33
A good body with a dull brain is as
cheap as life itself.
:24:36
I congratulate you, and may fortune
smile on most of you.
:24:41
Then Kirk Douglas came to us and was
having trouble with Spartacus.
:24:44
He had shot for three days. . .
:24:47
. . .and wanted to replace the director
who was on the film. . .
:24:51
. . .and asked if Stanley could be
acquired, sort of on a loan-out basis.
:24:56
We thought it'd be good for his career
and for our company.