Gladiator (2000)

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Written by

David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson

Cast

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, Tomas Arana

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, epic film, melodrama, sword-and-sandal film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 21,088 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Roman general is betrayed by the emperor's power-hungry son and sold into slavery. He becomes a gladiator in the arena and fights his way back toward revenge.

epicbrutalvengefulsomberintensevisceraldramaticgrittysoaring

What happens

Gladiator is a 2000 epic action adventure drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson from a story by Franzoni. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to a slave, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena, determined to avenge the murders of his family and the emperor. The screenplay, initially written by Franzoni, was inspired by the 1958 Daniel P. Mannix novel Those About to Die. The script was acquired by DreamWorks Pictures, and Scott signed on to direct the film. Principal photography began in January 1999 and wrapped in May of that year. Production was complicated by the script being rewritten multiple times and by the death of Oliver Reed before production was finished. Gladiator had its world premiere in Los Angeles, California, on May 1, 2000. The film was released in the United States on May 5, 2000 by DreamWorks Distribution LLC, and internationally on May 12, 2000, by Universal Pictures through United International Pictures. The film grossed $466 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2000, and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe. A sequel, Gladiator II, was released in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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