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Gladiator is a 2000 English-language film directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Universal Pictures, DreamWorks, and Scott Free Productions. The screenplay was written by John Logan, William Nicholson, and David Franzoni, with music composed by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard, and Djivan Gasparyan. The cast includes Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, and Richard Harris. Filming took place in Malta and Morocco, and the movie has a runtime of 155 minutes.
The film received several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. Gladiator is categorized as a sword-and-sandal, melodrama, action, and drama film, focusing on themes of revenge, gladiators, and oppression. It was released in May 2000 and distributed by DreamWorks.
Commercially, the production had a budget of 103,000,000 and generated revenue of 465,516,248. Audience ratings include an average of 8.225 from 20,846 votes on TMDb and an 8.5 rating from 1,853,799 votes on IMDb. The work is recognized in the Academy Award Best Picture collection and is referenced by 1,372 other encyclopedia articles.
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8.2After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Cast
- Russell Crowe as Maximus
- Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus
- Connie Nielsen as Lucilla
- Oliver Reed as Proximo
- Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius
- Derek Jacobi as Gracchus
Themes
- gladiator
- rome, italy
- arena
- senate
- roman empire
- parent child relationship
- emperor
- slavery
- ancient rome
- revenge
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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.
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