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About
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
Theatrical
Mar 9, 2007
Box Office
$456.1M
Budget
$65.0M
Return
7.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 31, 2007
Director
Writers
Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon
Producers
Music
Studio
Virtual Studios, Legendary Pictures, Hollywood Gang Productions, Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
narration
army
based on true story
based on comic
sword fight
gore
massacre
ancient world
based on graphic novel
ancient greece
warrior
ancient warfare
sparta greece
5th century bc
extreme violence
antiquity
war
bloody death
sparta
violence
spartans
battle of thermopylae
god king
battle axe
epic heroes
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Cast
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Gerard Butler
King Leonidas
L
Lena Headey
Gorgo
D
Dominic West
Theron
D
David Wenham
Dilios/Narrator
V
Vincent Regan
Captain
M
Michael Fassbender
Stelios
T
Tom Wisdom
Astinos
A
Andrew Pleavin
Daxos
A
Andrew Tiernan
Ephialtes
R
Rodrigo Santoro
Xerxes
S
Stephen McHattie
Loyalist
G
Greg Kramer
Ephor #1
A
Alex Ivanovici
Ephor #2
K
Kelly Craig
Oracle Girl
E
Eli Snyder
Leonidas @ 7/8 yrs
T
Tim Connolly
Leonidas' Father
M
Marie-Julie Rivest
Leonidas' Mother
P
Peter Mensah
Messenger
A
Arthur Holden
Partisan
M
Michael Sinelnikoff
Elder Councilman
300 Collection
Fictionalized action films based on the retellings of the Persian Wars, a series of conflicts between the Empire of Persia and Greek city-states.
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Quotes
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Taglines
Give them nothing but take from them everything!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Spartan Identity and Purpose in Battle
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SPARTANS, What is your profession?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
