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About
After 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.
Theatrical
May 5, 2000
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 21, 2000
Box Office
$465.5M
Budget
$103.0M
Return
4.5x
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment, Mill Film, DreamWorks Pictures
Keywords
rome, italy
parent child relationship
gladiator
arena
senate
roman empire
emperor
slavery
ancient rome
revenge
battlefield
slave auction
historical fiction
ancient world
period drama
combat
chariot
philosopher
aggressive
grim
barbarian horde
2nd century
successor
commodus
maximus
antiquity
intense
vibrant
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Cast
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Russell Crowe
Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix
Commodus
Connie Nielsen
Lucilla
O
Oliver Reed
Proximo
R
Richard Harris
Marcus Aurelius
D
Derek Jacobi
Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou
Juba
D
David Schofield
Falco
J
John Shrapnel
Gaius
T
Tomas Arana
Quintus
R
Ralf Moeller
Hagen
S
Spencer Treat Clark
Lucius
D
David Hemmings
Cassius
T
Tommy Flanagan
Cicero
S
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Tiger
O
Omid Djalili
Slave Trader
N
Nicholas McGaughey
Praetorian Officer
T
Tony Curran
Assassin #1
M
Mark Lewis
Assassin #2
J
John Quinn
Valerius
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Are you not entertained?
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The Ephemeral Nature of Existence
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Shadow and Dust.
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