Gladiator (Extended Edition)

  • Certificate:
     15
  • Main category:
     Feature
  • Sub category:
     Drama
  • Colour / BW:
     Colour
  • Country of origin:
     United States of America

Year of Production: 
2000
Running Time: 
164
Starring: 
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed, David Schofield, David Hemmings, Tomas Arana, Tommy Flanagan
Director: 
Ridley Scott
Music: 
Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
Producer: 
David Franzoni, Douglas Wick, Branko Lustig
Writer: 
David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson

Drawing its inspiration from Anthony Mann's 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' (1964) and Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' (1960), Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic lavishes the genre with the very latest in computer-generated effects technology. After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) betrays the Emperor's beloved General Maximus (Russell Crowe) and takes the throne for himself. Maximus is sold as a slave and then trained as a gladiator, keeping himself strong with thoughts of revenge. Eventually he is taken to the Colosseum, where he prepares to fight in a contest presided over by the corrupt Commodus. Will he suffer the ultimate humiliation and die for the entertainment of his enemy or will he survive the rigors of the arena and find a way of exacting his revenge?


DVD / Normal
Distributor nameUniversal Pictures
AvailabilityRetail / Rental
Release Date12/09/2005
Trade Catalogue Number823 499 5
Barcode5050582349955
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