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Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic 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 .
"Gladiator II," starring Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal, is now in theaters. Ridley Scott's 2000 historical film "Gladiator" set the stage for its sequel to continue to captivate the box office ...
A gladiator might expect to fight in two or three munera annually, and an unknown number would have died in their first match. Few gladiators survived more than 10 contests, though one survived an extraordinary 150 bouts; [139] and another died at 90 years of age, presumably long after retirement. [140]
Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 24 September 1944) is a Danish former actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983. [1]Using his stature he often plays imposing giants and villains in his films who are somehow beaten by smaller opponents in a David and Goliath manner, but he has also played heroic characters such as Gunnar the legendary warrior in ...
Gladiator also scored 12 Oscar nominations and five wins, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe. Now, 24 years after the original film, ...
This 25-year-old flick is available to stream on Paramount+, and with Gladiator II premiering on November 22, you’re running out of time to catch up. Get streaming and prepare your Oscar brackets.
He was a heavyweight gladiator called a murmillo. These fighters carried a large oblong shield , and used a sword with a broad, straight blade , about 18 inches long. [21] In 73 BC, Spartacus was among a group of gladiators plotting an escape. [22] About 70 [23] slaves were part of the plot.
True, "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe can’t return as Maximus (for obvious reasons), but “Gladiator II” is packed full of nostalgia, familiar characters and callbacks to the 2000 film.