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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 .
Pollice Verso (from Latin: with a turned thumb) is an 1872 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, featuring the eponymous Roman gesture directed to the winning gladiator. The thumbs-down gesture in the painting is given by spectators at the Colosseum , including the Vestals , to the victorious murmillo , while the defeated retiarius ...
The gesture is used in many movies about Ancient Rome, including the 2000 film Gladiator, in which the Roman emperor Commodus uses a thumbs-up to spare the life of the film's hero, Maximus. [ 12 ] Pollice Verso is also the title of a controversial 1904 drawing of the Crucifixion by Australian artist Norman Lindsay , [ 13 ] depicting Christ ...
You can also pre-order Gladiator 2 on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD ahead of its release in the UK. There's also a 4K Steelbook to pre-order, but Paramount has yet to confirm a release date for the ...
Gladiator II has yet to announce a release date for home video, but it will likely be available on Blu-ray and DVD sometime in early 2025. Related: 'Gladiator 2' Drops a New Trailer Showcasing ...
More than two decades after Gladiator hit theaters, the sequel is making its highly-anticipated debut. Ridley Scott’s 2000 historical epic follows Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe) who is ...
Indeed, Gladiator II accurately shows that by the movie’s day (211 A.D.) the Roman ruling class had become multi-ethnic, a transformation that—perhaps surprisingly for today's audiences ...
Gladiator is a 1992 American sports drama film directed by Rowdy Herrington, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia. The film tells the story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father.