A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
- Won 5 Oscars
- 60 wins & 104 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJoaquin Phoenix ad-libbed his scream of "Am I not merciful?" Connie Nielsen wasn't expecting it, and her frightened reaction was genuine.
- GoofsIn the film, the streets of Rome are very sandy. In reality, they were paved with stones.
- Crazy creditsBoth the Dreamworks & Universal logos are altered to appear gold in color so they match the opening theme of Maximus walking through a wheatfield.
- Alternate versionsThe 3 disc Special Edition VCD (Video CD) is edited:
- Excessive sexual and violent scenes, including profanities are censored.
- ConnectionsEdited into Gladiator: Deleted Scenes (2007)
- SoundtracksPavor
Written by Walter Maioli and Nathalie Van Ravenstein (as Natalia Van Ravenstein)
Performed by Synaulia
Courtesy of Amiata Media, S.R.L.
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Why don't they make films like this anymore
Seriously the best fantasy film of the modern area with great acting and emotional rollercoastering all the way through. The soundtrack by Zimmer really propels this film
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- The Gladiators
- Filming locations
- Ouarzazate, Morocco(on location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $103,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $187,705,427
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,819,017
- May 7, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $465,387,186
- Runtime2 hours 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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