Gladiator (2000)

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Ridley Scott Director previously directed Boy and Bicycle

A war hero seeks revenge against Commodus when he is wrongfully imprisoned and his family is murdered to conceal that he should have been the next Emperor.
Trivia:

According to screenwriter William Nicholson, Crowe's iconic "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius..." speech was a last minute re-write that Crowe initially didn't want to do. He supposedly called the dialogue "shit".

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Reference: Zulu

The Germanic chant in the opening battle is the Zulu Chant from Zulu, Ridley Scott reveals that Zulu is one of his favorite films in the commentary track on the DVD.

Quote: Gladiators

'Maximus! Maximus! Maximus!'

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Cast
Russell Crowe Maximus Decimus Meridius
Joaquin Phoenix Commodus
Connie Nielsen Lucilla
Oliver Reed Proximo
Richard Harris Marcus Aurelius
Derek Jacobi Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou Juba
David Schofield Falco
John Shrapnel Gaius
Tomas Arana Quintus
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73rd Academy Awards

Gladiator was a huge hit at the Oscars or Academy Awards, bestowed by a large body of important figures in the film industry. It was nominated for 12 awards and won five. The nominations are as follows:

Best Picture - Win

Best Director--Ridley Scott

Best Original Screenplay--David Franzoni; John Logan; William Nicholson

Best Editing--Pietro Scalia

Best Actor--Russell Crowe - Win

Best Supporting Actor--Joaquin Phoenix

Best Cinematography--John Mathieson

Best Art Direction--Arthur Max

Best Original Score--Hans Zimmer

Best Costume Design--Janty Yates - Win

Best Visual Effects - Win

Best Sound Mixing--Scott Millan; Bob Beemer; Ken Weston - Win

13 AWARD NOMINATIONS

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General Information Edit
Name Gladiator
US Release May 5, 2000
UK Release May 12, 2000
AUS Release May 4, 2000
Runtime 155
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English
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rebellion
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Rating R
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $187,705,427
    Foreign +269,935,000
  • = total worldwide gross $457,640,427
  • - a reported budget of $103,000,000
  • = a 344.3% net profit of $354,640,427
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