Gladiator
2000 - ENGLISH - MOVIE
Action
Adventure
Drama
In ancient Rome, General Maximus is chosen as the successor to Emperor Marcus Aurelius, but is betrayed by the emperors son Commodus, leading Maximus to become a gladiator and seek revenge against Commodus and bring political reforms to Rome. Gladiator is a 2000 English-language Action Adventure motion picture featuring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Paul Woodadge. Gladiator was Produced by Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig. Gladiator is written by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson and it is directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Gladiator was released on 1st September 2000 and takes a screen time of 155 minutes. Gladiator was made on a budget of $103 million and at the box office it grossed only $9 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson. Cinematography was done by John Mathieson and editing by Pietro Scalia. The music was composed by Hans Zimmer along with Lisa Gerrard. At the 2001 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe), Best Picture, Best Costume Design, Best Sound and Best Effects, Visual Effects.
spectacular
monumental
exciting
entertaining
emotional