Gladiator

Upon the sudden death of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, his trusted and successful general Maximus is unlawfully imprisoned and condemned to the gladiator games by Marcus's twisted son Commodus. As the new emperor, Commodus fears Maximus could use his heroic stature to depose him and become leader himself. But Maximus gains fame as a gladiator and uses his celebrity to cause further damage to Commodus' tenuous hold on the susceptible Roman people, hoping to inspire them to rediscover their lost values and overcome the corruption that is eating away at them. These actions prompt Commodus to square off mano a mano with Maximus in the Colisseum with the fate of Rome at stake. The characters of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus appeared in Anthony Mann's epic "Fall of the Roman Empire:, played by Alec Guinness and Christopher Plummer, respectively.

Actors:

Russell Crowe » Joaquin Phoenix » Richard Harris » Derek Jacobi » Sven-Ole Thorsen » Oliver Reed » David Hemmings » Tomas Arana » Djimon Hounsou » Tony Curran » Omid Djalili » David Schofield » John Shrapnel » Allan Corduner » Ralf Moeller » Connie Nielsen » Tommy Flanagan » James Fiddy » Giannina Facio » Spencer Treat Clark » Mark Lewis » David Bailie » Michael Mellinger » David Nicholls » Nicholas McGaughey » Nic Main » Gilly Gilchrist » Adam Levy » Al Ashton » Chick Allen » Billy Dowd » Giorgio Cantarini » Alun Raglan » Said Amel » Jason Croot » Ray Calleja » Ruth Frendo » Chris Kell » John Quinn »

Running time: 148 Minutes

Production: USA 2000