Duration

152 minutes

Rating

M15+

Cinema Release

4 May 2000

Video Release

6 December 2000

Cast:
Russell Crowe - Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix - Commodus
Oliver Reed - Proximo
Connie Nielsen - Lucilla
Derek Jacobi - Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou - Juba
Richard Harris - Marcus Aurelius
David Schofield - Falco
John Shrapnel - Gaius
Tomas Arana - Quintus
more cast...

Director:
Ridley Scott

Producers:
Branko Lustig
Douglas Wick
David Franzoni

Executive Producers:
Walter F. Parkes
Laurie MacDonald

Associate Producer:
Terry Needham

Written by:
John Logan
William Nicholson
David Franzoni
more crew...

Premise:  After being stripped of his rank by the cruel new emperor Commodus, Maximus is relegated to fighting in gladiator death matches.  Can he survive long enough to avenge his treatment at the hands of the new emperor?

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by Adam Matthews....Australia's own Russell Crowe is nothing short of brilliant as the great hero, Maximus.....No other actor in Hollywood could carry this film the way that Crowe manages to and this role will undoubtedly catapult him to the very top of his profession.  more..

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