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Encyclopedia > Gladiator (2000 film)
This article is about the 2000 film. For the 1992 film, see Gladiator (1992 film).
Gladiator

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by Douglas Wick
David Franzoni
Branko Lustig
Written by David Franzoni
John Logan
William Nicholson
Starring Russell Crowe
Joaquin Phoenix
Connie Nielsen
Oliver Reed
Richard Harris
Derek Jacobi
Djimon Hounsou
Ralf Moeller
Music by Hans Zimmer
Lisa Gerrard
Cinematography John Mathieson
Editing by Pietro Scalia
Distributed by DreamWorks (USA)
Universal Studios (foreign)
Release date(s) Flag of the United States May 5, 2000
Running time 154 min.
(Theatrical Version)
171 min.
(Director's Cut)
Country UK
USA
Language English
Budget $103,000,000[1][2]
Gross revenue $457,640,427
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Gladiator is a 2000 epic film. It is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays General Maximus Decimus Meridius, friend of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who is betrayed and murdered by the emperor's ambitious son, Commodus (Phoenix). Captured and enslaved along the outer fringes of the Roman empire, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and his Emperor. Not to be confused with Gladiator (2000 film). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (479x755, 57 KB)original movie poster source:impawards. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ... Douglas Wick is an American movie producer whose work includes producing the 5 Academy Award-winning 2000 film Gladiator, Stuart Little, and the 3 Academy Award-winning Memoirs of a Geisha. ... David Franzoni is a screenwriter. ... Branko Lustig (born June 10, 1932) is a prominent film producer. ... David Franzoni is a screenwriter. ... John Logan is a noted American screenwriter of the 1990s and early 2000s. ... For other persons named William Nicholson, see William Nicholson (disambiguation). ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian[1] actor. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ; born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is as a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican film actor. ... Connie Nielsen in Mission to Mars (2000) Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. ... Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois actor, dancer and fashion model. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ... Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with Irish former partner Brendan Perry. ... born 30th November 1958 in Dorset, United Kingdom British cinematographer. ... 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Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian[1] actor. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ; born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is as a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican film actor. ... Connie Nielsen in Mission to Mars (2000) Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. ... Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois actor, dancer and fashion model. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... 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The film won five Academy Awards in the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film's epic scope and intense battle scenes, as well as the emotional core of its performances, received much praise. The film's success may have helped to revive the historical epic genre, with subsequent films such as Troy, Alexander, 300, and Scott's own Kingdom of Heaven. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. ... ©A.M.P.A.S.® The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry. ... Troy is an Oscar-nominated movie released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, as described in Homers Iliad, Virgils Aeneid, and other myths. ... Alexander is a 2004 epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. ... 300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. ... Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic film, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan. ...

Contents

Plot

General Maximus Decimus Meridius leads the Roman army to victory against Germanic barbarians in the year 180 AD, ending a prolonged war and earning the esteem of the elderly Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Although the dying Aurelius possesses a son, Commodus, Aurelius wishes to appoint temporary leadership to the morally-upstanding Maximus, with a desire to eventually return power to the Roman Senate. Aurelius informs Maximus of his decision and offers him time to consider before informing Commodus, who subsequently murders his father. Commodus, declaring himself the emperor, asks Maximus for his loyalty, which the General refuses, realizing Commodus's involvement in the Emperor's death. Commodus orders Maximus's execution and dispatches Praetorian Guards to murder Maximus's wife and son. Praetorian prefect, Quintus is reinstated as general by Commodus. Maximus escapes his execution and races home, only to discover his family's charred and crucified bodies in the smoldering ruins of his villa. After burying his wife and son, Maximus succumbs to grief and exhaustion and collapses on their graves. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Events July 17 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa executed in Carthage for being Christians (known as the Scillitan Martyrs). ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Rome, April 26, 121[2] – Vindobona or Sirmium, March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... The Roman Senate (Latin: Senatus) was the main governing council of both the Roman Republic, which started in 509 BC, and the Roman Empire. ... For other uses, see Regicide (disambiguation). ... The Praetorian Guard (sometimes Prætorian Guard) (in Latin: praetoriani) comprised a special force of bodyguards used by Roman emperors. ... For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). ...


Slave traders find Maximus and take him to Zucchabar, a rugged province in North Africa, where he is purchased by Proximo, the head of a local gladiator school. Distraught and nihilistic over the death of his family and betrayal by his empire, Maximus initially refuses to fight, but as he defends himself in the arena his formidable combat skills lead to a rise in popularity with the audience. As he trains and fights further, Maximus befriends Hagen, a Germanic barbarian, and Juba, a Numidian hunter, the latter becoming a close friend and confidant to the grieving Maximus, the two speaking frequently of the afterlife and Maximus's eventual reunification with his family. A screenshot of Zucchabar from the movie Gladiator. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... This article is about the philosophical position. ... Numidia was an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa that later alternated between a Roman province and a Roman client state, and is no longer in existence today. ...


In Rome, Commodus reopens the gladiatorial games to commemorate his father's death, and Proximo's company of gladiators are hired to participate. In a recreation of the Battle of Zama (incorrectly named the Battle of Carthage) at the Colosseum, Maximus leads Proximo's gladiators to decisive victory against a more powerful force, much to the amazement of the crowd. Commodus descends into the arena to meet the victors and is stunned to discover Maximus as the leader of Proximo's gladiators. The Emperor, unable to kill Maximus because of the crowd's roaring approval for him, sulks out of the arena. As the games continue, Commodus pits Maximus against Tigris of Gaul, Rome's only undefeated gladiator, in an arena surrounded by chained tigers with handlers instructed to target Maximus. Following an intense battle, Maximus narrowly defeats Tigris and awaits Commodus's decision to kill or spare Tigris. As Commodus votes for death, Maximus spares Tigris, deliberately insulting the Emperor and garnering the audience's approval. His bitter enemy now known as "Maximus the Merciful," Commodus becomes more frustrated at his inability to kill Maximus or his ascending popularity while his own shrinks. Combatants Carthage Roman Republic East Numidia Commanders Hannibal Scipio Africanus Masinissa Strength almost 58,000 infantry 6,000 cavalry 80 war elephants 34,000 Roman infantry 3,000 Roman cavalry 6,000 Numidian cavalry Casualties 20,000 killed 11,000 wounded 15,000 captured 1,500 killed 4,000 wounded... Combatants Roman Republic Carthage Commanders Scipio Aemilianus Unknown Strength 40,000 90,000 Casualties 17,000 62,000 The Battle of Carthage was the major act of the Third Punic War between the Phoenician city of Carthage in Africa (near present-day Tunis) and the Roman Republic. ... The Colosseum by night: exterior view of the best-preserved section. ...


Following the fight, Maximus meets his former servant Cicero, who reveals that Maximus's army remains loyal to him. Maximus forms a plot with Lucilla, Commodus' sister and Senator Gracchus to reunite Maximus with his army and overthrow Commodus. Commodus however, suspecting his sister's betrayal, threatens her young son and forces her to reveal the plot. Praetorian guards immediately storm Proximo's gladiator barracks, battling the gladiators while Maximus escapes. Hagen and Proximo are killed in the siege while Juba and the survivors are imprisoned, while Maximus escapes to the city walls only to witness Cicero's death and be ambushed by a legion of Praetorian guards.

Maximus (Russell Crowe-right) battles Tigris of Gaul (Sven-Ole Thorsen-left)

Concluding that legends born in the Colosseum must die there, Commodus challenges Maximus to a duel in front of a roaring audience. Acknowledging that Maximus's skill exceeds his own, Commodus wounds Maximus with a stiletto before the battle and conceals the wound beneath his armor. In the arena, the two exchange blows and wounds before Maximus rips the sword from Commodus's hands. Commodus asks for a sword from Quintus, but Quintus, seeing that Commodus is evil refuses to give him a sword. Commodus slides a stiletto out of a hidden pocket and attacks Maximus again, but Maximus wins beating him into submission and sliding Commodus's hidden stiletto into his neck. Commodus collapses in the now-silent Colosseum while Maximus, barely alive, sees his wife and son in the afterlife. He reaches for them, but is pulled back to reality by the Praetorian prefect Quintus, who asks Maximus for instructions. Maximus orders the release of the Proximo's gladiators and Senator Gracchus, whom he reinstates and instructs to return Rome to a Senate-based government. With that, Maximus collapses, and Lucilla rushes to his aid. After being reassured that her son is safe and Commodus is dead, he succumbs to death, and wanders into the afterlife to his family in the distance. Senator Gracchus and Proximo's gladiators carry Maximus's dead body out of the Colosseum (leaving Commodus' body where it lay and paying no heed to the fallen emperor). Now free, Juba buries Maximus' two small statues of his wife and son in the ground where Maximus died ending the movie with the inspiring phrase, "Now we are free, and I will see you again my friend, but not yet. Not yet." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian[1] actor. ... Sven-Ole Thorsen (born September 24, 1944) is a Danish actor, stuntman, and athlete. ... A stiletto is a long, narrow-bladed dagger. ...


Cast

Actor Character Role
Russell Crowe Maximus Decimus Meridius A Roman general in Germania, turned slave who seeks revenge against Commodus. He had been under the favour of Marcus Aurelius, and the admiration of Lucilla prior to the events of the film. His home is in Spain near Trujillo.
Joaquin Phoenix Commodus An ambitious and sociopathic young man, Commodus murders his father and also desires his own sister, Lucilla. He becomes the emperor of Rome upon his father's death.
Connie Nielsen Lucilla The elder child of Marcus Aurelius, Lucilla has been recently widowed. She seems to have had a flirtation with Maximus in the past, but now tries to resist the incestuous lust of her brother while protecting her son, Lucius.
Djimon Hounsou Juba A Numidian tribesman who is taken from his home and family by slave traders, who becomes Maximus' close ally during their shared hardships.
Oliver Reed Proximo An old and gruff trader who buys Maximus in North Africa. A former gladiator himself, he was freed by Marcus Aurelius, and gives Maximus his own armor and eventually a chance at freedom.
Derek Jacobi Senator Gracchus One of the senators who opposed Commodus' leadership, who eventually agrees to aid Maximus in his overthrow of the Emperor.
Ralf Moeller Hagen A Germanic and Proximo's chief gladiator. Later befriends Maximus and Juba during their battles in Rome.
Spencer Treat Clark Lucius Verus Son of Lucilla.
Richard Harris Marcus Aurelius An emperor of Rome who desires a return to Republican government but is murdered by his son Commodus before doing so.
Tommy Flanagan Cicero A Roman soldier and Maximus' loyal servant who provides him with information while Maximus is enslaved.
Tomas Arana General Quintus Another Roman General and former friend to Maximus. Made commander of the praetorian guards by Commodus, earning his loyalty.
John Shrapnel Gaius Another senator who is in close correspondence to Gracchus.
David Schofield Senator Falco A Patrician, a senator opposed to Gracchus. Helps Commodus consolidate his power.
Sven-Ole Thorsen Tigris of Gaul An undefeated gladiator who is called out of retirement to duel Maximus.

Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian[1] actor. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ; born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is as a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican film actor. ... Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (August 31, 161 – December 31, 192) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192. ... Connie Nielsen in Mission to Mars (2000) Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. ... Denarius of Lucilla. ... Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois actor, dancer and fashion model. ... Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987) in New York, is an actor who has starred in several films such as Gladiator, Mystic River (film), and Unbreakable. ... For other persons named Richard Harris, see Richard Harris (disambiguation). ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Rome, April 26, 121[2] – Vindobona or Sirmium, March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... Tommy Flanagan, actor, (b. ... John Shrapnel (born 1942 in Birmingham, England) is an English actor. ... David Schofield (born 1951) is an English actor. ... This article is about the social and political class in ancient Rome. ... Sven-Ole Thorsen (born September 24, 1944) is a Danish actor, stuntman, and athlete. ...

Production

Screenplay

Gladiator was based on an original pitch by David Franzoni, who went on to write all of the early drafts.[3] Franzoni was given a three-picture deal with DreamWorks as writer and co-producer on the strength of his previous work, Steven Spielberg's Amistad, which helped establish the reputation of DreamWorks SKG. Franzoni was not a classical scholar but had been inspired by Daniel P. Mannix’s 1958 novel Those About to Die and decided to choose Commodus as his historical focus after reading the Augustan History. In Franzoni's first draft, dated April 4, 1998, he named his protagonist Narcissus, after the praenomen of the wrestler who strangled Emperor Commodus to death, whose name is not contained in the biography of Commodus by Aelius Lampridius in the Augustan History. The name Narcissus is only provided by Herodian and Cassius Dio, so a variety of ancient sources were used in developing the first draft.[4] David Franzoni is a screenwriter. ... This article is about the film studio. ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... This article is about the film dramatization. ... for others of similar name, see Daniel Mannix (disambiguation) Daniel Pratt Mannix IV, usually called Daniel P. Mannix (October 27, 1911-January 29, 1997), was a Pennsylvania-born author and journalist whose best-known work is the 1967 novel The Fox and the Hound on which the Disney movie was... The Augustan History (Lat. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In the Roman naming convention used in ancient Rome, male names typically contain three proper nouns which are classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or Gens name) and cognomen. ... Narcissus was a Roman athlete and wrestler from the 2nd century AD. He was employed by emperor Commodus as his wrestling partner and personal trainer in order to train him for his appearances in the Colosseum as a gladiator. ... Herodian or Herodianus of Syria (ca. ... Cassius Dio Cocceianus (ca. ...

Pollice Verso ("Thumbs Down") by Jean-Léon Gérôme – the 19th century painting that inspired Ridley Scott to tackle the project.
Pollice Verso ("Thumbs Down") by Jean-Léon Gérôme – the 19th century painting that inspired Ridley Scott to tackle the project.

Ridley Scott was approached by producers Walter Parkes and David Wick. They showed him a copy of Jean-Léon Gérôme's 1872 painting entitled Pollice Verso ("Thumbs Down"). Scott was enticed by filming the world of Ancient Rome. However, Scott felt Franzoni's dialogue was too "on the nose" and hired John Logan to rewrite the script to his liking. Logan rewrote much of the first act, and made the decision to kill off Maximus' family to increase the character's motivation.[5] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. ... Pollice Verso by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1872, is the immediate source of the thumbs down gesture in popular culture. ... Pollice Verso by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1872, is the immediate source of the thumbs down gesture in popular culture. ... This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. ... John Logan is a noted American screenwriter of the 1990s and early 2000s. ...


With two weeks to go before filming, the actors still complained of problems with the script. William Nicholson was brought to Shepperton Studios to make Maximus a more sensitive character, reworking his friendship with Juba and developed the afterlife thread in the film, saying "he did not want to see a film about a man who wanted to kill somebody."[5] David Franzoni was later brought back to revise the rewrites of Logan and Nicholson, and in the process gained a producer's credit. When Nicholson was brought in, he started going back to Franzoni's original scripts and putting certain scenes back in. Franzoni helped creatively-manage the rewrites and in the role of producer he defended his original script, and nagged to stay true to the original vision.[6] Franzoni later shared the Best Picture Oscar with producers Douglas Wick and Branko Lustig.[3] For other persons named William Nicholson, see William Nicholson (disambiguation). ... Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Middlesex, England is a film studio with a long history of film making. ...


The screenplay faced the brunt of many rewrites and revisions due to Russell Crowe's script suggestions. Crowe questioned every aspect of the evolving script and strode off the set when he did not get answers. According to a DreamWorks executive, "(Russell Crowe) tried to rewrite the entire script on the spot. You know the big line in the trailer, 'In this life or the next, I will have my vengeance'? At first he absolutely refused to say it."[7] Nicholson, the third and final screenwriter, says Crowe told him, “Your lines are garbage but I’m the greatest actor in the world, and I can make even garbage sound good.” Nicholson goes on to say that "probably my lines were garbage, so he was just talking straight."[8]


Filming

One of the much-praised CGI shots of Rome.
One of the much-praised CGI shots of Rome.

The film was shot in three major locations between January through May in 1999. The opening battle scenes in the forests of Germania were shot over three weeks in Bourne Woods, near Farnham, Surrey in England. Subsequently, the scenes of slavery, desert travel, and gladiatorial training school were shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco just south of the Atlas Mountains for a total of three weeks. Finally, the scenes of Ancient Rome were shot over a period of nineteen weeks in Malta using a multicultural workforce whose talents were stretched to the limits.[9] Image File history File links Scene of the movie Gladiator This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Image File history File links Scene of the movie Gladiator This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... The woods near Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. ... Farnham is a small town (pop. ... Ouarzazate (Arabic, ورزازات, Warzāzāt) (called The door of the desert), is a city in southern Morocco. ...


A replica of about one-third of Rome's Colosseum was built in Malta to a height of 52 feet, mostly from plaster and plywood (the other two-thirds and remaining height were added digitally). The replica took several months to build and cost an estimated $1 million.[10] The reverse side of the complex supplied a rich assortment of Ancient Roman street furniture, colonnades, gates, statuary, and marketplaces for other filming requirements. The complex was serviced by tented "costume villages" that had changing rooms, storage, armorers and other facilities.[9] The rest of the Colosseum was created in CG using set-design blueprints, textures referenced from live action, and rendered in three layers to provide lighting flexibility for compositing in Flame and Inferno.[11] This article is about the building material. ... Towers of Hanoi constructed from plywood. ... Enormous colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral in St Petersburg. ... A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or an opening in a fence. ... Rodins The Thinker is a man leaning onto the top of his penis. ... This article is about the scientific discipline of computer graphics. ... Autodesk Media and Entertainment, formerly Discreet, is based in Montreal, Quebec as the entertainment division of Autodesk. ... Autodesk Media and Entertainment, formerly Discreet, is based in Montreal, Quebec as the entertainment division of Autodesk. ...


Post-production

European post-production company The Mill was responsible for much of the CGI effects that were added after filming. The company was responsible for such tricks as compositing real tigers filmed on bluescreen into the fight sequences, and adding smoke trails and extending the flight paths of the opening scene's salvo of flaming arrows to get around regulations on how far they could be fired during filming. They also used 2,000 live actors to create a CG crowd of 35,000 virtual actors that had to look believable and react to fight scenes.[12] The Mill accomplished this feat by shooting live actors at different angles giving various performances, and then mapping them onto cards, with motion-capture tools used to track their movements for 3D compositing.[11] The Mill is a post-production and visual effects company launched in 1990 with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles. ... Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... The bluescreen setup. ... Motion capture, or mocap, is a technique of digitally recording the movements of real things — usually humans — it originally developed as an analysis tool in biomechanics research, but has grown increasingly important as a source of motion data for computer animation. ...


An unexpected post-production job was caused by the death of Oliver Reed of a heart attack during the filming in Malta before all of his scenes had been shot. The Mill created a digital body double for the remaining scenes involving his character Proximo[11] by photographing a live action body double in the shadows and by mapping a 3D CGI mask of Reed's face to the remaining scenes during production at an estimated cost of $3.2 million for two minutes of additional footage.[13] The film is dedicated to Reed's memory.[14] Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... Body Double is a 1984 film by directed Brian De Palma. ...


Influences

Historical

Marcus Aurelius as played by Richard Harris
Marcus Aurelius as played by Richard Harris

The film is very loosely based on real events. However, although the filmmakers consulted an academic expert with knowledge of the period of the Ancient Roman empire in attempt to provide for an accurate interpretation of the time period, multiple historical deviations were added by the screenwriters.[15] Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Rome, April 26, 121[2] – Vindobona or Sirmium, March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... For other persons named Richard Harris, see Richard Harris (disambiguation). ...


The Roman emperors shown in the movie are Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris), who ruled AD 161–180, and his son, the deranged Commodus, who ruled between 180–192, and spent most, if not all, of his time as Emperor in staging gladiatorial combats, seemingly obsessed with the sport. The representation of Commodus does not mention his alcoholism or violent temper. As the senatorial sources such as the Augustan History present Commodus as far more bloodthirsty than he appears in the film. Commodus' murder of his father in the movie is purely fictional. Commodus was the only Roman Emperor to fight as a gladiator (discounting reports of Caligula having done so — there is no record outside of Suetonius that Caligula did this). However, Commodus was strangled by a wrestler, not killed in a duel in the arena as the film depicts; and his father died of chicken pox.[16] Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law This article discusses the nature of the imperial dignity, and its dynastic development throughout the history of the Empire. ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Rome, April 26, 121[2] – Vindobona or Sirmium, March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Look up AD, ad-, and ad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (August 31, 161 – December 31, 192) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192. ... The Roman Senate (Lat. ... The Augustan History (Lat. ... This article is about the Roman emperor. ... The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. ...


Lucilla was Commodus’s sister and was married to her father’s co-emperor Lucius Verus (mentioned in the film as the dead father of her son Lucius Verus, but not seen or mentioned as co-emperor), until his death in 169. The incest, or attempted incest, between Commodus and Lucilla in the movie is not historically recorded, though Commodus is said to have committed incest with other sisters. Lucilla was in fact implicated in plots with members of the senate to kill her brother. In 182, following an assassination attempt on Commodus, Lucilla was exiled to Capri and subsequently executed on her brother’s orders. Denarius of Lucilla. ... Lucius Ceionius Commodus Verus Armeniacus (December 15, 130 – 169), known simply as Lucius Verus, was Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius (161–180), from 161 until his death. ... Incest is defined as sexual intercourse or any form of sexual activity between closely related persons, especially within the nuclear family. ... Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ... For other uses, see Capri (disambiguation). ...

Commodus as portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix

The battle opens accurately, with the Romans bombarding their opponent with arrows, ballista and catapult fire, and then sending the legionaries in tight formations to engage in close battle (with cavalry attacking the enemy from the sides) and using Testudo formation (although this was rarely used in open battle) to protect themselves from enemy arrows. However, while marching towards the barbarian horde, the entire army is shown using their pila, or javelins, as stabbing spears. Commonly, a Roman army would be separated into multiple groups of 480 men known as cohorts. The sequence depicting the heat of battle is not historically accurate, as legionaries abandon formation in favor of a more Hollywood-friendly action scene, engaging the Germanic fighters in one-on-one battles, in which the barbarians would have excelled. In reality, the Romans favored close-knit formations, and legionaries would not break formation unless ordered to retreat (hastily) or broken under the strain. In the latter case they would almost certainly be wiped out, unless able to reform or reach friendly lines. The chant used by the Germans just before the battle opens was lifted from the 1964 movie, Zulu. File links The following pages link to this file: Gladiator (2000 movie) ... File links The following pages link to this file: Gladiator (2000 movie) ... Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (August 31, 161 – December 31, 192) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ; born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is as a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican film actor. ... Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ... The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistēs, from ballein to throw, plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow, although employing several loops of twisted skeins to power it, it used torsion (instead of a prod). ... Replica catapult at Château des Baux, France For the handheld Y-shaped weapon, see slingshot. ... A century of Roman legionaires in testudo formation, as portrayed in the Rome: Total War computer game, copyright 2004 Creative Assembly and Activision In Ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a formation utilized commonly by the Roman Legions during battles, particularly sieges. ... Reconstruction of a post-Marian pilum A Roman coin showing Antoninianus of Carinus holding pilum and globe. ... Zulu is a 1964 adventure film depicting the Battle of Rorkes Drift between the British Army and the Zulus. ...

For further information on Historical Imperial Roman Legionary tactics, see Roman Legion.

The city of Rome is seen and the Colosseum (then actually called the Flavian Amphitheatre)[17] is accurately seen as the stadium for the Roman people, though the topography, views and ground plan of ancient city-centre Rome around it are fictionalized. Furthermore, there is a scene in the city depicting mass distribution of flyers advertising the gladiatorial contests. However, before the invention of the printing press a mass distribution of such literature would have been impractical. Legion redirects here. ... An early hand-drawn flyer advertising a Goa trance party from Israel. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ...


The film speaks of a Roman Army garrison at Ostia Antica, when in fact with the exception of the Praetorian Guard and triumphs granted by the Senate, legions were normally forbidden to enter Italy. The Roman army was a set of land-based military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later Roman Empire as part of the Roman military. ... Ostia Antica was the harbour of ancient Rome and perhaps its first colonia. ... The Praetorian Guard of Augustus - 1st century. ... A Roman Triumph was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly honour the military commander (dux) of a notably successful foreign war or campaign and to display the glories of Roman victory. ...


The character of Maximus is fictional, although he is similar in some respects to the historical figures of Narcissus (the character's name in the first draft of the screenplay and the real killer of Commodus)[18], Spartacus (who led a significant slave revolt), and Cincinnatus (the savior of Rome who wished nothing more than to return to his farm).[19][20] Narcissus was a Roman athlete and wrestler from the 2nd century AD. He was employed by emperor Commodus as his wrestling partner and personal trainer in order to train him for his appearances in the Colosseum as a gladiator. ... This article is about the historical figure. ... With one hand he returns the fasces, symbol of power as appointed dictator of Rome. ...


In the film, Gaius asserts that "Rome was founded as a Republic". The city was in fact founded as a monarchy and became a republic by ousting King Lucius Tarquinius Superbus in 510 B.C. Furthermore, Romans at the time deemed their political system not a monarchy but a republic, notwithstanding the dominance of an Emperor. Gaius also calls the Senate a the representative of the people when in fact, the name of the Roman state juxtaposed the Senate and the Roman people as its two elements. There is no indication that Marcus Aurelius intended to restore republican rule; his stoic philosophy actually preferred monarchical government and he named his son Commodus as successor. Neither was the republic reestablished after Commodus' death as the film claims, glossing over the succession of Pertinax as Emperor. Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (also called Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin II) was the last of the seven legendary kings of Rome, son of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and son-in-law of Servius Tullius. ... The Painted Porch (Stoa poikile), during the 3rd century BC, was where Zeno of Citium taught Stoicism. ... Publius Helvius Pertinax (August 1, 126 - March 28, 193) was Roman emperor for a short period in 193. ...


Earlier films

The film's plot was influenced by two 1960s films of Hollywood's sword and sandal genre, The Fall of the Roman Empire and Spartacus.[21] ... D. W. Griffith set out to depict the splendor of ancient Babylon in Intolerance. ... The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and The Rank Organisation, and released by Paramount Pictures. ... Spartacus is a 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast about the historical life of Spartacus and the Third Servile War. ...


The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) tells the story of Livius, who, like Maximus in Gladiator, is Marcus Aurelius's heir. Livius is in love with Lucilla (Maximus was formerly in love with her). Both films tell the story of the murder of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus's seizure of power when he learns that the old emperor is planning to appoint Livius/Maximus as his successor. In Fall of the Roman Empire it is a group of conspirators who hope to profit from Commodus's accession who arrange for Marcus Aurelius to be poisoned; in Gladiator Commodus strangles his father himself. In FORE Commodus contrives to keep Livius unwillingly loyal for part of his reign; in Gladiator Commodus tries to have Maximus murdered but is unsuccessful. Livius and Maximus both seek to avenge Marcus Aurelius by killing Commodus; both films climax in their single combat. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...


Spartacus (1960) provides the film's gladiatorial motif, as well as the character of Senator Gracchus, a fictitious senator (bearing the name of a pair of revolutionary Tribunes from the 2nd century BC) who in both films is an elder statesman of ancient Rome attempting to preserve the ancient rights of the Roman senate in the face of an ambitious autocrat — Marcus Licinius Crassus in Spartacus and Commodus in Gladiator. Interestingly, both actors who played Gracchus (in Spartacus and Gladiator), played Claudius in previous films — Charles Laughton of Spartacus played Claudius in the 1937 film I, Claudius and Sir Derek Jacobi of Gladiator, played Claudius in the 1975 BBC adaptation. Both films also share a specific set piece, where a gladiator (Maximus here, Woody Strode's Draba in Spartacus) throws his weapon into a spectator box at the end of a match - and at least one line of dialogue: "Rome is the mob", said here by Gracchus and by Julius Caesar (John Gavin) in Spartacus. See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... The Roman office of tribune of the people (tribunus plebis) was established in 494 BC, about 15 years after the foundation of the Roman Republic in 509. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 2nd century BC started on January 1, 200 BC and ended on December 31, 101 BC. // Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... The Roman Senate (Latin: Senatus) was the main governing council of both the Roman Republic, which started in 509 BC, and the Roman Empire. ... An autocrat is generally speaking any ruler with absolute power; the term is now usually used in a negative sense (cf. ... Marcus Licinius Crassus (Latin: M·LICINIVS·P·F·P·N·CRASSVS[1]) (c. ... Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor. ... I, Claudius was the proposed 1937 film of the book I, Claudius. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... I, Claudius, 1976 was a BBC Television adaptation of Robert Gravess I Claudius and Claudius the God. ... Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 25, 1914, Los Angeles, California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and football star at UCLA before becoming a pioneering African-American film actor. ... For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). ... For other persons named John Gavin, see John Gavin (disambiguation). ...


The film's depiction of Commodus's entry into Rome borrows imagery from Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will (1934), although Ridley Scott has pointed out that the iconography of Nazi rallies was of course inspired by the Roman Empire. Gladiator reflects back on the film by duplicating similar events that occurred in Adolf Hitler's procession. The Nazi film opens with an aerial view of Hitler arriving in a plane, while Scott shows an aerial view of Rome, quickly followed by a shot of the large crowd of people watching Commodus pass them in a procession with his chariot.[22] The first thing to appear in Triumph of the Will is a Nazi eagle, which is alluded to when a statue of an eagle sits atop one of the arches (and then shortly followed by several more decorative eagles throughout the rest of the scene) leading up to the procession of Commodus. At one point in the Nazi film, a little girl gives flowers to Hitler, while Commodus is met with several girls that all give him bundles of flowers.[23] Helene Bertha Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 – September 8, 2003) was a German film director, dancer and actress, and widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a propaganda film by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... Hitler redirects here. ... For other uses, see Chariot (disambiguation). ...


In the film's opening battle sequence, the Germanic tribes can be heard emitting Zulu war chants - sampled from the film Zulu, of which Ridley Scott is an admitted fan. Languages Zulu Religions Christian, African Traditional Religion Related ethnic groups Bantu Nguni Basotho Xhosa Swazi Matabele Khoisan The Zulu (South African English and isiZulu: amaZulu) are a South African ethnic group of an estimated 17-22 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... Zulu is a 1964 adventure film depicting the Battle of Rorkes Drift between the British Army and the Zulus. ...


Soundtracks

The musical score soundtrack for the film which would later be followed by another release with new songs and remixes.
The musical score soundtrack for the film which would later be followed by another release with new songs and remixes.
Main article: Gladiator (2000 soundtrack)

The Oscar-nominated score was composed by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard, and conducted by Gavin Greenaway. Lisa Gerrard's vocals are similar to her own work on The Insider score.[24] The music for many of the battle scenes has been noted as similar to Gustav Holst's "Mars: The Bringer of War", and in June 2006, the Holst Foundation sued Hans Zimmer for allegedly copying the late Gustav Holst's work.[25][26] Another close musical resemblance occurs in the scene of Commodus's triumphal entry into Rome, accompanied by music clearly evocative of two sections - the Prelude to Das Rheingold and Siegfried's Funeral March from Götterdämmerung - from Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs. On February 27, 2001, nearly a year after the first soundtrack's release, Decca produced Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture. Then on September 5, 2005, Decca produced Gladiator: Special Anniversary Edition, a two-CD pack containing both the above mentioned releases. Some of the music from the film was featured in the NFL playoffs in January 2003 before commercial breaks and before and after half-time.[27] In 2003, Luciano Pavarotti released a recording of himself singing a song from the movie and said he regretted turning down an offer to perform on the soundtrack.[28] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Gladiator is the original soundtrack of the 2000 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film Gladiator starring Russell Crowe (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Maximus in this film), Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris. ... Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ... Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with Irish former partner Brendan Perry. ... Gavin Greenaway is a music composer and conductor. ... The Insider is a 1999 film which tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. ... Gustav Holst Gustav Holst (September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - May 25, 1934, London) [1] [2] was an English composer and was a music teacher for over 20 years. ... For the famous train, see Rheingold Express. ...   (Twilight of the Gods – see Notes) is the last of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Valkyrie Warrior Maiden by artist Arthur Rackham (1912) Der Ring des Nibelungen translated commonly into English as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Nibelungs Ring, is a series of four epic operas. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Gladiator is the original soundtrack of the 2000 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film Gladiator starring Russell Crowe (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Maximus in this film), Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... The National Football League (NFL) playoffs is a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the 16-game regular season to determine the NFL champion. ... In electronics (specifically, signal processing), half time usually refers to the time it takes for the amplitude of a pulse to drop from 100% to 50% of its peak value. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luciano Pavarotti performing on June 15, 2002 at a concert in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007) was a celebrated Italian tenor in operatic music, who successfully crossed into popular music becoming one of the most...


Critical and public reaction

Gladiator received positive reviews, with 78% of the critics polled by Rotten Tomatoes giving it favorable reviews.[29] The Battle of Germania was cited by CNN.com as one of their "favorite on-screen battle scenes",[30] while Entertainment Weekly named Maximus as their sixth favorite action hero, because of "Crowe's steely, soulful performance",[31] and named it as their third favorite revenge movie.[32] It was not without its deriders, with Roger Ebert in particular harshly critical attacking the look of the film as "muddy, fuzzy, and indistinct." He also derided the writing claiming it "employs depression as a substitute for personality, and believes that if characters are bitter and morose enough, we won't notice how dull they are."[33] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...


The film earned $34.82 million on its opening weekend at 2,938 U.S. theaters.[34] Within two weeks, the film's box office gross surpassed its $103,000,000 budget.[1] The film continued on to become one of the highest earning films of 2000 and made a worldwide box office gross of $457,640,427, with over $187 million in American theaters and more than $269 million overseas.[35][36] The film began a revival of the historical epic genre with films such as Troy, Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven, and 300.[37] Troy is an Oscar-nominated movie released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, as described in Homers Iliad, Virgils Aeneid, and other myths. ... Alexander is a 2004 epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. ... Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic film, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan. ... 300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. ...


Awards

Academy Awards record
1. Best Picture
2. Best Actor, Russell Crowe
3. Best Costume Design
4. Best Sound
5. Best Visual Effects
Golden Globe Awards record
1. Best Picture - Drama
2. Best Original Score
BAFTA Awards record
1. Best Picture
2. Best Editing
3. Best Cinematography
4. Best Production Design

Gladiator was nominated in 36 individual ceremonies, including the 73rd Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. Of 119 award nominations, the film won 48 prizes.[38] The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...


The film won five Academy Awards and was nominated for an additional seven, including Best Supporting Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Ridley Scott. There is controversy over the film's nomination for Best Original Music Score. The award was officially nominated only to Hans Zimmer, and not to Lisa Gerrard due to Academy rules. However, the pair did win the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score as co-composers. The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ... Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with Irish former partner Brendan Perry. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For the main article see Golden Globe Awards. ...

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DVD release

The most recent DVD release for the film

The film was first released on DVD on November 20, 2000, and has since been released in several different extended and special edition versions. Special features for the DVDs include deleted scenes, trailers, documentaries, commentaries, storyboards, image galleries, easter eggs, and cast auditions. The DVD features several deleted scenes including: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry, especially the film and television industry, which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by another scene in the final cut, or version, of a film (including television serials). ... Movie trailers are film advertisements for films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown; they are commonly known as previews of coming attractions. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... On a DVD (or laserdisc), an audio commentary is a bonus track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, who talk about the movie as it progresses. ... Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of previsualizing a motion graphic or interactive media sequence, including website interactivity. ... A virtual Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. ... An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performing artist. ...

  • After the battle at the beginning of the film, Maximus walks through the Roman camp surveying his fellow wounded soldiers.
  • As Maximus is led into an area outside the first arena, he sees lions, a group of Christians, and several vultures which are eating a dead body. Proximo considers making a bet with a friend that Maximus, Juba, and Hagen will survive the first fight.
  • Proximo instructs Maximus to not kill the other gladiators so quickly and to provide entertainment for the crowd.
  • Maximus watches as lions begin to devour unarmed Christians in the arena.
  • Lucilla meets with several members of the Senate in secret at Gracchus' residence as they complain about Commodus' poor leadership. Lucilla reveals that to pay for the daily gladiatorial games, Commodus is selling off Rome's grain supply which will soon leave the city without food in two years. He also plans to dissolve the Senate, and Lucilla tells the men that Commodus must be killed. However, Gracchus tells her that they will wait until Commodus is no longer in favor with the people and will kill him once he has enough enemies.
  • After learning that Maximus is alive and survived the gladiator fight, Commodus goes to a dark room with busts of previous Roman leaders. He picks up a sword and begins striking his father's bust, before tearfully hugging and kissing it.
  • Commodus presides over the execution of two Praetorian Guards on charges of treason, due to their inability to ensure Maximus's execution in Germania. Quintus attempts to intervene, claiming they are good soldiers. Commodus implies that perhaps Quintus, being a General, should be held responsible instead. Quintus reluctantly gives the order and the men are shot with arrows while Commodus looks on.
  • Commodus has ordered spies to surveil possible traitors. As Proximo drinks some wine, he notices three men that may be watching him.

Other DVD editions have been released since this original two-disc version, including a movie only single-disc edition released soon after, which put the original two-disc edition out of print. A three-disc extended edition DVD was released in August 2005, which features approximately fifteen minutes of additional scenes, most of which appear in the previous release as deleted scenes. The original cut, which Ridley Scott still calls his director's cut, is also selectable via seamless branching. The DVD is also notable for having a new commentary track featuring director Scott and star Crowe. The film spans the first disc, while the second disc contains a comprehensive three-hour documentary into the making of the film by DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, and the third disc contains supplements. For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Orders Falconiformes (Fam. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Execution is a synonym for the actioning of something, of putting something into effect. ... For other uses, see Treason (disambiguation) or Traitor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... Seamless branching is a mechanism used on DVDs to allow the DVD player to jump to a different scene after finishing one. ... Charles de Lauzirika is one of the top producers of Special Edition DVDs in the industry, having created award-winning documentaries and supplemental content for such releases as the 9-disc Alien Quadrilogy, the 4-disc Kingdom of Heaven (film) Directors Cut and the 3-disc editions of...


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Further reading

  • Landau, Diana; Walter Parkes, John Logan, and Ridley Scott. Gladiator: The Making of the Ridley Scott Epic. Newmarket Press, 2000. ISBN 1557044287.
  • Reynolds, Mike. "Ridley Scott: From Blade Runner to Blade Stunner", DGA Monthly Magazine, Directors Guild of America. Retrieved on 2007-01-31. 
  • Schwartz, Richard (2001). The Films of Ridley Scott. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96976-2
  • Ward, Allen (2001). The Movie "Gladiator" in Historical Perspective. Classics Technology Center. AbleMedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  • Winkler, Martin (2004). Gladiator Film and History. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1-4051-1042-2

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Awards
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American Beauty		 Academy Award for Best Picture
2000		 Succeeded by
A Beautiful Mind
Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture, Drama
2000
BAFTA Award for Best Film
2000		 Succeeded by
The Lord of the Rings:
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Chariots of Fire (1981) · Gandhi (1982) · Terms of Endearment (1983) · Amadeus (1984) · Out of Africa (1985) · Platoon (1986) · The Last Emperor (1987) · Rain Man (1988) · Driving Miss Daisy (1989) · Dances with Wolves (1990) · The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Unforgiven (1992) · Schindler's List (1993) · Forrest Gump (1994) · Braveheart (1995) · The English Patient (1996) · Titanic (1997) · Shakespeare in Love (1998) · American Beauty (1999) · Gladiator (2000) American Beauty is a 1999 drama film that explores themes of romantic and paternal love, freedom, sexuality, beauty, self-liberation, existentialism, the search for happiness, and family against the backdrop of modern American suburbia. ... ©A.M.P.A.S.® The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry. ... The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. ... A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate (Economics) mathematician. ... Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama has been awarded annually since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. ... 58th Golden Globe Awards - 21 January 2001 Picture, Drama Picture, Musical/Comedy Series, Drama Series, Musical/Comedy The 58th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2000, were held on January 21, 2001. ... This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ... Boy and Bicycle is the first film made by Ridley Scott. ... The Duellists (1977) was Ridley Scotts first feature film, based on the Joseph Conrad short story The Duel. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it features two French Hussar officers, DHubert and Feraud (played by Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel). ... This article is about the first film in a series. ... This article is about the 1982 film. ... Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th Century Fox (in Europe) and Universal Pictures (in the U.S. and Canada), directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Alice Playten, and Billy Barty. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the Shohei Imamura film of the same name, see Black Rain (Japanese film). ... Thelma & Louise is a 1991 film, written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott. ... 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American/Spanish adventure/drama film. ... White Squall is a 1996 movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Jeff Bridges and John Savage. ... G.I. Jane is an 1997 action movie that tells the story of the first woman to undergo Special Operations training. ... Hannibal is a 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. ... Black Hawk Down is a 2001 film by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden. ... Matchstick Men is a 2003 film starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. ... Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic film, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan. ... All the Invisible Children is a collection of short films which premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. ... A Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy film set in Provence, in southeastern France. ... American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. ... Body of Lies, formerly titled Penetration, is an upcoming feature film adaptation of the novel Body of Lies by David Ignatius about a CIA operative who goes to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist. ... ©A.M.P.A.S.® The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry. ... Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ... For the Drawn Together episode, see Terms of Endearment (Drawn Together episode). ... Amadeus is a 1984 film directed by MiloÅ¡ Forman. ... In 1985, the film Out of Africa was released, based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen published in 1937, as well as Dinesens Shadows on the Grass and other sources. ... Platoon is an Academy Award winning 1986 Vietnam War film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and John C. McGinley. ... For the rapper, see Last Emperor. ... Rain Man is a 1988 film which tells the story of a selfish yuppie who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to the autistic brother he never knew he had. ... Driving Miss Daisy is a 1987 play by Alfred Uhry adapted into a 1989 Warner Bros. ... Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic film which tells the story of a United States cavalry officer from the Civil War who travels into the Dakota Territory, near a Sioux tribe. ... The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 Academy Award-winning film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. ... This article is about the 1992 film. ... This article is about the movie. ... For the main character of the same name, see Forrest Gump (character) Forrest Gump is a 1994 drama film based on a 1986 novel by Winston Groom and the name of the title character of both. ... For the moshing term Braveheart, see Wall of death (moshing). ... The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by Michael Ondaatje. ... Titanic is a 1997 American romance film directed, written, produced and edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Shakespeare in Love is an award-winning 1998 romantic comedy film. ... American Beauty is a 1999 drama film that explores themes of romantic and paternal love, freedom, sexuality, beauty, self-liberation, existentialism, the search for happiness, and family against the backdrop of modern American suburbia. ...

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