Gladiator

After the jealous son of the king of Rome betrayed General Meridius, he returns home to find his family slaughtered. With his life in shambles, he must now fight to survive as a gladiator in the Roman Colosseum, and yet he still proves that despite how much life can take from you, you must always fight to reclaim your humanity. With Russell Crowe’s unwavering performance and the excellent fight scenes, this Ridley Scott epic won multiple Oscars, including Best Picture.

Production

Directed by Ridley Scott

Produced by Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig

Screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson

Story by David Franzoni

Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris

Music by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard

Cinematography by John Mathieson

Edited by Pietro Scalia

Production companies: Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures (United States,) Universal Pictures (International)

Release date: May 1, 2000 (Los Angeles,) May 5, 2000 (United States,) May 12, 2000 (United Kingdom)

Running time: 155 minutes

Country: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Budget: $103 million

Box office: $460.5 million