Romerrigets kejser udpeger hærføreren Maximus som sin efterfølger, men kejserens magtbegærlige søn Commodus har andre planer. Han lader Maximus’ familie myrde, mens Maximus undslipper, hårdt såret. Maximus bliver gjort til slave og trænet som gladiator. Hans berømmelse i arenaen vokser hurtigt, men selv lever han kun for at hævne sin familie. Og en dag bliver han sendt til Rom for at kæmpe i Colosseum for øjnene af den nye kejser – Commodus.
Total
Fed skurk
Bar hud & store muskler
Vilde våben
Stærke one-liners
Episk action
Ekstra kategori
Rangering
Nr. 3 ud af 139
Body count
129 dør i den her fuckin' film!
Udgivelsesdato
04/05/2000
Varighed
2t 29m
Budget
$103.000.000
Indtjening
$465.361.176
Alternative titler
Gladiator: 10th Anniversary Extended Remastered Edition (US)
The Gladiators (US)
Гладiатор (UA)
글레디에이터 (KR)
Gladiator - Extended Edition (US)
Gladiator (El gladiador) (ES)
Cast
Russell Crowe
Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix
Commodus
Connie Nielsen
Lucilla
Oliver Reed
Proximo
Richard Harris
Marcus Aurelius
Derek Jacobi
Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou
Juba
David Schofield
Falco
John Shrapnel
Gaius
Tomas Arana
Quintus
Ralf Moeller
Hagen
Spencer Treat Clark
Lucius
David Hemmings
Cassius
Tommy Flanagan
Cicero
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Tiger
Omid Djalili
Slave Trader
Nicholas McGaughey
Praetorian Officer
Chris Kell
Scribe
Tony Curran
Assassin #1
Mark Lewis
Assassin #2
John Quinn
Valerius
Alun Raglan
Praetorian Guard #1
David Bailie
Engineer
Chick Allan
German Leader
David J. Nicholls
Giant Man
Al Hunter Ashton
Rome Trainer #1
Billy Dowd
Narrator
Ray Calleja
Lucius' Attendant
Giannina Facio
Maximus' Wife
Giorgio Cantarini
Maximus' Son
Malcolm Ellul
Centurion (uncredited)
Ray Mangion
Centurion (uncredited)
João Costa Menezes
Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Mitchell
Fighter (uncredited)
Antone Pagán
Fighter (uncredited)
Norman Campbell Rees
Sedan Chair Carrier (uncredited)
Neil Roche
Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Sacks
Catapult Commander Shouts "Loose" (uncredited)
Steve Saunders
German Barbarian (uncredited)
Brian Smyj
Coliseum Gladiator (uncredited)
Richard Stride
Swordsman (uncredited)
Tony Tomlinson
Man (uncredited)
Paul Woodadge
Germanian Barbarian (uncredited)
Michael Yale
Rome Citizen (uncredited)
Crew
Ridley Scott
Director
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
William Nicholson
Screenplay
Branko Lustig
Producer
Douglas Wick
Producer
John Logan
Screenplay
David Franzoni
Producer
David Franzoni
Screenplay
Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer
Pietro Scalia
Editor
John Mathieson
Director of Photography