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. 2 ud af 120
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