Weekly Movie Challenge :: Home

Gladiator (2000)

155 mins

8.2 / 10

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Action
Drama
Adventure

Cast

Backdrops

Cast

Russell Crowe
as Maximus Meridius

Joaquin Phoenix
as Emperor Commodus

Connie Nielsen
as Lucilla

Oliver Reed
as Proximo

Richard Harris
as Marcus Aurelius

Derek Jacobi
as Gracchus

Djimon Hounsou
as Juba

David Schofield
as Falco

John Shrapnel
as Gaius

Tomas Arana
as Quintus

Ralf Moeller
as Hagen

Spencer Treat Clark
as Lucius

David Hemmings
as Cassius

Tommy Flanagan
as Cicero

Sven-Ole Thorsen
as Tigris

Omid Djalili
as Slave Trader

Nicholas McGaughey
as Praetorian Officer

Chris Kell
as Scribe

Tony Curran
as Assassin #1

Mark Lewis
as Assassin #2

John Quinn
as Valerius

Alun Raglan
as Praetorian Guard #1

David Bailie
as Engineer

Chick Allan
as German Leader

David J. Nicholls
as Giant Man

Al Hunter Ashton
as Rome Trainer #1

Billy Dowd
as Narrator

Giannina Facio
as Maximus' Wife

Giorgio Cantarini
as Maximus' Son

Malcolm Ellul
as Centurion (uncredited)

Ray Mangion
as Centurion (uncredited)

João Costa Menezes
as Roman Soldier (uncredited)

Mike Mitchell
as Fighter (uncredited)

Antone Pagán
as Fighter (uncredited)

Norman Campbell Rees
as Sedan Chair Carrier (uncredited)

Neil Roche
as Roman Soldier (uncredited)

Paul Sacks
as Catapult Commander Shouts "Loose" (uncredited)

Steve Saunders
as German Barbarian (uncredited)

Brian Smyj
as Coliseum Gladiator (uncredited)

Richard Stride
as Swordsman (uncredited)

Tony Tomlinson
as Man (uncredited)

Paul Woodadge
as Germanian Barbarian (uncredited)

Michael Yale
as Rome Citizen (uncredited)

Directing

- Second Assistant Director

- First Assistant Director

- Second Unit Director

- Assistant Director

- Script Supervisor

Production

- Unit Production Manager

- Production Supervisor

Sallie Beechinor

- Production Coordinator

- Assistant Production Coordinator

- Location Manager

- Location Manager

- Location Manager

Laurie MacDonald

- Executive Producer

- Associate Producer

Walter F. Parkes

- Executive Producer

- Executive Producer

Stephanie Corsalini

- Casting Associate

Mustapha Charif

- Location Casting

- Extras Casting

Kathleen Mackie Higgins

- Location Casting

- Casting Assistant

Barbara L. Roche

- Extras Casting

Hamid Ait Timaghrit

- Extras Casting

Yann Mari Faget

- Casting Assistant

- Casting Assistant

Writing

William Nicholson

Camera

- "A" Camera Operator

- "B" Camera Operator

Adrian McCarthy

- Best Boy Grip

Rupert Lloyd-Parry

- Director of Photography

- Camera Operator

- Camera Operator

- Camera Operator

- Camera Operator

- Steadicam Operator

Jaap Buitendijk

- Still Photographer

- Camera Technician

- Second Unit Director of Photography

Sound

- Original Music Composer

- Original Music Composer

- Supervising Sound Editor

- Boom Operator

Jeffrey Wilhoit

Christopher Assells

- Sound Effects Editor

- Sound Effects Editor

- Sound Effects Editor

- Sound Effects Editor

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frank A. Montaño

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

- Music Editor

Scott Martin Gershin

- Dialogue Editor

- Dialogue Editor

Lauren Stephens

- Dialogue Editor

- Supervising ADR Editor

Richard Dwan Jr.

- Foley Editor

- Foley Editor

- Production Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

- Visual Effects

- Visual Effects Supervisor

- Visual Effects Supervisor

- Visual Effects Supervisor

- Visual Effects Producer

Crew

Bill Hargreaves

- Scenic Artist

- Scenic Artist

Astrig Akseralian

- Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

- Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Laurent Hugueniot

- CG Supervisor

- Visual Effects Editor

- Stunt Coordinator

- Transportation Coordinator

- Unit Publicist

Miroslav Lhotka

Simon Stanley-Clamp

- Compositors

- Special Effects

- Post Production Supervisor

Thierry Le Portier

- Animal Wrangler

- Set Production Assistant

- Stunt Double

Martin 'Mato' Uhrovcik

Jennifer Stoute

José María Serrano

Jean-Phillipe Roman

Pauline Richards

Mark Anthony Newman

Mustapha Natouri

- Stunt Double

Robbie MacFarlane

Stephanie Lelievre

Carlton Headley

Alejandro García

- Utility Stunts

Mohammed Enahal

Zdeněk Dvořáček

Walter Difrancesco

Gianluca Coppetta

- Stunt Double

Viktor Cervenka

Alessandro Casalino

Sebastiano Cartier

Georges Branche

Vincent Bellina

Carlo Antonioni

Eugenio Alonso Yenes

- Stunt Double

Art

Crispian Sallis

- Set Decoration

- Production Design

- Title Designer

José Luis del Barco

- Assistant Art Director

- Assistant Art Director

- Art Direction

- Art Direction

Benjamín Fernández

- Supervising Art Director

- Supervising Art Director

- Supervising Art Director

- Property Master

Philip McDonald

- Property Master

- Property Master

Add to diary