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Film Trivia
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Oliver Reed suffered a fatal heart
attack during filming. Some of his sequences had to be re-edited and
a double, photographed in the shadows and with a 3D CGI mask of
Reed's face, was used as a stand-in. The film is dedicated to his
memory.
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Film & DVD - Gladiator (2000)
 
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The General who became a slave. The slave who
became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an empire.
Forced into slavery by the corrupt, incestuous
heir to the throne, Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe)
becomes a gladiator.
His prowess in the arena will eventually lead
him to Rome, the Colosseum and a vengeful showdown with the new
emperor....
Gladiator is epic movie story-telling brought
thrillingly into the 21st century by master director Ridley
Scott (Blade Runner, Alien).
Cast
- General Maximus Decimus Meridus - Russell Crowe
- Emperor Commodus - Joaquin Phoenix
- Lucilla - Connie Nielson
- Antonius Proximo - Oliver Reed
- Emperor Marcus Aurelius - Richard Harris
- Senator Gracchus - Derek Jacobi
- Juba - Djimon Hounsou
- Falco - David Schofield
- Gaius - John Shrapnel
- Quintus - Tomas Arana
- Cassius - David Hemmings
- Hagen - Ralph Moeller
- Lucius Verus - Spencer Treat Clark
- Cicero - Tommy Flanagan
- Tigris (Titus) of Gaul - Sven-Ole Thorsen
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