The 300 Spartans
Seen it?1962 | 114 min | Adventure, History, War
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Gallipoli or Henry V, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidas, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$77 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 74K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rudolph Maté
- Richard EganKing Leonidas
- Ralph RichardsonThemistocles of Athens
- Diane BakerEllas
- Barry CoePhylon
- David FarrarXerxes
- Anne WakefieldArtemisa
- Donald HoustonHydarnes
- Anna SynodinouGorgo
- Robert BrownPentheus
- Laurence NaismithFirst Delegate