

Gladiator is an epic peplum film released in 2000. Directed by Ridley Scott, its main roles are played by Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe plays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a loyal Hispanic general in the army of Ancient Rome, who is betrayed by Commodus, the emperor's ambitious son, who has murdered his father and seized the throne. Forced to become a slave, Maximus triumphs as a gladiator while longing to avenge the death of his family and his emperor.
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