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The 300 Spartans (1962) 6.6
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now... See full summary » Director:Rudolph MatéWriters:Gian Paolo Callegari (original story material), Remigio Del Grosso (original story material), 3 more credits » |
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Themistocles of Athens
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Megistias
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Myron
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Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC. Written by Jes Beard <jesbeard@bellsouth.net>
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Thermopylae... mighty battle epic of a handful of men forming tyhe invincible "flying wedge" - against a killer horde five million strong!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
October 1962 (Austria) See more »Also Known As:
Lion of Sparta See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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When the Spartan soldiers are in the water in that scene, "Night Attack", the ocean and the lower parts of the hills that are in the background are dark because its obviously "night". But in the background the daylight can clearly be seen. The lower half of the land is dark and the top half is illuminated. It's not the shadow of cloud, it's not supposed to be because it's night. See more »Quotes
Leonidas, Spartan King: Spartans! We have reached Thermopylae. The orders are: From this wall, we do not retreat!See more »
This movie just came out on DVD, and it's something to get your hands on, no doubt.
The Battle Of Thermopylae is a great story of heroism, and captured here with great acting and breath-taking battle scenes sans special fx. I have no doubt this movie will be remade, especially since it's been ripped off endlessly (especially in recent times.)
Let's just start with the acting. Richard Egan and Ralph Richardson are, on their own, great actors. The chemistry between the two actors is endearing and honest. Richardson plays the older, wiser Themistocles while Egan plays the strong, respectful lionhearted King Leonidas. Both of them are wonderful to watch, and with Egan, it's nice to see an actor who plays a role as a human instead of a Shakespearean caricature. He's stoic, yet totally sympathetic. Wonderful.
Geoff Unsworth and Rudolph Mate succeeded in capturing the landscape of an ancient land, though I obviously was not there to verify that this is in fact what the land looked like. Come to think of it, neither were any of us! So, to try to criticize the movie on details with such vitriol that its as if you lived it yourself is, in all honesty, laughable and pathetic. Great, you derive joy from nit picking a MOVIE meant to stir discussion and above all, entertain. Bully for you.
Regardless, 300 Spartans is a great story of courage, sacrifice, and selflessness. Oh, and it was well done. Period.
Anyhow, if you've got wits, get this movie.