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300 (2006)

R  117 min  -  Action | Fantasy | History   -  9 March 2007 (USA)
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King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

Director:

Zack Snyder

Writers:

Zack Snyder (screenplay), Kurt Johnstad (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerard Butler ...
Lena Headey ...
Dominic West ...
David Wenham ...
Vincent Regan ...
Michael Fassbender ...
Tom Wisdom Tom Wisdom ...
Andrew Pleavin ...
Andrew Tiernan ...
Rodrigo Santoro ...
Tyler Neitzel ...
Stephen McHattie ...
Greg Kramer Greg Kramer ...
Alex Ivanovici ...
Kelly Craig Kelly Craig ...
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Storyline

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw left with no options he moved. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks. Written by cyberian2005  

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Plot Keywords:

Persian | Army | Xerxes | King | Spartan  | See more »

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Based on Frank Miller's Graphic Novel See more »

Genres:

Action | Fantasy | History | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

300: The IMAX Experience See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$70,885,301 (USA) (9 March 2007)

Gross:

$456,068,181 (Worldwide) (1 August 2011)
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Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.40 : 1
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Trivia

Post-production took almost a year. The film was edited on an Avid, with an HD cut also maintained in Final Cut Pro. The 3D was made using Maya, XSI and Lightwave. The 2D composites were made with Shake, Inferno, Fusion and Combustion. The filmmakers prefer Macintosh, but large portions of the movie were made under Linux. Asset management was handled by custom software written in the Panorama development environment, made by Provue. Color management was handled by Truelight software. The film was scanned on a Northlight scanner and was recorded on the Arrilaser. Most of the film was shot at high speed, between 50 and 150fps (normally, film is shot at 24fps). The film was transferred to HD SR tape and quicktime, and HD quicktimes were the basis for the HD preview cuts. The working resolution for the film was 2K, at a working aspect ratio of 2.11:1 and a projected aspect ratio of 2.39:1. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the first battle scene King Leonidas is seen throwing his spear and fighting with his sword all the way to the cliffs. After the arrows have been fired he stands up and uses a spear to break the arrows from his shield. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dilios: When the boy was born, like all Spartans, he was inspected.
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Crazy Credits

The opening Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures and Virtual Studios logos are made of stone and appear in front of a brown, cloudy sky.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.16" (2009) See more »