Last Stand of the 300 (2007)

In the year 480 B.C., the Greeks and the Persians fight one of the most famous battles in history at a place called Thermopylae. Here, the mighty Persian war machine, which has conquered ... See full summary »

Director:

David Padrusch

Writers:

Alexander Emmert, Matt Koed,

Stars:

Jeffery A. Baker, Orion Barnes, Erin Bennett

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeffery A. Baker	...	Spartan General
Orion Barnes	...	Themistocles
Erin Bennett	...	Leonidas' Mother
Kristopher Blount	...	Murdered Helot
Joshua Bradley	...	Spartan
Anton Burman	...	Dienekes - age 7
Payson Burt	...	Spartan
Tony Casale	...	Spartan
TJ Cencula	...	Spartan Drill Instructor
Nick Cernoch	...	Rejected Spartan Suitor
Bailey Chadwick	...	Spartan
Brian Danner	...	Leonidas, Spartan King
Mack Dugger	...	Spartan
John Fairbairn	...	Persian Messenger / Imortal
Tina Fells	...	Spartan

Storyline

In the year 480 B.C., the Greeks and the Persians fight one of the most famous battles in history at a place called Thermopylae. Here, the mighty Persian war machine, which has conquered most of the known world, will attempt an expansion into Europe. The only thing standing in their way will be an army led by 300 Spartans, the greatest soldiers the world has ever known. They will fight to the very last man, and in doing so will protect the cradle of democracy during its infancy, and the battle will go down in history as the greatest military stand of all time.

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Plot Keywords:

reenactment | number in title

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

300: The Battle of Thermopylae

Company Credits

Production Co:

Limulus Productions, Mechanism Digital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The 300 Spartans (1962)

User Reviews

The battle was great, the documentary boring.

I really despise documentaries that repeat over and over again the same information, then the break for publicity, then summarizing the information repeated before. The actors in the reenactment were very well chosen, the historians charismatic, the graphics OK, but the information could have been gathered in a few pages. Therefore I rate this movie below average.

But the battle was pretty amazing. There wasn't only a heroic component, but also a naval battle, a great Greek strategist (Themistocles), the burning of Athens and another naval battle.

As an easy documentary, it's OK, but the repetition of information makes it annoying.