Last Stand of the 300 (2007) (TV)

Director:

David Padrusch

Writers:

David Padrusch
Matt Koed
(more)

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Reenactment | Number In Title

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
J.B. Gardiner	...	Spartan
Jake Grafman	...	Spartan Boy
Justin Grafman	...	Spartan Boy
Jon Grilli	...	Spartan
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Immortal / Light Infantry
Christopher Hartmann	...	Immortal / Light Infantry
Christy Marie Hauptman	...	Gorgo, Spartan Queen
Nathan Hedrick	...	Dienekes
David C. Hernandez	...	Xerxes, Persian King
Leena Huff	...	Dienekes' Mother
Paul Jacobson	...	Immortal / Light Infantry
Christopher W. Jones	...	Spartan
Liam Jones	...	Leonidas - age 7
Kenny Kilfara	...	Immortal / Light Infantry
Kelly Kula	...	Spartan (as Kelly Plucinski)
Rusty Locke	...	Spartan
Michael McIntyre	...	Persian / Spartan
Alan Meunier	...	Spartan / Persian
Kevin Moran	...	Spartan
Laura Napoli	...	Spartan
Megan Nguyen	...	Oracle
Woody Petrie	...	Greek spy
Ray Porter	...	Priest of the Oracle
Douglas K. Stuart	...	The Persian Spy
Dustin Szany	...	Immortal / Light Infantry
Michael Triplett	...	Spartan
John Winscher	...	Alexander The Great (as Johnny Winscher)
Daniel R. Wolfe	...	Persian Commander

Directed by
David Padrusch

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alexander Emmert
Matt Koed
David Padrusch

Produced by
Linda Beck	....	animation producer
Alexander Emmert	....	consulting producer
Gabriel Gornell	....	animation executive producer
Michael Impollonia	....	assistant producer
Matt Koed	....	producer
David Padrusch	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Thomas Danielczik

Production Design by
Gene Darnell

Art Direction by
Mark Palkoski

Costume Design by
Christy Marie Hauptman

Makeup Department
Barney Burman	....	makeup supervisor
Nicole Craig	....	makeup artist
Laci Hill	....	makeup artist
Frank Ippolito	....	makeup artist
Liz Pisano	....	key makeup artist
Jenn Rose	....	makeup artist
Saori Saeki	....	makeup artist
Susan Stepanian	....	makeup artist
Serena Sudol	....	makeup artist
Hugo Villasenor	....	makeup department head

Sound Department
Jeff Solomon	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Tarun Charaipotra	....	digital artist
Lucien Harriot	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Heinz	....	cg supervisor
Erin Kilkenny	....	designer
Fran Krause	....	digital artist
Minha Lee	....	digital artist
Shu-Chen Lin	....	digital artist
Vincent MacTiernan	....	digital artist
Vincent MacTiernan	....	digital compositor
Nate Mulliken	....	director of design
JoAnn Patel	....	digital artist
Sean Taggart	....	digital artist
Sina Taherkhani	....	digital artist
Akira Thompson	....	digital artist
Daniel Velez	....	digital artist

Stunts
Orion Barnes	....	stunts
Kristopher Blount	....	stunts
Joshua Bradley	....	stunts
Payson Burt	....	stunts
TJ Cencula	....	stunts
Bailey Chadwick	....	stunts
Brian Danner	....	assistant swordmaster
Brian Danner	....	stunts
Brian Danner	....	sword fight choreographer
John Fairbairn	....	stunts
Tina Fells	....	utility stunts
Jon Grilli	....	stunts
Nathan Hedrick	....	stunts
David C. Hernandez	....	stunts
Rusty Locke	....	stunts
Mike Mahaffey	....	stunts
Alan Meunier	....	stunts
Kevin Moran	....	stunts
Michael Triplett	....	utility stunts
Tim Weske	....	fight coordinator
Tim Weske	....	sword master
Dustin Szany	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Adam Camacho	....	key grip
Jordan Confer	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Robison	....	grip
Shaun Sangkarat	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cesili Williams	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Arnon Z. Shorr	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Paul Jacobson	....	sword fighter
Tony Swatton	....	weapon fabricator
Silver Tree	....	script supervisor
Tim Weske	....	sword choreographer

Production Companies

• Limulus Productions
• Mechanism Digital

Distributors

• History Channel (2007) (worldwide) (TV)

Other Companies

• Swordplay Studios  sword training and choreography

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Romania:A.G. | Singapore:PG

Company:

Limulus Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of The 300 Spartans (1962)

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.