300 (2006)

King Leonidas of Sparta 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)

Stars:

Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham

17 wins & 45 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerard Butler	...	King Leonidas
Lena Headey	...	Queen Gorgo
Dominic West	...	Theron
David Wenham	...	Dilios
Vincent Regan	...	Captain
Michael Fassbender	...	Stelios
Tom Wisdom	...	Astinos
Andrew Pleavin	...	Daxos
Andrew Tiernan	...	Ephialtes
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Xerxes
Giovani Cimmino	...	Pleistarchos (as Giovani Antonio Cimmino)
Stephen McHattie	...	Loyalist
Greg Kramer	...	Ephor #1
Alex Ivanovici	...	Ephor #2
Kelly Craig	...	Oracle Girl

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 led 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 400 Thebans. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward. After 3 days of battle all the Greeks were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes that the separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks, was not as heavily guarded as they thought.

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Plot Keywords:

spartan | battle | greece | warrior | epic | 

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Taglines:

Based on Frank Miller's Graphic Novel

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

300

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$70,885,301, 11 March 2007

Gross USA:

$210,614,939

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$456,068,181

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.,Legendary Entertainment,Virtual Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though in the credits Lena Headey's character is listed as Queen Gorgo (the actual name of the real person) not once in the film is she referred to by name. She is referred by name in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

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Goofs

(at around 49 mins) The sun sometimes changes position in the sky, most noticeably when the Spartans push the Persians off the cliff. In this shot, they are silhouetted against the sun, which is level with them, but seconds later the distant Persians fire arrows which blot out the sun now high above them.

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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 Detroit 1-8-7: Legacy/Drag City (2011)

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Soundtracks

To Victory
Composed by Tyler Bates

User Reviews

300 Watch it, make up your own mind

Really enjoyed it.

My only regret is I saw it at a non IMAX Cinema.

Don't get caught up in all the anti hype. Enjoy it for what it is which is a good tale, great action scenes, (if not a little over done), great war film acting and above all, a moral tale for today's age.

As for the historical angle and the comparison against the old film, try to enjoy this one as a modern updated version not unknown for its up to date (and cgi'd) feel.

Its the sort of film which made me want to find out about the Spartans and this particular period. Sad of me? Maybe, but I don't mind, it was great fun.

Enjoy, I certainly did.