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 | warrior | greece | army | 

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Taglines:

Pledged to crush!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Leonidas's necklace has a wolf's tooth on it. He faced a wolf as part of his training at the beginning of the movie.

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Goofs

(at around 11 mins) As Leonidas is considering the Persian Messenger's offer the camera zooms in on a mother standing with her daughter, clearly visible is the curved outline of a modern brassiere cup under the woman's peplos (or chiton).

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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

Featured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007)

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Soundtracks

To Victory
Composed by Tyler Bates

User Reviews

300

300 tells the story of the 300 Spartans who defended their homes against the Persian army. The movie is a phenomenal action packed story that sticks pretty close to the actual events. The movie is done in a style similar to a graphic novel which adds high contrast and beautiful slow motion scenes. Overall, the movie is incredibly entertaining and tells a fascinating story.

Details

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Country:

USA Canada Bulgaria

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

300: The IMAX Experience

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