Gladiator

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

5 May 2000, 25 May 2000, 19 May 2000, 19 May 2023

Followed by

Gladiator II

Director

Ridley Scott

Composer

Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard, Djivan Gasparyan

Derivative works

A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator

Genre

sword-and-sandal film, melodrama, action film, drama film, adventure film, epic film, historical film, historical drama film

Main subject

revenge, gladiator, downward social mobility, oppression

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Sound, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, BAFTA Award for Best Film, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, National Board of Review Award for Outstanding Production Design

aspect ratio (W:H)

2.35:1

assessment

Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test, reverse Mako Mori test

box office

460583960

capital cost

103000000

cast member

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, Tomas Arana, David Hemmings, Ralf Moeller, Spencer Treat Clark, David Schofield

characters

Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commodus, Lucilla, Marcus Aurelius

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction, warning

CNC film rating (Romania)

I.C. - 14, I.C. - 14

color

color

country of origin

United Kingdom, United States

different from

Gladiator

director of photography

John Mathieson

distributed by

DreamWorks, UIP-Dunafilm

distribution format

video on demand

duration

155

EIRIN film rating

PG12

executive producer

Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Ridley Scott

film editor

Pietro Scalia

filming location

Malta, Morocco

Filmiroda rating

Category III, Category II

FSK film rating

FSK 16

ICAA rating

not recommended for children under 12

inspired by

Jean-Léon Gérôme

JMK film rating

free from 14 years

Kijkwijzer rating

12

Medierådet rating

For ages 15 and up

MPA film rating

R

named after

gladiator

narrative location

Algeria, Rome

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Sound, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Terry Needham

production company

Universal Pictures, DreamWorks, Scott Free Productions, Mill Film, C & L, Dawliz

production designer

Arthur Max

RARS rating

18+

review score

7.3/10, 67/100, 80%, 8.5/10

screenwriter

John Logan, William Nicholson, David Franzoni

set in period

2nd century

title

Gladiator

topic's main category

Category:Gladiator (2000 film)

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