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Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical action film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius — a powerful Roman general who is betrayed by the corrupted prince Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), sold into slavery, and rises through the gladiatorial arenas to exact his revenge. The film blends sweeping historical spectacle with intimate character drama, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire's political turbulence in the 2nd century AD.

Produced by DreamWorks and Universal Pictures with a budget of approximately $103 million, the film features a score by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard and a distinguished cast including Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris, and Djimon Hounsou. The production was notably complicated: the screenplay was still being written during filming, and Oliver Reed died of a heart attack during production in Malta, requiring his remaining scenes to be completed using CGI compositing — one of the earliest major uses of digital resurrection in Hollywood.

Gladiator opened in theaters on May 5, 2000, and was both a critical and commercial triumph, winning five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. It grossed over $457 million worldwide and revived the epic historical genre that had been dormant since the 1960s. The film inspired a generation of filmmakers and historical epics including Troy, 300, and Alexander, and a direct sequel — Gladiator II — was released in November 2024.

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