| Uniform Title |
Gladiator (Motion picture : 2000) |
| Title |
Gladiator. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia) Pty Ltd, [2004] |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (149 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Pictures : 8206921A. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in the United States in 2000. |
| Special features: Commentary with Director Ridley Scott, director of photography John Mathieson and editor Pietro Scalia. |
| "The Gladiator who defied an Empire"--cover |
| Credits |
Directed by Ridley Scott ; Screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson ; Produced by Douglas Wick [and 2 others]. |
| Performers |
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris. |
| Summary |
A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new Emperor, Commodus. He becomes a slave and then a gladiator, fighting in the Roman Colosseum in defiance of the Emperor. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+ |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles English, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Hindi, Hebrew, Bulgarian, Croatian, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Arabic, Dutch. |
| Awards note |
Academy Award for Best Picture, 2000 (Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig); Best Actor (Russell Crowe) ; Best Visual Effects ; Best Costume Design ; Best Sound Mixing (Bob Beemer, Scott Millan and Ken Weston) |
| BAFTA Awards, 2000 Winner Best Cinematography; Best Editing ;Best Film ;Best Production Design. |
| 58th Golden Globe Awards 2000, Best Motion Picture ; Best Original Score. |
| Subjects |
Emperors -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama |
| Gladiators -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Rome (Italy) -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D -- Drama |
| Genre |
Epic films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Scott, Ridley director. |
| Franzoni, David screenwriter. |
| Logan, John, 1961- screenwriter. |
| Nicholson, William screenwriter. |
| Wick, Douglas producer. |
| Crowe, Russell, 1964- actor. |
| Phoenix, Joaquin actor. |
| Nielsen, Connie, 1965- actor. |
| Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999 actor. |
| Jacobi, Derek actor. |
| Hounsou, Djimon, 1964- actor. |
| Harris, Richard, 1930-2002 actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Crowe, Russell, 1964- .
- Franzoni, David .
- Harris, Richard, 1930-2002 .
- Hounsou, Djimon, 1964- .
- Jacobi, Derek .
- Logan, John, 1961- .
- Nicholson, William .
- Nielsen, Connie, 1965- .
- Phoenix, Joaquin .
- Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999 .
- Scott, Ridley .
- Wick, Douglas .
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