| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVDs) (approximately 164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Disc 1 : Introduction to Ridley Scott -- Are you not entertained -- Feature commentary with Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott. Disc 2 : Strength and honor : creating the world of Gladiator ; A tale of the scribes : Story development ; The tools of war : weapons ; Attire of the realm : costume design ; The heat of the battle : Production journals ; The glory of Rome : visual effects ; Shadows and dust : resucrrecting proximo ; Echoes in eternity : release and impact |
| Summary |
The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas |
| Credits |
Producers, Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig ; director, Ridley Scott ; writer, David Franzoni ; screenwriters, David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson ; music by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard |
| Cast |
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris |
| Audience |
Censorship classification: M15+ |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture DreamWorks Pictures c2000 |
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DVD ; Region 2, 4, 5 ; PAL ; Dolby digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1 surround sound, multichannel ; widescreen |
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In English with English captions |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Gladiators -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Franzoni, David.
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Scott, Ridley.
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Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999.
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Logan, John, 1961-
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Harris, Richard, 1930-2002.
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Wick, Douglas.
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Lustig, Branko.
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Phoenix, Joaquin.
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Crowe, Russell, 1964-
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Nielsen, Connie, 1965-
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Hounsou, Djimon, 1964-
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Universal Pictures (Australasia)
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