“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” ― Maximus, ‘Gladiator’.
The epic historical drama Gladiator, which Ridley Scott directed in 2000, was written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures jointly produced and marketed the movie. While Universal Pictures released the movie overseas through United International Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures distributed it in North America. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor.
