Cast:
Russell Crowe: Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix: Commodus
Connie Nielsen: Lucilla
Oliver Reed: Proximo
Richard Harris: Marcus Aurelius
Ralf Moeller: Hagen
Derek Jacobi: Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou: Juba
David Schofield: Falco
John Shrapnel: Gaius
Tomas Arana: Quintus

Content:
The celebrated Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe) is asked by the dying emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) to become his successor. To prevent his, Aurelius's son kills his father and orders the execution of Maximus and his family. Maximus manages to escape, but is wounded and taken prisoner by a slave trader. From then on, he is forced to prove himself as a gladiator. As a fighting machine he now has only one goal: To take revenge against his tormentor ...

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