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| Gerard Butler | ... | ||
| Lena Headey | ... | ||
| Dominic West | ... | ||
| David Wenham | ... | ||
| Vincent Regan | ... | ||
| Michael Fassbender | ... | ||
| Tom Wisdom | ... | ||
| Andrew Pleavin | ... | ||
| Andrew Tiernan | ... | ||
| Rodrigo Santoro | ... | ||
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Giovani Cimmino | ... |
Pleistarchos
(as Giovani Antonio Cimmino)
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| Stephen McHattie | ... |
Loyalist
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Greg Kramer | ... | |
| Alex Ivanovici | ... | ||
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Kelly Craig | ... |
Oracle Girl
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In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes led a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward. After 3 days of battle all the Greeks were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes that the separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks, was not as heavily guarded as they thought. Written by cyberian2005
From the time he could stand, he was baptized in a fire of Combat...
From the time you start watching this movie you know you're in for a thrill. The storyline of isn't that complicated. Three hundred spartan soldiers go up against the might of the Persian empire. The dialog is simplistic and cool. Visually 300 is stunning. It will not only stand the test of time but it will get better with time. It is an instant classic and has all the ingredients a great movie needs.
Politics? Who cares? This is a movie that gets your adrenaline going. I know this sounds sexist but if you're a real man you'll love this movie. It has the "true" macho quality that few movies manage to achieve. There are lines from it that pop into your head in everyday life when you see or hear certain things. Like "The Matrix", it creeps into your mind and lives there. It touches on the basic, primal human values and emotions but there is absolutely no sentimentality here. As the line goes: "Theres no room for softness. Not in Sparta. Only the hard and strong may call themselves Spartans. Only the hard. Only the strong."
Go see this movie