| Edition |
Extended edition. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Mathieson ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; music, Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard ; production designer, Arthur Max ; costume designer, Janty Yates. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for intense graphic combat. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Feature -- Disc II. Documentary -- Disc. III. Supplement. |
| Note |
Special features: Original theatrical version; introduction to the extended version by director Ridley Scott; "Are you not entertained?" trivia track; all-new commentary by Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe; "Tale of the scribes" story development; "The tools of war" weapons; "Attire of the realm" costume design; "The heat of battle" production journals; "Shadows and dust" resurrecting Proximo; "The glory of Rome" visual effects; "Echoes in eternity" release and impact; production design featurette and galleries; storyboard demonstrations, comparisons and galleries; Ridleygames, Ridley Scott's own sketches of "Maximus' journey"; costume design galleries; cast portrait photo galleries; visual effects explorations, Germania and Rome; abandoned sequences, including alternate opening titles, blood vision, rhino fight and a newly discovered deleted scene. |
| Awards |
Academy Award Winner 2000 Best Picture. |
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Academy Award Winner 2000 Actor in a Leading Role. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Actor in a Supporting Role. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Art Direction. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Cinematography. |
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Academy Award Winner 2000 Costume Design. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Directing. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Film Editing. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Music (Original Score). |
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Academy Award Winner 2000 Sound. |
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Academy Award Winner 2000 Visual Effects. |
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Academy Award Nomination 2000 Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen). |
| Language |
In English or French with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French ; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Gladiators -- Rome -- Drama.
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Scott, Ridley.
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Wick, Douglas.
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Franzoni, David.
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Lustig, Branko.
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Crowe, Russell, 1964-
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Phoenix, Joaquin.
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Nielsen, Connie, 1965-
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Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999.
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Mathieson, John, 1961-
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Zimmer, Hans.
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Gerrard, Lisa, 1946-
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1417057785 |
| Standard No. |
678149439120 |
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032429257048 |
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032429259363 |
| Music No. |
94391 DreamWorks Home Entertainment |
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