The 300 Spartans

1962 1h 54m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 159

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Synopsis

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The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidas, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Egan
King Leonidas
Ralph Richardson
Themistocles of Athens
Diane Baker
Ellas
Barry Coe
Phylon
David Farrar
Xerxes
Anne Wakefield
Artemisa
Donald Houston
Hydarnes
Anna Synodinou
Gorgo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rudolph Maté
Writers: Gian Paolo Callegari, Remigio Del Grosso
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $77M — a 56.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rudolph Maté, shot by Geoffrey Unsworth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Manos Hatzidakis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Richard Egan and Ralph Richardson and Diane Baker carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055719 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rudolph Maté directs. Geoffrey Unsworth behind the camera. Manos Hatzidakis scores. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $77M — a 56.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
364 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Rudolph Maté, shot by Geoffrey Unsworth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Manos Hatzidakis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Richard Egan and Ralph Richardson and Diane Baker carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0055719 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "greece", "soldier", "ancient greece", "s.a.t.".