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Gladiator (2000)

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Gladiator
R
Action
Adventure
Documentary
Drama

Release Date
May 5, 2000
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast
Russell Crowe , Joaquin Phoenix , Connie Nielsen , Oliver Reed , Richard Harris , Derek Jacobi
Runtime
155 minutes
Main Genre
Action
Writers
David Franzoni , John Logan , William Nicholson
Tagline
The general who became a slave... The slave who became a gladiator... The gladiator who defied an empire...

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