Gerard Butler
King Leonidas
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In 480 BC, the Persian king Xerxes sends his massive army to conquer Greece. The Greek city of Sparta houses its finest warriors, and 300 of these soldiers are chosen to meet the Persians at Thermopylae, engaging the soldiers in a narrow canyon where they cannot take full advantage of their numbers.
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Plot. Dilios, a hoplite in the Spartan army, narrates the story of a Spartan king named Leonidas I from childhood to kingship through the Spartan child-rearing system and the Battle of Thermopylae . A Persian herald arrives at Sparta demanding "earth and water" as a token of submission to King Xerxes.
Aug 4, 2008 · The movie involves a legendary last stand by 300 death-obsessed Spartans against a teeming horde of Persians. So brave and strong are the Spartans that they skewer, eviscerate, behead and otherwise inconvenience tens of thousands of Persians before finally falling to the weight of overwhelming numbers.
Movie Info. Synopsis In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the...
- (238)
- Zack Snyder
- R
- Gerard Butler
Mar 9, 2007 · 300: Directed by Zack Snyder. With Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham. In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
- (871K)
- Action, Drama
- Zack Snyder
- 2007-03-09
300 (2007) is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name , and loosely based on the events that occured at The Battle of Thermopylae. The film was directed by Zack Snyder and stars Gerard Butler as Leonidas the revered King of Sparta, Lena Headey as Leonidas' wife Queen Gorgo...
Synopsis. Queen Gorgo (Lena Heady) (wife of Leonidas) of Sparta tells her men about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius I of Persia was killed by General Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) of Athens. Darius was annoyed by the notion of Greek freedom and attacked Marathon 10 years ago to bring them to heel.
