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Gladiator quickly became a successful film but one that is also highly regarded. Considering that it was the first Roman epic for several decades how do you account for its reputation as a good film?
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Gladiator Gladiator quickly became a successful film but one that is also highly regarded. Considering that it was the first Roman epic for several decades how do you account for its reputation as a good film? Gladiator 2000 is a film starring Russell Crow Joquin Phoenix Connie Nielson and Oliver Reed. It is directed by Ridley Scot. It is an epic film about ancient Rome, a genre last attempted in 1960 in the film Spartacus. An attraction of the film is the presence of the excellent actor Russell Crowe and the veteran actor Oliver Reed. An epic film is the modern equivalent of a lengthy poem or piece of writing telling the story of great events or heroic deeds. This film is the story of a slave who becomes more powerful than the Emperor of Rome. General Maximus is betrayed by the evil Emperor Commodus. Maximus escapes from those trying to kill...
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