| 300 | |
|---|---|
 "Spartans, prepare for glory!" | |
| Directed By | Zack Snyder |
| Screenplay By | Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon |
| Cast | Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, Tom Wisdom |
| Produced By | Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Jeffrey Silver |
| Cinematography By | Larry Fong |
| Film Editing By | William Hoy |
| Music By | Tyler Bates |
| Studio | Legendary Pictures, Virtual Studios, Atmosphere Pictures, Hollywood Gang Productions |
| Distributed By | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | December 9, 2006 |
| Runtime | 117 Minutes |
| Rating | R |
| Budget | $65,000,000 |
| Gross | $456,068,181 |
| Book | 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley |
Overview[]
300 is a 2006 American produced action historical epic film starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Andrew Tiernan, David Wenham, and Dominic West. It was directed by Zack Synder. The film is an adaptation of the comic book limited series "300" by noted comic book writer/artist Frank Miller who was inspired by the 1962 film The 300 Spartans as well as the real-life legendary Battle of Thermopylae which took place in 480 BC.
In Ancient Greece, King Leonidas leads a small band of a mere 300 Spartans on a suicide mission―to hold "The Hot Gates" against a barbarian horde of Persians.
The enemy outnumbers them by the thousands. The Persian Army causes the very earth to tremble when they march as one and their arrow volleys blot out the sun. They have a vast waves of horses, war elephants, and even armored rhinoceroses along with hordes of cannon fodder slaves to throw at the feeble forces that the Greeks have assembled.
The 300 face a choice of either absolute surrender ... or utter annihilation.
Their reply?
PREPARE FOR GLORY!
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Gerard Butler as King Leonidas
- Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo
- Giovanni Cimmino as Pleistarchus
- Dominic West as Theron
- David Wenham as Dilios
- Vincent Regan as Captain Artemis
- Tom Wisdom as Astinos
- Andrew Pleavin as Daxos
- Andrew Tiernan as Ephialtes
- Rodrigo Santoro as King Xerxes
- Michael Fassbender as Stelios
- Peter Mensah as The Persian Messenger
- Kelly Craig as Pythia
- Robert Maillet as Uber Immortal
- Leon Laderach as Executioner
- Manny Cortez Tuazon as Transsexual (Asian) #1
- Alexandra Beaton as Burned Village Child
- Mercedes Leggett as Slave Girl
- David Leitch as Spartan Warrior
Production[]
Alternative Movie Titles[]
- 300: Battle of Thermopylae
Additional/Alternate Movie Taglines[]
- Spartans, prepare for glory!
- Feel the wrath in IMAX
- Thirsty for Spartan blood!
- Based on Frank Miller's Graphic Novel
- Spartans, tonight, we dine in hell!
- Pledged to crush!
- This is where we fight, this is where they die!!
- What does it mean to turn one of the great graphic novels of our time into a major motion picture?