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Director:
Rudolph Maté
Writers:
Gian Paolo Callegari (original story material)
Remigio Del Grosso (original story material)
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Release Date:
August 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | History | War more
Plot:
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
I like this better than "300" more (87 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lion of Sparta
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #29936) | Australia:G | West Germany:12 (nf) | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Singapore:PG | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 | UK:PG | UK:U (cut)
Filming Locations:
Athens, Greece more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~6.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.1 seconds. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the battle with the immortals, one of the Spartan "officers" is revealed to have a pink towel between their forearm and the shield itself to comfort and protect the forearm. This is revealed a couple of times during the battles. more
Quotes:
Leonidas, Spartan King: The council must act quickly
Xenathon, Spartan Isolationist: Why?
Leonidas, Spartan King: In order that we Spartans may reach the first line of defense in time.
Xenathon, Spartan Isolationist: And where might that be?
Leonidas, Spartan King: The Pass of Thermopylae.
Xenathon, Spartan Isolationist: Thermopylae, of course. That's the pass that protects Athens.
Leonidas, Spartan King: No! It's the pass that protects GREECE! Mere cities don't matter now. It is Greece that counts! Only by being united can we hope to avoid slavery. Now, I am no politician, but I will plead this cause with you until the moon wanes and the night brings forth a new day!
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I like this better than "300", 18 March 2007
7/10
Author: USS_Tiburon from United States

If you enjoy a lot of blood, then watch "300". But, if you want something closer to what history really tells us happened at Thermopylae, then "The 300 Spartans" is what you want. I enjoyed the fact that they showed what both sides had in that time as far as weapons and tactics were concerned. They also kept the focus on the bravery of the Spartans, and that all of Greece not only wished them well, but could help, as with the Athenian fleet, not some CGI generated storm.

This was also marked by good acting all around, from Richard Egan as Leonidas, and all the supporting cast. This movie is for those who crave real history, even if much of what occurred may be lost to the ages.

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