After the victory over the barbarians, Marcus Aurelius was going to begin democratic transformations and make his best commander, the brave Maximus Decimus Meridius, his heir. Upon learning of these plans, the power-hungry native son of the Roman emperor Commodus killed his father and sentenced his rival to death. Maximus survived but lost everything that was dear to him — his wife, son and freedom. Our hero has become the best gladiator in Rome to take revenge on his enemy one day.

Some interesting facts:

Before turning to Russell Crowe, Mel Gibson was invited to play Maximus.

The wounds on Russell Crowe's face after the first battle are real — the actor was injured when his horse reared up and pressed against the branches of trees.

Oliver Reed (Proximo) died three weeks before the end of the main filming. The script has been rewritten.

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I think a lot of people have seen this movie. In my opinion, the cast is very cool. Each actor played so well, as if they were living their lives. The film is filled with many exciting moments. The death of Maxim's family was very well planned to bring him out of psychological balance and he became weak spiritually and submitted to the emperor. Throughout the film, he goes through many trials. Slavery, gladiatorial fights. But all the dirty tricks of the emperor could not break his soul, courage, character. He held on and lived, just to get revenge. Gladiatorial fights to the death, one of the terrible trials of that time. The owners of the slaves did not care deeply about the lives of their gladiators. The main thing for them was victory. The whole movie keeps you on your toes. To show hatred for negative heroes. Relive many scenes with the characters. This film made a huge impression on me.