The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962 · 114 min · EN · PG · 6.4 (115 votes)
Dir. Rudolph Maté · Starring Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Anne Wakefield · Music Manos Hatzidakis
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Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.

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A grand, old-school epic that celebrates courage against overwhelming odds. It's a rousing call to arms, filled with heroic speeches and thrilling, if dated, battle sequences. Perfect for feeling inspired by ancient valor.

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