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The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

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Overview

The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidis, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.

Directed by Rudolph Maté
Written by Gian Paolo Callegari, Remigio Del Grosso
Box OfficeBudget: $1.4MRevenue: $76.5M

Top Cast

Richard Egan

Richard Egan

King Leonidas

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Themistocles of Athens

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Ellas

Barry Coe

Barry Coe

Phylon

David Farrar

David Farrar

Xerxes

Anne Wakefield

Anne Wakefield

Artemisa

Donald Houston

Donald Houston

Hydarnes

Anna Synodinou

Anna Synodinou

Gorgo

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Pentheus

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

First Delegate

Themes & Keywords

greecesoldierancient greeces.a.t.warriorsparta greece5th century bc

About The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans is a adventure, history, war film released in 1962 exploring themes of greece, soldier, ancient greece, s.a.t., warrior, sparta greece. Directed by Rudolph Maté, it stars Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker. The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidis, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.

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