Gladiator 1992  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Loggia, Ossie Davis, Brian Dennehy, John Heard, T.E. Russell, Jon Seda, Tab Baker, Cara Buono, Dwain A. Perry, Joan Schwenk, Raul Salinas, Francesca Roberts
Teenager Tommy Riley (James Marshall) is recruited by boxing manager Pappy Jack (Robert Loggia) and turns to a crooked boxing organization as the means for earning money to pay off his father's gambling debt. Tommy befriends the league's top boxer, teenager Lincoln (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Both are under the control of unscrupulous promoter Jimmy Horn (Brian Dennehy) who puts the two friends in the ring together in a fight to the finish.
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Gladiator 2000   R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, David Schofield, John Shrapnel, Tomas Arana, Ralf Moeller, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings, Tommy Flanagan
Set in 180 A.D., this action film uses real historical events and people as background for its tale of greed and corruption versus loyalty and truth. After Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murders his father, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), he forces trusted general Narcissus Maximus (Russell Crowe) into exile. Rescued by slaves, Maximus is sold as a gladiator and ends up fighting in the Colosseum under the alias of "The Spaniard." The film won five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), Costume Design, Sound, and Visual Effects. It also received seven other nominations, including Best Director.
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| Oscars: Best Movie, Best Actor for Russell Crowe |
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| Oscar: Best Actor for Gladiator (2000) |
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