Movie: The 300 Spartans

Year: 1962

Also Known As: Lion of Sparta

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Genres: Adventure | Drama | History | War

Cast: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Donald Houston, Anna Synodinou, Kieron Moore, John Crawford, Robert Brown…

Rated: 6.6/10 from 3,783 votes on IMDb

Tagline: Thermopylae… mighty battle epic of a handful of men forming tyhe invincible "flying wedge" – against a killer horde five million strong!

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Plot: Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC.

Release Date: October 1962 (Austria)

Runtime: 114

Directors: Rudolph Maté

Writers: Gian Paolo Callegari, Giovanni d'Eramo

Countries: USA

Budget: $8,500,000

Languages: English

Location: Athens, Greece

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