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Impressive tale from the days of the Roman Empire, with Crowe as a dedicated soldier who refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new emperor Commodus (Phoenix) and suffers the consequences, winding up a GLADIATOR in the Roman Colosseum. Crowe is excellant in his Academy Award winning performance.

The movie resurrected the Sword & Sandle genre, movies like 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Scorpion King' soon followed. Oliver Reed died during the production making this, his final film.