Instead of the European Football Championship, there is a real classic, a monumental adventure film and guaranteed action on TV today. Ridley Scott’s Gladiator tells an epic story with Russell Crowe in the lead role. A sequel is set to hit theaters soon, more than 20 years later.
Instead of European Football Championship on TV: This is what the action adventure Gladiator is about
At the time of the Roman Empire, the popular and successful general Maximus (Crowe) is to become Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ (Richard Harris) successor at his request. The emperor’s biological son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) does not want to hear of this and turns against the two of them.
Maximus manages to escape, but loses his family and falls into the clutches of slave traders. Ultimately, he regains great fame as a gladiator and wants to regain his freedom through brutal arena fights.
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Russell Crowe in Gladiator
Gladiator is one of the most successful and best sandal films of all time
In the tradition of Ben Hur and Co., we get to see a truly monumental film here. Ridley Scott has not only assembled an outstanding cast of actors, but also No expense or effort was spared on the equipment, scenery and costumesThe action-packed fight and battle scenes are also unparalleled.
This was rewarded accordingly: Gladiator, with production costs of around 100 million US dollars, grossed over 450 million at the box office, as The Numbers shows. In addition, Ridley Scott’s adventure action awarded five Oscarsincluding Best Film and Best Actor.
TV or stream: When and where is Gladiator coming?
Gladiator runs at the same time as the Italy and Spain match of the European Football Championship: ZDFneo shows the film this Thursday, June 20, 2024, from 9:35 p.m.
Gladiator is also available on some streaming platforms as part of the subscription, for example on Magenta TV, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix or RTL+ Premium. Otherwise you can also buy or rent the sandal film from Madome, Amazon, Google or Apple TV.
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