After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Cast
Russell Crowe
Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix
Commodus
Connie Nielsen
Lucilla
Oliver Reed
Proximo
Richard Harris
Marcus Aurelius
Derek Jacobi
Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou
Juba
David Schofield
Falco
John Shrapnel
Gaius
Tomas Arana
Quintus
Ralf Moeller
Hagen
Spencer Treat Clark
Lucius
David Hemmings
Cassius
Tommy Flanagan
Cicero
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Tiger
Omid Djalili
Slave Trader
Nicholas McGaughey
Praetorian Officer
Chris Kell
Scribe
Tony Curran
Assassin #1
Mark Lewis
Assassin #2
John Quinn
Valerius
Alun Raglan
Praetorian Guard #1
David Bailie
Engineer
Chick Allan
German Leader
David J. Nicholls
Giant Man
Al Hunter Ashton
Rome Trainer #1
Billy Dowd
Narrator
Ray Calleja
Lucius' Attendant
Giannina Facio
Maximus' Wife
Giorgio Cantarini
Maximus' Son
Malcolm Ellul
Centurion (uncredited)
Ray Mangion
Centurion (uncredited)
João Costa Menezes
Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Mitchell
Fighter (uncredited)
Antone Pagán
Fighter (uncredited)
Norman Campbell Rees
Sedan Chair Carrier (uncredited)
Neil Roche
Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Sacks
Catapult Commander Shouts "Loose" (uncredited)
Steve Saunders
German Barbarian (uncredited)
Brian Smyj
Coliseum Gladiator (uncredited)
Richard Stride
Swordsman (uncredited)
Tony Tomlinson
Man (uncredited)
Paul Woodadge
Germanian Barbarian (uncredited)
Michael Yale
Rome Citizen (uncredited)
Crew
Ridley Scott
Director, Executive Producer
David Franzoni
Screenplay, Story, Producer
John Logan
Screenplay
William Nicholson
Screenplay
Pietro Scalia
Editor
John Mathieson
Director of Photography
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Terry Needham
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director
Ali Cherkaoui
Assistant Director
Lesley Keane
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sallie Beechinor
Production Coordinator
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Ty Warren
Production Supervisor
Branko Lustig
Producer, Unit Production Manager
Douglas Wick
Producer
Arthur Max
Production Design
Clive Jackson
Camera Operator
Branko Knez
Camera Operator
Felix Schroer
Camera Operator
Ben Gooder
Camera Operator
Peter Taylor
"A" Camera Operator
Klemens Becker
"B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Agapios Louka
Camera Technician
Lisa Dennis
Post Production Supervisor
Rob Martin
Casting Assistant
Yann Mari Faget
Casting Assistant
Pia Zammit
Casting Assistant
Stephanie Corsalini
Casting Associate
Louis DiGiaimo
Casting
Mustapha Charif
Location Casting
Kathleen Mackie Higgins
Location Casting
Billy Dowd
Extras Casting
Barbara L. Roche
Extras Casting
Hamid Ait Timaghrit
Extras Casting
William McPhail
Wardrobe Master
Rosemary Burrows
Costume Supervisor
Janty Yates
Costume Design
Graham Johnston
Hairstylist
Ivana Němcová
Hairstylist
Anita Burger
Hairstylist
Carmel Jackson
Hairstylist
Alex King
Hairstylist
Marese Langan
Hairstylist
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Laura McIntosh
Makeup Artist
Trefor Proud
Makeup Artist
Melissa Lackersteen
Makeup Artist
Jo Allen
Makeup Artist
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Alexander Witt
Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Cynthia Sadler
Scenic Artist
Bob Walker
Scenic Artist
Benjamín Fernández
Supervising Art Director
David Allday
Supervising Art Director
John King
Supervising Art Director
José Luis del Barco
Assistant Art Director
Adam O'Neill
Assistant Art Director
Astrig Akseralian
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Neil Corbould
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Randy Kelley
Sound Effects Editor
Jon Title
Sound Effects Editor
Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank A. Montaño
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Weston
Production Sound Mixer
Scott Martin Gershin
Sound
Colin Codner
Boom Operator
Richard Dwan Jr.
Foley Editor
Lou Kleinman
Foley Editor
John T. Cucci
Foley
James Moriana
Foley
Dan O'Connell
Foley
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley
Chris Jargo
Supervising ADR Editor
David A. Cohen
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Laura Graham
ADR Editor
John Evans
Special Effects
Tim Burke
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rob Harvey
Visual Effects Supervisor
John Nelson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nikki Penny
Visual Effects Producer
Wesley Sewell
Visual Effects Editor
Colin Coull
Visual Effects
Laurent Hugueniot
CG Supervisor
Robert Allman
CG Artist
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer, Vocals
Djivan Gasparyan
Music
Dashiell Rae
Music Editor
Gerry Gore
Transportation Coordinator
Simon Coke
Dialogue Editor
Lauren Stephens
Dialogue Editor
Crispian Sallis
Set Decoration
Jille Azis
Set Decoration
Bill Hargreaves
Propmaker
Jaap Buitendijk
Still Photographer
Annie Penn
Script Supervisor
Mark Taylor
Set Production Assistant
Terry Blyther
Location Manager
Mike Higgins
Location Manager
Jeremy Johns
Location Manager
Miroslav Lhotka
Stunts
Eddie Stacey
Stunts
Tubardh Wilson
Stunts
David Weiss
Stunts
Seoras Wallace
Stunts
Ian Walker
Stunts
Pavel Vokoun
Stunts
Martin 'Mato' Uhrovcik
Stunts
Marek Toth
Stunts
Jennifer Stoute
Stunts
R.J. Steel
Stunts
Brian Smyj
Stunts
Gordon Smith
Stunts
C.C. Smiff
Stunts
José María Serrano
Stunts
Ken Scotland
Stunts
Jean-Phillipe Roman
Stunts
Marc Roberts
Stunts
Pauline Richards
Stunts
Hernan Ortiz
Stunts
Jane Omorogbe
Stunts
Peter Olgyay
Stunts
Ray Nicholas
Stunts
Mark Anthony Newman
Stunts
Mirek Navratil
Stunts
Mustapha Natouri
Stunts
Graham Mullins
Stunts
Peter Miles
Stunts
Ivan Miča
Stunts
Chris Manger
Stunts
Robbie MacFarlane
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts
Tony Lucken
Stunts
Trevor Lovell
Stunts
Guy List
Stunts
Stephanie Lelievre
Stunts
Derek Lea
Stunts
Mike Lambert
Stunts
Ivo Krištof
Stunts
Vincent Keane
Stunts
Radowan Kak
Stunts
Morgan Johnson
Stunts
Kevin Johnson
Stunts
Chuck Jeffreys
Stunts
Charles Jarman
Stunts
Martin Hub
Stunts
Peter Hric
Stunts
Carlton Headley
Stunts
Joss Gower
Stunts
Alejandro García
Stunts
Gary Fry
Stunts, Utility Stunts
Kamil Fojtik
Stunts
Neil Finnighan
Stunts
David Faivre
Stunts
Mohammed Enahal
Stunts
Zdeněk Dvořáček
Stunts
Petr Drozda
Stunts
Walter Difrancesco
Stunts
Michel Didier
Stunts
Ricardo Cruz
Stunts
Forbes Cowan
Stunts
Gianluca Coppetta
Stunts
Eugene Collier
Stunts
Alejandro Cobo
Stunts
Viktor Červenka
Stunts
Alessandro Casalino
Stunts
Sergio Casadei
Stunts
Sebastiano Cartier
Stunts
Manuel Cabrera
Stunts
Georges Branche
Stunts
Ben Bellman
Stunts
Vincent Bellina
Stunts
Carlo Antonioni
Stunts
Eugenio Alonso Yenes
Stunts
Phil Neilson
Stunt Coordinator
Peter White
Stunt Double
Randy Miller
Stunt Double
Stuart Clark
Stunt Double
Ryan Alber
Stunt Double
Thierry Le Portier
Animal Wrangler
Bruce Bigg
Property Master
Philip McDonald
Property Master
Graeme Purdy
Property Master
Adrian McCarthy
Best Boy Grip
Simon Stanley-Clamp
Compositors
David Appleby
Key Grip
Rupert Lloyd-Parry
Key Grip
Daniele Botteselle
Gaffer
Robert Dawson
Title Designer
Rob Harris
Unit Publicist
Keith Pain
Art Direction
Peter Russell
Art Direction
Michael Reynolds
First Assistant Editor
Chisako Yokoyama
First Assistant Editor
Roger Holden
Greensman
