The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans (1962)

Approved 01 Oct 1962 • Adventure, Drama, History • 1h 54m

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.

Rudolph Maté
Director
George St. George, Ugo Liberatore, Remigio Del Grosso
Writer
Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker
Starring

Language: English
Awards:
Country: United States
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 25 Nov 2015
Box Office Total:

6.5

IMDb (7766 votes)