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Gladiator

2000 · TMDB 8.2

Directed by Ridley Scott

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.

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Ridley Scott's Roman epic, in which Oliver Reed's death mid-production forced a digital and physical reconstruction of his character, Proximo.

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