The 300 Spartans
1962 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidis led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army more than 20 times as large. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidis 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.
Direction Rudolph Maté
Cast Richard Egan · Ralph Richardson · Diane Baker · Barry Coe · David Farrar · Donald Houston · Anna Synodinou · Kieron Moore · Laurence Naismith · John Crawford
Soundtrack Manos Hatzidakis
Screenplay George St. George · Gian Paolo Callegari · Remigio Del Grosso · Giovanni d'Eramo · Ugo Liberatore
Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
Original title The 300 Spartans
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