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.
Russell Crowe
Joaquin Phoenix
Connie Nielsen
Oliver Reed
Richard Harris
Derek Jacobi
Djimon Hounsou
David Schofield
John Shrapnel
Tomas Arana
Ralf Moeller
Spencer Treat Clark
David Hemmings
Tommy Flanagan
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Omid Djalili
Nicholas McGaughey
Chris Kell
Tony Curran
Mark Lewis
John Quinn
Alun Raglan
David Bailie
Chick Allan
David J. Nicholls
Al Hunter Ashton
Billy Dowd
Ray Calleja
Giannina Facio
Giorgio Cantarini
Malcolm Ellul
Ray Mangion
João Costa Menezes
Mike Mitchell
Antone Pagán
Norman Campbell Rees
Neil Roche
Paul Sacks
Steve Saunders
Brian Smyj
Richard Stride
Tony Tomlinson
Paul Woodadge
Michael Yale