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The 300 Spartans

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Produced by Rudolph Maté
George St. Rudolph Maté ( 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) born Rudolf Matheh or Mayer, was an accomplished Cinematographer George
Written by George St. George
Gian Paolo Callegari
Remigio Del Grosso
Giovanni d'Eramo
Ugo Liberatore
Starring Richard Egan
Ralph Richardson
Diane Baker
Barry Coe
David Farrar
Music by Manos Hadjidakis
Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
Editing by Jerry Webb
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) Flag of the United States August 1962
Running time 109 mins. Richard Egan ( July 29, 1921 - July 20, 1987) was an American Actor. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Diane Carol Baker (born February 25 1938) is an American Actress who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959 Barry S Coe (born November 26, 1934, in Los Angeles) is an American Actor who appeared in Film and on Television David Farrar ( 21 August 1908 &ndash 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film Actor, born in Forest Gate Manos Hadjidakis (Μάνος Χατζιδάκις ( October 23, 1925 &ndash June 15, 1994) was a popular Greek composer
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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The 300 Spartans is a 1962 film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. Historical population Other Perachora has a school a middle school (lyceum a secondary (gymnasium school a church and a square ( Plateia The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula It starred Richard Egan as the Spartan king Leonidas, Ralph Richardson as Themistocles of Athens and David Farrar as Persian king Xerxes, with Diane Baker as Ellas and Barry Coe as Phylon providing the requisite romantic element in the film. Richard Egan ( July 29, 1921 - July 20, 1987) was an American Actor. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Themistocles ( Greek:; c 524&ndash459 BC was an Athenian soldier and statesman Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's David Farrar ( 21 August 1908 &ndash 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film Actor, born in Forest Gate The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Diane Carol Baker (born February 25 1938) is an American Actress who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959 Barry S Coe (born November 26, 1934, in Los Angeles) is an American Actor who appeared in Film and on Television In the film, a force of Greek warriors led by 300 Spartans fights against a Persian army of almost limitless size. Despite the odds, the Spartans will not flee or surrender, even if it means their deaths.

The picture was noted for its Cold War overtones,[1] repeatedly referring to the independent Greek states as "the only stronghold of freedom remaining in the then known world", holding out against the Persian 'slave empire'. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the

Frank Miller saw this movie as a boy and said "it changed the course of my creative life". Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark [2] His graphic novel 300 is about the Battle of Thermopylae, and was the basis for the 2007 film 300. 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought PLEASE SEE THE DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING A MAJOR EDIT*** The topic of the article is controversial which may be under dispute

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Plot

Xerxes I of Persia leads a vast army of soldiers into Europe to crush the small city-states of Greece to fulfil not only the idea of "one world ruled by one master", but to avenge the defeat of his father, Darius I of Persia, at the Battle of Marathon ten years previously. Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Darius I the Great (c 549 BC&ndash486 BC 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavahuš: "Possessing goodness" Having ascended to power amidst controversy and bloodshed The Battle of Marathon ( Greek: Μάχη τοῡ Μαραθῶνος Machē tou Marathōnos) during the Greco-Persian Wars took place in 490 Accompanying him are Artemisia I, the Queen of Halicarnassus who beguiles Xerxes with her feminine charm, and Demaratus, an exiled king of Sparta whose warnings Xerxes pays little heed to. Artemisia I of Caria (in Greek, Αρτεμισία) ( fl 480 BC became the ruler after the death of her husband as a client of the Halicarnassus (Άλικαρνᾱσσός &mdash Halikarnassós or Ἁλικαρνασσός &mdash Alikarnassós Halikarnas modern Demaratus was a king of Sparta from 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη

In Corinth, Themistocles wins the support of the allies and convinces both the delegates and the Spartan representative, Leonidas I, to grant Sparta leadership of the force. Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Themistocles ( Greek:; c 524&ndash459 BC was an Athenian soldier and statesman Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Outside the hall, Leonidas and Themistocles agree to fortify the pass at Thermopylae until the rest of the army arrives. Thermopylae (θɚˈmɒpəli (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek, Demotic Θερμοπύλες: "hot gateway" is a location in Greece After this, Leonidas learns of the Persian advance and travels to Sparta to spread the news.

In Sparta, fellow king Leotychidas is fighting a losing battle with the Ephors over a festival that is due to take place, and that the army should wait until after the festival is over to march, by which time the Persians will have conquered Greece. Leotychidas Latychidas''' (c 545 BC&ndash469 BC was a ruler of Sparta 491 BC-476 BC An ephor ( Classical Greek) (from the Greek, epi, "on" or "over" and, horaō, "to see" i Leonidas secretly decides to take his personal bodyguard of 300 men to the pass, who are exempt from the decisions of the Ephors and the Gerousia. An ephor ( Classical Greek) (from the Greek, epi, "on" or "over" and, horaō, "to see" i The Gerousia was the Spartan Senate (council of elders It was created by the Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus in the seventh century BC in his Great They are reinforced by Thespians and other Greek allies.

After days of fighting, Xerxes grows angry as his army is "slaughtered like sheep" by the Greeks, with the Spartans in the forefront. Leonidas further pressures his men after receiving word that the remainder of the Spartan army will only fortify the isthmus in the Peloponnese and will advance no further. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula The Greeks constantly beat off the Persians, and Xerxes begins to consider withdrawing to Sardis until he can equip a larger force at a later date. Sardis, also Sardes ( Lydian: Sfard, Greek: Σάρδεις, Persian: Sparda) modern Sart in Just then, he receives word from Ephialtes of a goat-track through the mountains. Ephialtes ( Greek:, Ephialtēs; although Herodotus spelled it as, Epialtes) was the son of Eurydemus of Malis. Rewarding Ephialtes greatly, Xerxes sends his army onward.

Once Leonidas realises this, he sends away the Greek allies to alert the cities to the south. Being too few to hold the pass, the Spartans instead attack the Persian front, where Xerxes is nearby. Leonidas is killed in the meleé. Surrounded, the survivors refuse to leave his body and are annihilated by arrowfire. After this, the Battle of Salamis and the Battle of Platea end the Persian invasion, which could not have been organised without the help of the 300 Spartans who defied the tyranny of Xerxes at Thermopylae. The Battle of Salamis ( Ancient Greek:) was a decisive naval battle between the Greek City-states and Persia in September 480 BC in the The Battle of Plataea was the final major Battle of the Greco-Persian Wars in southern Greece.

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References

  1. ^ Beam, Alex. Richard Egan may refer to Richard Egan (actor, American film actor Richard Egan (businessman, American businessman one-time Ambassador Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Themistocles ( Greek:; c 524&ndash459 BC was an Athenian soldier and statesman Diane Carol Baker (born February 25 1938) is an American Actress who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959 Barry S Coe (born November 26, 1934, in Los Angeles) is an American Actor who appeared in Film and on Television Gorgo (Γοργώ (fl 480 BC) was the daughter and the only child of Cleomenes I, King of Sparta (r David Farrar ( 21 August 1908 &ndash 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film Actor, born in Forest Gate Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Artemisia I of Caria (in Greek, Αρτεμισία) ( fl 480 BC became the ruler after the death of her husband as a client of the Demaratus was a king of Sparta from 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston. This page is about the historical figure for the Millipede Genus, see Mardonius (genus Mardonius (d Donald Daniel Houston ( November 6, 1923 &mdash October 13, 1991) was an impassive hardworking Welsh actor whose first two films Hydarnes ( Old Persian Vidarna: " the ripper ", Greek Ὑδάρνης son of Hydarnes was an eminent Persian, the commander of the Ephialtes ( Greek:, Ephialtēs; although Herodotus spelled it as, Epialtes) was the son of Eurydemus of Malis. Laurence Naismith ( 14 December, 1908 – 5 June, 1992) was an English actor "Meanwhile: Hot times at the 'Hot Gates'", International Herald Tribune, 8 March 2007. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-06-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering  
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