The 300 Spartans

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The 300 Spartans

1962

1h 54m

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Xerxes of Persia invades Greece with his army; Leonidas (Richard Egan) of Sparta fights back at Thermopylae.

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

As sword-and-sandal films go, 'The 300 Spartans' is a good one, but don't expect hard-edged action and graphic violence of the '300' sort.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 21, 2014

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

The battles seem more realistic because they are done essentially like a stage play in real time. This requires real skill and training.

Rated: C+

Aug 4, 2010

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Tecnicamente eficiente (especialmente no que diz respeito aos figurinos), o filme dilui sua fascinante base histrica em romances proibidos, dilogos superficiais e batalhas desinteressantes.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 29, 2007

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The poor Spartans, all 300 of them, are in a supercilious film.

Rated: C

Jun 24, 2004

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Carrie D

The costumes and acting are dreadful but the film still engages.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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ximaipa 6

Great back in 1963 when I first saw the 300 Spartans and just as great today!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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steve d

It hasn't aged well but the story is still really powerful.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The story of the 300 I can watch with my children. Excellent.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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deke p

The 300 SPARTANS. saw a bad copy on Youtube, 2.2019. Saw it only because VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, lecturing on THUCIDIDES, said this 1962 movie starring RICHARD EGAN (as LEONIDES) was a bit more â~historicalâ(TM) & â~realisticâ(TM) than the comic book fantasy â~300â(TM) which was still a classic work of art. But this movie, tho RALPH RICHARDSON starred as the invading and evil PERSIAN KING XERXES, was not very good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

An original film that forsook historical accuracy in favour of cinematography, The 300 Spartans was beautiful epic about the Battle Of Thermopylae. The pace was a bit slow but understandable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Rudolph Maté

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Richard Egan

King Leonidas

Ralph Richardson

Themistocles of Athens

Diane Baker

Ellas

Barry Coe

Phylon

David Farrar

Xerxes

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Synopsis

Xerxes of Persia invades Greece with his army; Leonidas (Richard Egan) of Sparta fights back at Thermopylae.

Director: Rudolph Maté
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 54m

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