A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Director
Ridley Scott
Writers
Screenplay
David Franzoni
John Logan
William Nicholson
Story
David Franzoni
Cast
Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius
Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus
Connie Nielsen as Lucilla
Oliver Reed as Antonius Proximo
Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus
Djimon Hounsou as Juba
Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius
Ralf Möller as Hagen
Tommy Flanagan as Cicero
David Schofield as Senator Falco
John Shrapnel as Senator Gaius
Tomas Arana as Quintus
Spencer Treat Clark as Lucius Verus
David Hemmings as Cassius
Sven-Ole Thorsen as Tigris of Gaul
Omid Djalili as a slave trader
Giannina Facio as Maximus's wife
Giorgio Cantarini as Maximus's son
John Quinn as Valerius