

The 300 Spartans
1962-08-01 · 114 min · ★ 6.5
The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidas, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.
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Production details
- Directors
- Rudolph Maté
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,350,000
- Revenue
- USD 76,520,000
Top Cast
Richard EganKing Leonidas
Ralph RichardsonThemistocles of Athens
Diane BakerEllas
Barry CoePhylon
David FarrarXerxes
Anne WakefieldArtemisa
Donald HoustonHydarnes
Anna SynodinouGorgo
Robert BrownPentheus
Laurence NaismithFirst Delegate
Ivan TriesaultDemaratus
Charles FawcettMegistias
Michalis NikolinakosMyron
Sandro GiglioXenathon
Anna RaftopoulouToris
Dimos StareniosSamos
Yorgos MoutsiosDemophilus of Thespiae
Kostas Baladimas
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