The first gladiator fight features Maximus ... Crowe gained international recognition, especially with American audiences, in 1997’s L.A. Confidential. Crowe would become an Academy staple ...

Russell Crowe as Maximus in 'Gladiator' (2000). Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor ...

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That initial hunch proved correct, with Gladiator earning $465.5 million worldwide ($853.3 million today). Crowe, who had been Oscar nominated the year before for The Insider, would win best actor, ...

Hollywood sequels rarely achieve the magic of the original ... who produced and directed “Gladiator II,” drew parallels between his movie and contemporary American politics in an interview ...

In the years that followed, it was Max who helped Scott realize his visions for 1970s Harlem ("American ... the events of the first film, when a Roman soldier-turned-gladiator named Maximus ...