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All-new bonus materials include the first-ever Audio Commentary by Russell Crowe and Director Ridley Scott; "Strength and Honor: Creating the World of Gladiator" - an extended-length documentary featuring never-before-seen footage comprised of various chapters; a complete bonus disc of behind-the-scenes featurettes; and much more.
Full Product DetailsSide #1 -- Feature
1. Far From Home (Main Title)
2. Hell Unleashed
3. You Have Missed the War
4. A Pleasant Fiction
5. One More Duty
6. You Will Not Be Emperor
7. Hail Caesar
8. A Soldier's Death
9. Mark of the Legion
10. Gladiators, I Salute You
11. Battle in Chains
12. The Greatness of Rome
13. Win the Crowd
14. I Shall Cheer for You
15. The Battle of Carthage
16. My Name Is Gladiator
17. Terribly Vexed
18. A Man for the People
19. Maximus the Merciful
20. You Simply Won't Die
21. The Last Wish of a Dying Man
22. I'm an Entertainer
23. Busy Little Bee
24. Shadows and Dust
25. Am I Not Merciful
26. Death Smiles at Us All
27. Home Again
28. Now We Are Free
1. Far From Home (Main Title)
2. Hell Unleashed
3. You Have Missed the War (Includes Additional Material)
4. A Pleasant Fiction
5. One More Duty
6. You Will Not Be Emperor (Includes Additional Material)
7. Hail Caesar
8. A Soldier's Death
9. Mark of the Legion
10. Gladiators, I Salute You (Includes Additional Material)
11. Battle in Chains (Includes Additional Material)
12. The Greatness of Rome
13. Win the Crowd (Includes Additional Material)
14. I Shall Cheer for You (Includes Additional Material)
15. The Battle of Carthage
16. My Name Is Gladiator
17. Terribly Vexed (Includes Additional Material)
18. A Man for the People
19. Maximus the Merciful
20. You Simply Won't Die
21. The Last Wish of a Dying Man (Includes Additional Material)
22. I'm an Entertainer
23. Busy Little Bee (Includes Additional Material)
24. Shadows and Dust (Includes Additional Material)
25. Am I Not Merciful
26. Death Smiles at Us All (Includes Additional Material)
27. Home Again
28. Now We Are Free (Includes Additional Material)
Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) vividly recreates the waning days of the Roman Empire in this lavishly mounted epic directed in the grand manner of sword-and-sandal sagas such as Ben Hur and Spartacus. Gladiators' sweeping narrative focuses on battle-weary Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe), bent on returning to his family despite the urgings of aging emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) to remain in Rome's service. After his wife and son are executed by the ruthless Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who has also murdered Marcus and seized power, the recently enslaved Maximus becomes the empire's most celebrated gladiator -- and waits for an opportunity to avenge himself on the deranged usurper. Crowe's sullen demeanor and massive physique perfectly suit him to play this brooding, taciturn warrior, and Phoenix (equally convincing as the spoiled, petulant young tyrant), Harris, Connie Nielsen,and the late Oliver Reed provide able support. Richly atmospheric, Gladiator is shrouded in muted colors and dark tones, but Scott's penchant for moody lighting doesn't inhibit the film's dynamism at all. The brutal, chaotic battle scenes that regularly punctuate the episodic plot are truly spectacular. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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