The 300 Spartans

Oct 1 1962 Approved 1h 54m
Adventure, Drama, History

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.

Plot

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC.

Written by

George St. George, Ugo Liberatore, Remigio Del Grosso

Directed by

Rudolph Maté

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English, Español

Awards

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