Cinematic background from Gladiator 2000 - In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos.  Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor.  As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed.  He escapes, but is captured by slave traders.  Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a long white beard standing next to a statue; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing in front of a large building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older man with white hair and a beard is holding a pen in his mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with white hair and a long beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a long white beard wearing a white robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older man holding a glass of wine in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a beard looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man and a woman standing next to a dead body; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a beard looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man dressed as a medieval knight; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A very dark picture of some trees and a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – Two men in medieval garb are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A goat standing on top of a rocky hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a suit of armor; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman standing in front of a window at sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a white beard is looking at a fire; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older man writing on a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man is eating something from a plate; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman and a boy are looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people sitting around a fire in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with long white hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man standing in front of a window looking out at a sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person walking on a dirt path near a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man with a long beard and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man with a white beard and a man with a white turban; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with white hair wearing a chain around his neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing around a circle in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image of an image; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older man sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a long beard and a turban; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man smoking a cigarette while holding a pipe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people riding on the back of a horse drawn carriage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man standing in front of a large window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man with a beard wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a long beard looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older woman wearing a crown is holding a spoon; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people dressed in black are standing in the dark with torches; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A young girl is standing behind bars in a jail cell; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with long white hair and a beard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man with a turban and a beard is holding something in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A statue of a man in a suit stands in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a helmet on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man with a beard and a necklace is holding his arm up in the air; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of men standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a gold earring; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man dressed as a roman soldier in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man dressed as a roman soldier walking in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A crowd of people watching a man lying on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a long white beard wearing a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of men in black robes standing in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing in the middle of a forest; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman wearing a dress and a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with his hands clasped in front of his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man in a suit of a medieval knight; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman in a black dress standing next to a statue; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of men standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A crowd of people gathered in a courtyard; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people in medieval armor on a snowy day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a necklace and earrings; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A view of a large building in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing earrings; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman in a costume is raising her hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing earrings; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman standing in front of some statues; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man standing in front of an open window with his arms outstretched; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older man standing next to a curtain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of tents that are in the dirt; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man with a beard looking at another man with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A statue of a man on top of a statue of a man on top of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of black and gold helmets sitting on top of a floor; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of men standing next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with a beard looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A woman with a necklace and a candle in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing next to each other in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man holding a sword in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man's face in a dimly - lit room; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man and a woman sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A person with a beard looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An older man with a beard looking at a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of people standing around a bonfire at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A group of men in roman garb walking in front of an arena; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – An old man with white hair and a long white beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Gladiator” (2000), directed by Ridley Scott – A man holding a bowl in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle