The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans (1962)

01/08/1962
Adventure, History, War
1h 54m

Overview

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.

  • Rudolph MatéDirector
  • Gian Paolo CallegariWriter
  • Remigio Del GrossoWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • greece
  • soldier
  • ancient greece
  • s.a.t.
  • warrior
  • sparta greece
  • 5th century bc

Top Billed Cast

Richard Egan

Richard Egan

King Leonidas

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Themistocles of Athens

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Ellas

Barry Coe

Barry Coe

Phylon

David Farrar

David Farrar

Xerxes

Anne Wakefield

Anne Wakefield

Artemisa

Donald Houston

Donald Houston

Hydarnes

Anna Synodinou

Anna Synodinou

Gorgo

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Pentheus

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

First Delegate

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