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The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidas, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.

19621h 54mPGAdventure, History, War

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About The 300 Spartans

Directors
Rudolph Maté
Cast
Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Anne Wakefield
Genres
Adventure, History, War
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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