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The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

01 August 1962

Country

United States of America

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

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

Demaratus

Charles Fawcett

Charles Fawcett

Megistias

Michalis Nikolinakos

Michalis Nikolinakos

Myron

Sandro Giglio

Sandro Giglio

Xenathon

Anna Raftopoulou

Anna Raftopoulou

Toris

Dimos Starenios

Dimos Starenios

Samos

Yorgos Moutsios

Yorgos Moutsios

Demophilus of Thespiae

Nikos Papakonstantinou

Nikos Papakonstantinou

Grellas

Kostas Baladimas

Kostas Baladimas

Zannino

Zannino

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Ephialtes

John Crawford

John Crawford

Agathon the Spartan Spy

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