Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Hispano-Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial
The Skywalk Is Gone the principal locations of "What Time Is It There?" was the skywalk in front of the New Railway Station. The skywalk was torn down after shooting the film, and this short is based on that fact. Director Tsai Ming-liang later joked that "It seems that many places that I shot for my films have vanished. This is kind of worrying!" A major theme of this film is the urbanization of Taipei. The song playing at the end of it is called "Nanping Bell". "The Skywalk Is Gone" was the first short film to ever get a theatrical commercial run in