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
What Dreams May Come (film) situation that parallels their first meeting. Additionally, director Werner Herzog has a cameo as one of the Faces of the Damned. Principal photography for "What Dreams May Come" began in late June 1997. It was shot largely on Fuji Velvia film and is one of few films to have been shot in this manner. The Fuji Velvia film is known among landscape photographers for its vivid color reproduction. The visual effects developments were created by Mass.lllusions in the same R&D group that developed the bullet time visual effects in "The Matrix". Filming locations include places in Marin County, Alameda County,