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
Mark Savage (Australian film director) Upcoming movies and post-production films include "Pond Scum", "Circus of Dread", "Swan Song" and "Diary of a Mongrel Dog". Mark Savage (Australian film director) Mark Savage (born 17 September 1962) is a US-based Australian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer specializing in thrillers, horror, crime, cult, action and exploitation-themed films. He is influenced by European and Asian genre cinema, and has written critical reviews and articles for the "Herald Sun", "Asian Cult Cinema', "Filmnet" and "Fatal Visions". " Savage wrote, produced and directed his first feature "Marauaders" in 1986, since then genre entries have included "Sensitive New Age Killer