The plot is simple and, although there is a little bit of politicing back home, the film is all about the stand of the 300 against countless others Battle of thermopylae, where the king of sparta led his army against the advancing persians In this regard it is visceral, violent and visually stunning.
300 Cast & Character Guide
King leonidas of sparta leads 300 powerful warriors into an epic and bloody battle at thermopylae against the massive invading forces of king xerxes
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300 (2007) is based on frank miller's graphic novel of the same name , and loosely based on the events that occured at the battle of thermopylae The film was directed by zack snyder and stars gerard butler as leonidas the revered king of sparta, lena headey as leonidas' wife queen gorgo. A state of war exists between persia, led by king xerxes (rodrigo santoro), and greece At the battle of thermopylae, leonidas (gerard butler), king of the greek city state of sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive persian army.
Tells the story of how spartan king leonidas and his soldiers numbering just 300 beat king xerxes of persia, with an army of hundreds of thousands. Retelling the ancient battle of thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which king leonidas (gerard butler) and 300 spartans fought to the death against xerxes (rodrigo santoro) and his massive persian army. 300 is one of the best action movies ever made and a true icon of the 2000s Based on frank miller's graphic novel, 300 is very loosely based the 480 b.c
