300

Label

300

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures and Virtual Studios ; produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, Jeffrey Silver ; screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon ; directed by Zack Snyder

Title variation

Three hundred

Creator

• 300 (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Butler, Gerard, 1969-
• Virtual Studios
• Legendary Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Goldmann, Bernie
• Headey, Lena
• West, Dominic, 1970-
• Santoro, Rodrigo, 1975-
• Gordon, Michael B., 1976-
• Regan, Vincent
• Johnstad, Kurt
• Nunnari, Gianni
• Snyder, Zack, 1966-
• Canton, Mark
• Pleavin, Andrew, 1968-
• Wisdom, Tom, 1973-
• Cimmino, Giovani Antonio
• Tiernan, Andrew, 1965-
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Fassbender, Michael, 1977-
• Silver, Jeffrey, (Producer)
• Wenham, David, 1965-

Subject

• Ejercicios y maniobras -- Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Thermopylae, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C. -- Drama
• Adventure films
• Historical films
• Epic films
• Grecia -- Civilización -- Hasta 146 a.C. -- Teatro
• Xerxes, I, King of Persia, 519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C. -- Drama
• War films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• War -- Feature
• War films
• Greece -- History -- Messenian Wars, 735-460 B.C. -- Drama
• Epic films
• Action and adventure films
• Historical -- Feature
• Leonidas, King of Sparta, -480 B.C. -- Drama
• Adventure -- Feature
• Tactics -- Drama
• Thermopylae (Greece) -- Drama
• Historical films

Genre

• Feature films
• Epic films
• Historical
• Adventure
• Teatro
• War films
• Action and adventure films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• War
• Drama
• Historical films
• Adventure films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw. When the Greeks did not leave, Xerxes was left with no option and he moved forward. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat would not have happened if not for a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks

Related

• 300

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Larry Fong ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Tyler Bates ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, James D. Bissell ; special effects supervisor, Louis Craig ; visual effects supervisors, Thierry Delattre, Chris Watts

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity

Language note

• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Langauge tracks in English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles

LC call number

PN1995.9.E79

LC item number

T4744 2007

PerformerNote

Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Antonio Cimmino

Runtime

116

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action