Search - The 300 Spartans on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1962 DVD Release: 05/11/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 8 Genres: Historical Film, Historical Epic, Sword-and-Sandal

A colorful action film about the Battle Of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. in which the Spartans defend themselves for a Persian invasion against overwhelming odds. King Leodinas (Richard Egan) rallies the locals to stop the attack of thousands of plundering Persian invaders led by evil King Xerxes (David Farrar). Sir Ralph Richardson as Themistocles of Athens leads the international cast this the spectacular cinematic conflict that has more emphasis on action rather than historical accuracy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Richard Egan - King Leonidas of Sparta
Ralph Richardson - Themistocles of Athens
Diane Baker - Elias
Barry Coe - Phylon
David Farrar - Xerxes

A small army of Spartan soldiers go against all odds in taking on the formidable Persian army in this gripping cinematic rendering of the Battle of Thermopylae -- arriving on DVD from 20th Century Fox. The film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, so viewers won't miss a minute of the epic battle as the action rages with audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Stereo and Mono, and alternate Spanish Dolby Digital Mono with optional English and Spanish subtitles. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide