Gladiator Page #3

Synopsis: Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.
Director(s): Rowdy Herrington
Production: Dreamworks Distribution LLC
  Won 5 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 101 nominations.
 
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Year:
2000
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Then -- an almost mystical image -- Maximus' wolf leaps

through a wall of flame --

"The Wolf of Rome" savages several Germans around Maximus

-- giving him the help he needed.

The wolf and his master fight, side-by-side.

EXT. HILLTOP - TWILIGHT

We see an old man's face, staring down at the battle. The

face is weather-beaten, ailing. The roaring flames from

the battlefield below flicker in his sad eyes.

MARCUS AURELIUS, the Emperor of Rome, is on a horse. A

metal brace extends from the back of his saddle. He is

strapped to the brace with thick, leather straps.

He watches as the Felix Regiment below concludes the

battle. The cheering of the Regiment can be heard as the

final, isolated pockets of Germans are cut down.

Behind Marcus the sun is setting, painting the world blood

red.

EXT. BATTLEFIELD - SUNSET

Maximus, bloody and spent, walks through the aftermath of

the carnage. The Wolf of Rome is at his side. Dead and

dying by the hundreds are scattered everywhere. Roman

surgeons are attending to the wounded.

Marcus walks to him, embraces him warmly.

MAXIMUS:

Caesar.

MARCUS:

Maximus, you prove your valor again.

Let us hope for the final time here.

MAXIMUS:

I don't think there's anyone left to

fight.

MARCUS:

There are always people left to

fight...

Marcus takes Maximus' arm and they walk through the masses

of bodies. Maximus holds Marcus' arm firmly, quietly

supporting him as they walk.

MARCUS:

But this night, at least, Germania

is at last defeated... What will you

do now, my friend?

MAXIMUS:

Should Caesar permit, I'll go home.

I've been away too long. I've

forgotten my wife's face and I

barely know my son.

Suddenly, a tethered GERMAN PRISONER they are passing

calls out to them:

GERMAN PRISONER:

THIS BLOOD MEANS NOTHING, CONQUEROR!

Maximus and Marcus stop. A soldier moves quickly to

silence the German Prisoner.

MARCUS:

(to Soldier)

Stop...

(to Prisoner)

... You speak our language?

GERMAN PRISONER:

You have been in my homeland for

twelve years. Of course I speak

your language. So did my son, who

you murdered. So did my daughter,

who you raped.

MAXIMUS:

(to Marcus)

Come, Caesar...

MARCUS:

No. Let him speak...

(to Prisoner)

... I am Rome, what would you say to

me?

GERMAN PRISONER:

(points to sunset)

You are that sun, Rome, and your

time is over... You can slit a

thousand throats here, and you can

put a thousand babies to the sword,

but it will always be our home.

MARCUS:

Now it is Rome.

GERMAN PRISONER:

It will never be Rome. Not as long

as one German breathes.

The soldier moves to kill the insolent Prisoner.

MARCUS:

No... Release him. Give him safe

passage. Let him go to his family.

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David Franzoni

David Harold Franzoni (born March 4, 1947) is an American screenwriter and producer. His best-known screenplays include King Arthur, Gladiator (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Amistad, and Jumpin' Jack Flash. more…

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