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Synopsis: Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC.
Director(s): Rudolph Maté
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
 
IMDB:
6.7
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Year:
1962
114 min
1,977 Views


(muttering)

Silence! Silence!

We shall now hear from

the representative of Athens, Themistocles.

of Persia invaded Greece at Marathon.

On that occasion,

the Athenians rose to challenge him.

Our Spartan friends,

famed for their piety

no less than their military prowess,

volunteered help, but were delayed by,

if I remember correctly, a religious festival.

Whereupon the Athenians,

unaided, outnumbered ten to one,

attacked the invader

and threw him into the sea.

We've no time for history now.

Things are different today.

Yes. Things are different today.

Today the danger is much greater.

The whole of Asia is descending upon us.

Many times more men than there are Greeks.

These men are fierce, savage,

bloodthirsty, merciless.

But that is not the reason why we should fear

them. That is not the source of their power.

Their power lies in their unity.

Unity.

Remember that one terrible word

which will surely destroy Greece

unless we counter it with a unity of our own.

A unity of free men fighting together,

resisting this united tide of tyranny.

We all know Themistocles

to be a master of words.

But before we allow ourselves

to be led by them,

let us consider some other words

that have been spoken.

Has Athens not sent for and received

a prediction from the Delphic oracle?

Come now, Themistocles.

No Greek state acts

without first consulting the gods.

Why not reveal this prediction to us, instead

of trying to draw us into a hopeless war?

There are no hopeless wars, friend.

Only hopeless cowards.

You are evading the answer.

I happen to know this prediction by heart.

And here it is.

"Fly to the world's end, doomed ones.

Leave your homes. "

"For fire and the headlong god of war

shall bring you low. "

This clearly seems to me

that the gods foretell the doom of Athens.

Isn't it wonderful

that we have among us such a clever man?

Not only does he know

how to steal state secrets,

but he understands the meaning

of the gods as well.

Now, since the sacred text has been filched,

there's no longer any point

in keeping it a secret.

Here is the rest of the prediction.

"Then far-seeing Jove

grants this to the prayers of Athene:

Safe shall the wooden wall continue

for thee and thy children. "

Perhaps you can explain to us

the meaning of these words.

- They have no meaning.

- No meaning?

Do you infer then

the gods dispense nonsense?

Don't put words into my mouth

to confuse the issue.

You know no wooden walls

can stand against an army like Xerxes'.

And anyway, Athens

no longer has a wooden wall.

And where did you steal

this piece of information?

Has it a wooden wall now?

Answer me. Yes or no?

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