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Gladiator opens nationally. In concert with Russell Crowe's buffed Spartacus doppelganger and a CGI-ed cast of thousands, Ridley Scott, working from a screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson, excavates the sword, sandals & toga epic from Hollywood's long mothballed Roman Empire past & sends it into battle in the multiplex Colosseum. With Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris and.Oliver Reed. Film wins 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor.
