The 300 Spartans

12
1h 54m
1962
6.4 /10 (137)

Overview

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1962-08-01

Top Billed Cast

Richard Egan

King Leonidas

Ralph Richardson

Themistocles of Athens

Diane Baker

Ellas

Barry Coe

Phylon

David Farrar

Xerxes

Anne Wakefield

Artemisa

Donald Houston

Hydarnes

Anna Synodinou

Gorgo

Robert Brown

Pentheus

Laurence Naismith

First Delegate

Ivan Triesault

Demaratus

Charles Fawcett

Megistias

Michalis Nikolinakos

Myron

Sandro Giglio

Xenathon

Anna Raftopoulou

Toris

Dimos Starenios

Samos

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