300

Resource Information

The work 300 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

300

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures ; Hollywood Gang Productions ; Atmosphere Entertainment ; Legendary Pictures ; Virtual Studios ; produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, Jeffrey Silver ; screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon ; directed by Zack Snyder

Title variation

• Three-hundred
• Three hundred

Contributor

• Atmosphere Entertainment
• Hollywood Gang Productions (Firm)
• Legendary Pictures
• Virtual Studios
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Butler, Gerard, 1969-
• Canton, Mark
• Goldmann, Bernie
• Gordon, Michael B
• Headey, Lena
• Johnstad, Kurt
• Miller, Frank, 1957-
• Nunnari, Gianni
• Silver, Jeffrey
• Snyder, Zack, 1966-
• Varley, Lynn
• West, Dominic, 1969-

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure -- Feature
• Adventure films
• Ejercicios y maniobras -- Teatro
• Epic films
• Epic films
• Grecia -- Civilización -- Hasta 146 a.C. -- Teatro
• Greece -- History -- Messenian Wars, 735-460 B.C
• Historical -- Feature
• Historical films
• Historical films
• Leonidas, King of Sparta, d. 480 B.C
• Tactics
• Thermopylae (Greece)
• Thermopylae, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• War -- Feature
• War films
• War films
• Xerxes, I, King of Persia, 519-465 or 4 B.C

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Adventure films
• Epic films
• Historical
• Historical films
• Teatro
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• War
• War films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw. When the Greeks did not leave, Xerxes was left with no option and he moved forward. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat would not have happened if not for a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Larry Fong ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Tyler Bates ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, James D. Bissell ; special effects supervisor, Louis Craig ; visual effects supervisors, Thierry Delattre, Chris Watts

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity

Language note

English (Dolby 5.1,. Dolby 2.0), French (Dolby 5.1) or Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1995.9.E79

LC item number

T4744 2007

PerformerNote

Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Antonio Cimmino

Runtime

116

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action