Summary: Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidis led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army more than 20 times as large. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidis 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. (imdb)

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Genres: Drama, Adventure, War

Country: USA

Directed By: Rudolph Maté

Written By: Gian Paolo Callegari, Remigio Del Grosso

Starring: Diane Baker, Ralph Richardson, Donald Houston, Richard Egan, Barry Coe, David Farrar

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