G L A D I A T O R

A hero will rise...
On the BIG SCREEN.
Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 8 pm in Roone Arledge Cinema, Lerner Hall

Plot Summary (www.spielberg-dreamworks.com): The great Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. The war won, Maximus dreams of home, wanting only to return to his wife and son; however, the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has one more duty for the general - to assume the mantle of his power. Jealous of Maximus' favor with the emperor, the heir to the throne, Commodus (Joaquim Phoenix), orders his execution - and that of his family. Maxiumus is forced into slavery and trained as a gladiator in the arena where his fame grows. Now he has come to Rome, intent on avenging the murder of his wife and son by killing the new emperor... Commodus. Maxiumus has learned that the one power stronger than that of the emperor is the will of the people, and he knows he can only attain his revenge by becoming the greatest hero in all the empire.