![]() The 300 Spartans, a rousing tribute to some very brave men in the ancient Greek world. I would also like to single out David Farrar as King Xerxes, a single minded adventure/conqueror as the world ever has seen. Still this was the society this particular city/state developed.ĭirector Rudolph Mate an old hand at action films staged the battle scenes impressively. You could not make a film today that is such an embrace of the Spartan militaristic culture as The 300 Spartans. He shares Egan's view of a united Greece, but who's to do the uniting, always a problem in these situations. Only the 300 men of his personal guard can he command and off he goes to save Greece itself knowing full well they all might die.ĭoing his best to help is Themistocles of Athens played by the erudite Ralph Richardson. Egan is similarly boxed in when he tries to mobilize Spartan opinion as it conflicts with some religious festival. The Greek city states prize their precious independence so much so that they cannot unite in the face of overwhelming danger. Richard Egan as the Spartan King and a bit more of a modern constitutional monarch in the film than he was in real life. The plot in fact is remarkably similar to John Wayne's version of The Alamo and a little bit of Fort Apache thrown in as well. It's the oldest last stand story in recorded history and an inspiration for all that followed. Reviewed by bkoganbing 7 / 10 The Oldest Last Stand Story In Recorded HistoryĪncient history's Alamo was the Spartan guard of King Leonidas who held the Persian army at Thermopylae, 300 men against the army of King Xerxes which numbered in the thousands. The 300 Spartans just feels like an inferior product by comparison. There is more plot and more camp, just look at the state of the Persian King who looks like he got dressed by Liberace. The Spartans from 300 look like battle hardened soldiers with tactical sophistication. The problem is comparing it with the more recent stylised CGI heavy version, The 300 Spartans gets a KO in the first round. Some of the acting is a bit on the hammy side, the end death scene was rather laughable. This is a starch B movie, filmed on location in Greece with several British thespians giving it some class but its very slow with a lot of talking, an uninspiring plot and some lacklustre action scenes. King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans have to hold off Xerxes men until further Greek help arrives. In 480 BC King Xerxes of Persia is expanding his empire to the independent Greek islands then the only free part of the known world. ![]() With the release of the enormously popular 300 which was based on a graphic novel attention focused on this 1962 version which some people said was superior. Reviewed by Prismark10 3 / 10 Its all Greek ![]()
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