300
film by Snyder [2006]
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Butler
- In Gerard Butler
…star with his performance in 300 as the Spartan warrior King Leonidas, whose 300 warriors held off the vast Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. The highly stylized film was an unexpected box-office hit. Refusing to be typecast by his success, Butler switched genres with the romantic comedy P.S.…
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- In Zack Snyder: Career
…contributing to the script for 300, a stylishly violent historical epic about the Battle of Thermopylae starring Gerard Butler as the Spartan king Leonidas. Snyder quickly gained a reputation for his aesthetic eye and cinematography, blending moody darkness with saturated color and ultraviolent action scenes. He first teamed up with…
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