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An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Production Journals, Attire Of The Realm: Costume Design, Shadow And Dust: Resurrecting Proximo, The Glory Of Rome: Visual Effects, Tools Of War: Weapons, Echoes In Eternity: Release And Impact,and final Production Credits.
Practical Effects
Real tiger in the arena, zero chill.
Production
Malta sets built in 19 weeks. NINETEEN.
Direction
Ridley Scott's chaos management is mesmerizing.

Director
Charles de Lauzirika
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes