Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.
Released: Aug 01, 1962
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genre: Adventure, History, War
Stars: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Anne Wakefield
Crew: Rudolph Maté (Director), Gian Paolo Callegari (Writer), Remigio Del Grosso (Writer), Geoffrey Unsworth (Director of Photography), Manos Hatzidakis (Original Music Composer)