Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.

Special features: Original theatrical version; introduction to the extended version by director Ridley Scott; "Are you not entertained?" trivia track; all-new commentary by Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe; "Tale of the scribes" story development; "The tools of war" weapons; "Attire of the realm" costume design; "The heat of battle" production journals; "Shadows and dust" resurrecting Proximo; "The glory of Rome" visual effects; "Echoes in eternity" release and impact; production design featurette and galleries; storyboard demonstrations, comparisons and galleries; Ridleygames, Ridley Scott's own sketches of "Maximus' journey"; costume design galleries; cast portrait photo galleries; visual effects explorations, Germania and Rome; abandoned sequences, including alternate opening titles, blood vision, rhino fight and a newly discovered deleted scene.

Director of photography, John Mathieson ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; music, Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard ; production designer, Arthur Max ; costume designer, Janty Yates.

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris.

A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new Emperor, Commodus. He becomes a slave and then a gladiator, fighting in the Roman Colosseum in defiance of the Emperor.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

In English or French; subtitles in English, Spanish or French; Closed-captioned.