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Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) bids farewell to his son Pleistarchos (GIOVANI ANTONIO CIMMINO) and wife Gorgo (LENA HEADEY) as the 300 begin their march north
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Theron (DOMINIC WEST) threatens Gorgo (LENA HEADEY) when she attempts to secure his support in the Spartan council
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King Leonaidas (Gerard Butler) looks through the remains of a devastated Greek village, scanning the details of the destruction.
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On the left, a panel from Frank Miller's graphic novel 300. On the right, the scene as it appears
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Teenaged Leonidas (TYLER NEITZEL) encounters a hungry wolf while surviving alone in the wilderness as part of a Spartan soldier's training
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At age 7, as is customary in Sparta, the boy is taken from his mother and plunged into a world of violence.
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Director ZACK SNYDER (center) blocks a scene with LENA HEADEY who portrays Gorgo, during filming of Warner Bros. Pictures' action drama "300"
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GERARD BUTLER stars as King Leonidas
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Theron (DOMINIC WEST, center) and a group of councilmen watch the departure of Leonidas and his 300 bodyguards
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As distant battle horns sound off, thousands of Persians arrows race through the golden sky towards the Spartans.
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Robbed of sleep by the words of the Oracle, Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) seeks the counsel of his wife and queen, Gorgo (LENA HEADEY)
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Gorgo (LENA HEADEY) makes an impassioned plea before the Spartan council
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Director ZACK SNYDER (center) and GERARD BUTLER who portrays Leonidas, discuss a scene on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' action drama "300"
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The Spartan defenders face a menagerie of war beasts from across the vast Persian empire
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Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) fights his way through the first wave of Persian infantry
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Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER, center) warns the Persian Messenger (PETER MENSAH) to choose his words wisely as Captain (VINCENT REGAN, left) and Gorgo (LENA HEADEY) look on
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Stelios (Michael Fassbender) refuses the Persian Emissary s demand of a Spartan surrender.
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The Persian cavalry, astride black stallions, emerges from the dust and smoke of the battlefield
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FRANK MILLER, the author of the graphic novel 300 and an executive producer on the film, takes a break on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' action drama "300"
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Xerxes (RODRIGO SANTORO) vents his rage at the losses sustained by his army while facing 300 Spartans
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The Oracle Girl (KELLY CRAIG) slips into a trance and begins the process of interpreting the will of the gods
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The Uber Immortal (ROBERT MAILLET) is released from his bonds and unleashed upon the Spartans
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Xerxes (RODRIGO SANTORO) attempts to ply Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) with promises of wealth and power contingent upon the surrender of the Spartan troops
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Captain (VINCENT REGAN, third from right), Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) and Stelios (MICHAEL FASSBENDER) take their places at the front of the deadly Spartan phalanx
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Captain (VINCENT REGAN), Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) and the Spartans stand ready to halt the advance of the Persian army
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Stelios (MICHAEL FASSBENDER) refuses the Persian emissary's demand to surrender
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After repelling the initial Persian attack, the Spartans face thousands of Persian arrows racing through the sky
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LENA HEADEY portrays Gorgo, the Spartan queen who works to secure support on the home front for her husband and his troops
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The 300, led by Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER, center left), meet up with their allies, the Arcadians, led by Daxos (ANDREW PLEAVIN, center right) on the journey to the Hot Gates
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The wolf begins to circle the boy. Claws of black steel, fur as dark as night, eyes glowing red&jewels from the pit of Hell itself.
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The second day of battle begins. Silhouetted forms, whips crack, barbarians howl.
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DOMINIC WEST portrays Theron, a Spartan politician with a hidden agenda
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Stelios (MICHAEL FASSBENDER) crouches behind his shield as shrapnel tears through the air
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As the Spartan phalanx advances, the rear columns of attacking Persians begin to fold and fall away, over the high cliff's edge and into the sea below.
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The view that greets the Spartans and their allies as they reach the Hot Gates is the vast Persian fleet approaching the Greek coast
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King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) tries to convince King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) to surrender.
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GERARD BUTLER portray Leonidas, the king of Sparta who, along with 300 soldiers, battles to prevent the Persian army from invading all of Greece
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Gorgo (LENA HEADEY) comforts her son, Pleistarchos (GIOVANI ANTONIO CIMMINO)
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The leader of the Immortals, Xerxes' elite fighting force, brings his troops to a halt when confronted by an unimaginable obstacle on the battlefield
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The Persian infantry takes it's position on the coastal plains near the Hot Gates as they prepare to attack.
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Xerxes (RODRIGO SANTORO), the Persian king who claims to be a god, stands atop his elaborate golden litter
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On the left, a panel from Frank Miller's graphic novel 300. On the right, the scene as it appears
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Dilios (DAVID WENHAM) inspires the Spartan troops with tales of honor and victory before battle
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Astinos (TOM WISDOM, third from left), Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) and his Captain (VINCENT REGAN) look toward the distant Persian encampment as a wall of the day's dead rises behind them
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Spartan sword meets Persian whip as Stelios (MICHAEL FASSBENDER) leaps over several guards to counter the attack of the Persian emissary (TYRONE BENSKIN)
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Theron (Dominic West) and a group of Spartan Councilmen watch as King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) prepares his men for their march to Thermopylae.
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A wounded Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) roars his defiance at the Persian invaders
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The misshapen Ephialtes (ANDREW TIERNAN), spirited away from Sparta by his parents before inspection, displays his skill with a spear
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Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER) personally delivers his answer to the Persian Messenger (PETER MENSAH)
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On the left, a panel from Frank Miller's graphic novel 300. On the right, the scene as it appears
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On the left, a panel from Frank Miller's graphic novel 300. On the right, the corresponding scene as it appears
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Leonidas (GERARD BUTLER, center left), Daxos (ANDREW PLEAVIN, center right) and their combined forces discover the remains of villagers whose town was sacked by a Persian scouting party
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Black Persian battle stallions and their riders emerge from the dusty horizon and thunder down upon the Spartan line.
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Leonidas' Father (TIM CONNOLLY) teaches his young son (ELI SNYDER) the importance of a Spartan shield
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The Messenger (PETER MENSAH), brandishing the skulls of kings who dared to stand against the might of the Persian empire, arrives in Sparta to deliver Xerxes' message
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The Spartan Baby Inspector (DENNIS ST. JOHN) standing atop Mt. Taygetos, examines the infant Leonidas for defects amid the remains of those deemed unworthy of becoming a Spartan
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GERARD BUTLER stars as King Leonidas
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