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You sent for me Yes I didYou're good Spaniard but you're not that goodYou could be magnificentI'm required to kill so I kill That is enoughThat's enough for the provinces but not for RomeThe young
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Gladiator

So, Spaniard. We shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. And a great whore...

Proximo:
What do you want? Hmm? Girl? Boy?Maximus:You sent for me?Proximo:Yes, I did. You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. You could be magnificent.Maximus:I'm required to kill, so I kill. That is enough.Proximo:That's enough for the provinces, but not for Rome. The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. I find that amusing since it Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the all-knowing Marcus Aurelius, that closed us down. So, finally after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong. The coliseum. Oh, you should see the coliseum, Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans. Watching every movement of your sword. Willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike. And the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up like - like the - like a storm. As if you were the Thundergod himself.Maximus:You were a gladiator?Proximo:Yes, I was.Maximus:And you won your freedom?Proximo:A long time ago, the emperor presented me with a rudis. It's just a... a wooden sword. A symbol of your freedom. He touched me on the shoulder and I was free.Maximus: You knew Marcus Aurelius?Proximo: I did not say I knew him! I said He touched me on the shoulder once!Maximus:You asked me what I want. I too want to stand in front of the emperor. As you did.Proximo:Then listen to me. Learn from me. I wasn't the best because I killed quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom.Maximus:I will win the crowd. I will give them something they've never seen before.Proximo: So, Spaniard. We shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. And a great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. Here, use this

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You sent for me Yes I did
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You're good Spaniard but you're not that good
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You could be magnificent
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I'm required to kill so I kill That is enough
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That's enough for the provinces but not for Rome
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The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles
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to commemorate his father Marcus Aurelius
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I find that amusing
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since it was Marcus Aurelius the wise
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the all knowing Marcus Aurelius that closed us down
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So finally after five years of scratching a living
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in flea infested villages
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we're finally going back to where we belong
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The Colosseum
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You should see the Colosseum Spaniard
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Fifty thousand Romans
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watching every movement of your sword
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willing you to make that killer blow
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The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards
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It rises It rises up
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like a storm
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As if you were the thunder god himself
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You were a gladiator Yes I was
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You won your freedom
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A long time ago the Emperor
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presented me with a rudius
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It's just a wooden sword
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The symbol of your freedom
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He touched me on the shoulder and I was free
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You knew Marcus Aurelius
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I did not say I knew him I said he touched me on the shoulder once
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You asked me what I want
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I too want to stand in front of the Emperor
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as you did
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Then listen to me Learn from me
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I wasn't the best because I killed quickly
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I was the best because the crowd loved me
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Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom
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I will win the crowd
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I will give them something they've never seen before
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So Spaniard we shall go to Rome together
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and have bloody adventures
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And the great whore will suckle us
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until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more
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And then
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when enough men have died
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perhaps you will have your freedom
Available in 8 languages
Duration
182 seconds
Views
2,359
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:31
Uploaded
Jan 31, 2026
Production
Universal Pictures,Scott Free Productions,Red Wagon Entertainment,Mill Film,DreamWorks Pictures

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Movie Summary

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Actors

Oliver Reed
Proximo
Russell Crowe
Maximus