The 300 Spartans (1962)

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.

Genres: Adventure, History, War

Stars: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar

Release Date: 1962-08-01

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 6.43 / 10 (143 votes)

Runtime: 114 mins