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A new three-part series comparing movie versions of historywith the real events. 1: Gladiator. Ridley Scott 's Roman epic won five Oscars and earned around $500 million at the box office, but how truthful was his vision of Rome? Gerry Northam discovers what a gladiator's life was really like. Producer John Byrne

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Ridley Scott
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Gerry Northam
Producer:
John Byrne
Source: Radio Times

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