Gladiator : [a hero will rise]/ Dewey Gram. Based on a screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson; story by David Franzoni

General Maximus Meridas, a hero of the Roman empire, is forced into exile by the Emperor Commodus and is captured and sold into slavery, where he learns a new type of warfare as a gladiator "Once a great hero of the Roman Empire, General Maximus Meridas has led a lifetime of battle in loyal service to his emperor. But when the emperor's jealous heir, Commodus, murders his way to the throne, he forces Maximus into exile and savagely slaughters his family."--Jacket