Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. — Maximus Decimus Meridius

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Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

Maximus Decimus Meridius

Gladiator · 2000

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Topic

Fear of death Inevitability of death Death

Genre

Historical drama (film)Drama (film)Historical drama Drama

Medium

Film

Time

2000

Person

Maximus Decimus Meridius

Provenance

Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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