The Toughest Characters Hollywood Has to Offer

Maximus Decimus Meridius - Gladiator

Russel Crowe really knows how to swing a sword. Maximus uses his anger and fury to slay the opposing team that's easily twice as large as he is. The film itself was exhausting to film. The entire crew was drained by the end of it. The wounds on Crowe's face after the opening battle scene are actually real. A horse backed him into a bunch of tree branches, which required stitches. 

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