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Article: WE'RE ROMANS FROM THE GLOAMIN' Bravehearts' battlecry rings out in Hollywood as tartan army becomes stunt men for pounds 61m movie Gladiator.(Features)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- May 16, 2000
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RIDLEY SCOTT'S latest big-screen offering is on course to become Hollywood's biggest blockbuster since Titanic.
But the massive impact already made by the epic film Gladiator would not have been so hard-hitting had it not been for a dedicated band of Scots.
The "tartan army" of experts in combat ensured that the movie's battle scenes were chillingly authentic. And director Scott admits that it was a stroke of genius to call on the Clan Wallace Trust to achieve the most credible battle scenes ever to hit the big screen.
Since the Trust began, ...