Gladiator' (4 letters) The crossword solutions for the term CROWE, RUSSELL FILM are MAME and GLADIATOR. MAME is a 1974 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Gene Saks and starring Lucille Ball in the title role. The film follows the life of an eccentric New York City socialite and her family. GLADIATOR is a 2000 British-American epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott. It stars Russell Crowe as the fictional character Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne.