
Film
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · 3h 8m · Drama · History · War
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
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- 6.7
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 56%
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Overview
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
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Cast

Sophia Loren
Lucilla

Stephen Boyd
Livius

Alec Guinness
Marcus Aurelius

James Mason
Timonides

Christopher Plummer
Commodus

Anthony Quayle
Verulus

John Ireland
Ballomar

Omar Sharif
Sohamus

Mel Ferrer
Cleander

Eric Porter
Julianus

Finlay Currie
Senator

Andrew Keir
Polybius

Douglas Wilmer
Niger
George Murcell
Victorinus

Norman Wooland
Virgilianus

Michael Gwynn
Cornelius
Crew
- Anthony MannDirector
- Ben BarzmanScreenplay
- Philip YordanScreenplay
- Basilio FranchinaScreenplay
- Samuel BronstonProducer
- Robert KraskerDirector of Photography
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Robert LawrenceEditor
- Maude SpectorCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 24, 1964
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 3h 8m
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $19,000,000
- Revenue
- $4,750,000
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
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