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The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire
★ 6.5/10•1964•3h 8m•NR•Drama•History•War

Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

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.

Anthony Mann · Director

Philip Yordan · Screenplay

Ben Barzman · Screenplay

Basilio Franchina · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime3h 8m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 24, 1964
Budget$19,000,000
Revenue$4,750,000

Actors

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Lucilla

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Livius

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Marcus Aurelius

James Mason

James Mason

Timonides

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Commodus

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Verulus

John Ireland

John Ireland

Ballomar

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Sohamus

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Cleander

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Julianus

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Senator

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Polybius

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

Niger

George Murcell

George Murcell

Victorinus

Norman Wooland

Norman Wooland

Virgilianus

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

Cornelius

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