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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.
1964 · Directed by Anthony Mann · 188 min · Drama · History · War · 16 frames
Tagline
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
Crew
- Screenplay: Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina
- Cinematography: Robert Krasker
- Edited by: Robert Lawrence
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Production design: Veniero Colasanti, John Moore
- Produced by: Samuel Bronston
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Lucilla
- Stephen Boyd as Livius
- Alec Guinness as Marcus Aurelius
- James Mason as Timonides
- Christopher Plummer as Commodus
- Anthony Quayle as Verulus
- John Ireland as Ballomar
- Omar Sharif as Sohamus
- Mel Ferrer as Cleander
- Eric Porter as Julianus
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Samuel Bronston Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $19,000,000
- Box office: $4,750,000
- Themes: roman empire, ancient rome, barbarian, chariot, thoughtful, 2nd century, poisoning, commodus, cómodo, fall roman empire
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