The Fall of the Roman Empire

Mar 24, 1964

3h 8m

★ 6.5

Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Samuel Bronston Productions

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Lucilla

Sophia Loren

Livius

Stephen Boyd

Marcus Aurelius

Alec Guinness

Timonides

James Mason

Commodus

Christopher Plummer

Verulus

Anthony Quayle

Ballomar

John Ireland

Sohamus

Omar Sharif

Cleander

Mel Ferrer

Julianus

Eric Porter

Senator

Finlay Currie

Polybius

Andrew Keir

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