The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

  • NR
  • 03/26/1964 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 3h 8m

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.

Anthony Mann

Director

Philip Yordan

Screenplay

Ben Barzman

Screenplay

Basilio Franchina

Screenplay

Cast

Sophia Loren's headshot

Sophia Loren

Lucilla
Stephen Boyd's headshot

Stephen Boyd

Livius
Alec Guinness's headshot

Alec Guinness

Marcus Aurelius
James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Timonides
Christopher Plummer's headshot

Christopher Plummer

Commodus
Anthony Quayle's headshot

Anthony Quayle

Verulus
John Ireland's headshot

John Ireland

Ballomar
Omar Sharif's headshot

Omar Sharif

Sohamus

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