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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
188 minApprovedDramaHistoryWar
TMDb6.5/10227 votes
IMDb6.7/1010,911 votes
Rotten Tomatoes93%
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.
Country: United States
Director: Anthony Mann
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
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
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George Murcell
Victorinus
Keywords
Plot:roman empirebarbarianchariotthoughtfulpoisoningcommoduscómodofall roman empirefall empiredramatic
Time:2nd centuryantiquity
Place:ancient rome
