The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

6.5(208 votes)
1964
3h 8m
Drama
History
War

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.

Production

Samuel Bronston Productions, Paramount Pictures

Cast

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

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