The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Sophia Loren
as Lucilla
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Stephen Boyd
as Livius
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Alec Guinness
as Marcus Aurelius
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James Mason
as Timonides
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Christopher Plummer
as Commodus
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Anthony Quayle
as Verulus
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John Ireland
as Ballomar
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Omar Sharif
as Sohamus
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Mel Ferrer
as Cleander
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Eric Porter
as Julianus
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Finlay Currie
as Senator
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Andrew Keir
as Polybius
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Douglas Wilmer
as Niger
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George Murcell
as Victorinus
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Norman Wooland
as Virgilianus
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Michael Gwynn
as Cornelius
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Virgílio Teixeira
as Marcellus
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Peter Damon
as Claudius
Crew
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Anthony Mann
Director
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Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
- Robert Lawrence Editor
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Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
- Samuel Bronston Producer
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Philip Yordan
Screenplay
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Ben Barzman
Screenplay
- Basilio Franchina Screenplay
