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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

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Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

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 & Crew

Director
Anthony Mann
  • Profile picture of Sophia Loren
    Lucilla Sophia Loren
  • Profile picture of Stephen Boyd
    Livius Stephen Boyd
  • Profile picture of Alec Guinness
    Marcus Aurelius Alec Guinness
  • Profile picture of James Mason
    Timonides James Mason
  • Profile picture of Christopher Plummer
    Commodus Christopher Plummer
  • Profile picture of Anthony Quayle
    Verulus Anthony Quayle
  • Profile picture of John Ireland
    Ballomar John Ireland
  • Profile picture of Omar Sharif
    Sohamus Omar Sharif

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