The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
188 min
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.
- Release date
- March 25, 1964
- Country of origin
- United States, Italy, United Kingdom
- Music
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Budget
- $19,000,000
- Box office
- $4,750,000
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Fanfares & Flourishesinstrumental0:51
- Preludeinstrumental2:42
- Dawn On The Northern Frontierinstrumental2:17
- Livius' Arrivalinstrumental1:02
- Old Acquaintancesinstrumental4:31
- Pax Romanainstrumental5:12
- The Dawn Of Loveinstrumental2:19
- Decoy Patrolinstrumental0:57
- The Battle In The Forest / Reinforcementsinstrumental3:49
- The Funeral Of Marcus Aureliusinstrumental2:32
- The Roman Forum / By Jove & Intermission Titleinstrumental5:24
- Intermezzo: Livius & Lucillainstrumental2:17
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Lucilla
- Stephen Boyd as Livius
- Alec Guinness as Marcus Aurelius
- James Mason as Timonides
- Christopher Plummer as Commodus
- Anthony Quayle as Verulus
- John Ireland as Ballomar
- Omar Sharif as Sohamus
- Mel Ferrer as Cleander
- Eric Porter as Julianus
- Finlay Currie as Senator
- Andrew Keir as Polybius
- Douglas Wilmer as Niger
- George Murcell as Victorinus
- Norman Wooland as Virgilianus
- Michael Gwynn as Cornelius
- Virgilio Teixeira as Marcellus
- Peter Damon as Claudius
- Rafael Luis Calvo as Lentulus
- Lena von Martens as Helva
- Roland Carey as Barbarian (uncredited)
- Margaret Fuller as Part of Court (uncredited)
- Gabriella Licudi as Tauna (uncredited)
- Jeffrey O'Kelly as Brother of Livius (uncredited)
- Robert Rietty as Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)
- Guy Rolfe as Marius (uncredited)
- Friedrich von Ledebur as Barbarian (uncredited)
- Patricia Wright as Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited)
Crew
- Anthony Mann · Director
- Ben Barzman · Writer
- Basilio Franchina · Writer
- Philip Yordan · Writer
- Samuel Bronston · Producer
- Dimitri Tiomkin · Composer
- Robert Krasker · Cinematographer
- Robert Lawrence · Editor
- Maude Spector · Casting director
- Veniero Colasanti · Production designer
- John Moore · Production designer