The Fall of the Roman Empire poster
Director Anthony Mann
Screenplay Basilio Franchina, Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Tagline: Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

Release Date: 1964-03-24

Duration: 188 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Sophia Loren
    Lucilla
  • Christopher Plummer
    Commodus
  • James Mason
    Timonides
  • Finlay Currie
    Senator
  • Omar Sharif
    Sohamus
  • Alec Guinness
    Marcus Aurelius
  • Stephen Boyd
    Livius
  • Anthony Quayle
    Verulus
  • John Ireland
    Ballomar
  • Mel Ferrer
    Cleander