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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.

1964 |3h 8m |  Drama, History, War

Videos

Cast

cast

Sophia Loren

Lucilla

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Stephen Boyd

Livius

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Alec Guinness

Marcus Aurelius

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James Mason

Timonides

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Christopher Plummer

Commodus

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Anthony Quayle

Verulus

cast

John Ireland

Ballomar

cast

Omar Sharif

Sohamus

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Mel Ferrer

Cleander

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Eric Porter

Julianus

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Finlay Currie

Senator

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Andrew Keir

Polybius

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Douglas Wilmer

Niger

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George Murcell

Victorinus

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Norman Wooland

Virgilianus

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Michael Gwynn

Cornelius

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Virgílio Teixeira

Marcellus

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Peter Damon

Claudius

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Rafael Luis Calvo

Lentulus

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Lena von Martens

Helva

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Roland Carey

Barbarian (uncredited)

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Gabriella Licudi

Tauna (uncredited)

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Robert Rietti

Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)

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Guy Rolfe

Marius (uncredited)

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Friedrich von Ledebur

Barbarian (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Italian

Budget

$19,000,000.00

Revenue

$4,750,000.00