The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

188 mins | Drama, War, History | March 24, 1964

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.

The Fall of the Roman Empire

188 mins | Drama, War, History | March 24, 1964

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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Paramount, Samuel Bronston Productions
Original title The Fall of the Roman Empire
Directors Elaine Schreyeck, José María Ochoa, José López Rodero, Yakima Canutt, Julio Sempere, Mauro Sacripanti, Andrew Marton, Anthony Mann
Writers Edward Gibbon, Basilio Franchina, Ben Barzman, Philip Yordan

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)

Mario Ghignone

as Gladiators Trainer (uncredited)

Gabriella Licudi

as Tauna (uncredited)

Jeffrey O'Kelly

as Brother of Livius (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

as Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)

Guy Rolfe

as Marius (uncredited)

José Terrón

as Soldier on Horse (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur

as Barbarian (uncredited)

Patricia Wright

as Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited)