The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964·188'

★ 6.5

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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

Sophia Loren Lucilla

Stephen Boyd Livius

Alec Guinness Marcus Aurelius

James Mason Timonides

Christopher Plummer Commodus

Anthony Quayle Verulus

John Ireland Ballomar

Omar Sharif Sohamus

Mel Ferrer Cleander

Eric Porter Julianus

Finlay Currie Senator

Andrew Keir Polybius