The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $19,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,750,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 20.311 |
Directed By
Anthony Mann
Crew
Anthony Mann
Andrew Marton
Herbert Taylor
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cecil Bolton
Samuel Bronston
Julio Sempere
George Parrish
David Tamkin
Mauro Sacripanti
Frank Comstock
Robert Docker
Ben Barzman
Veniero Colasanti
Philip Yordan
Maude Spector
Robert Krasker
John Moore
John Moore
Edward Gibbon
John Moore
Samuel Bronston
Jaime Prades
Basilio Franchina
Dimitri Tiomkin
Robert Lawrence
Veniero Colasanti
Veniero Colasanti
Yakima Canutt
C.O. Erickson
Cecilio Paniagua
David Hildyard
John Harris
Milton C. Burrow
Alex Weldon
Bruno Pasqualini
José María Ochoa
Gordon K. McCallum
Maciek Piotrowski
Magdalena Paradell
George Korngold
Stanley Detlie
Gloria Mussetta
Mario Van Riel
Will Durant
Michał Waszyński
Grazia De Rossi
Elaine Schreyeck
José López Rodero
Carl Gibson
George Tyne
Yakima Canutt
TOP 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
Douglas Wilmer
Niger
George Murcell
Victorinus
Norman Wooland
Virgilianus
Michael Gwynn
Cornelius
Virgílio Teixeira
Marcellus
Peter Damon
Claudius
Rafael Luis Calvo
Lentulus
Lena von Martens
Helva
Roland Carey
Barbarian (uncredited)
Margaret Fuller
Part of Court (uncredited)
Mario Ghignone
Gladiators Trainer (uncredited)
Gabriella Licudi
Tauna (uncredited)
Jeffrey O'Kelly
Brother of Livius (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)
Guy Rolfe
Marius (uncredited)
José Terrón
Soldier on Horse (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Barbarian (uncredited)
Patricia Wright
Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited)
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