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 | 15.402 |
Directed By
Anthony Mann
Crew
Anthony Mann
Mauro Sacripanti
Cecil Bolton
Dimitri Tiomkin
Robert Docker
Samuel Bronston
Julio Sempere
Frank Comstock
Andrew Marton
David Tamkin
George Parrish
Herbert Taylor
Veniero Colasanti
Samuel Bronston
Dimitri Tiomkin
Robert Lawrence
John Moore
Philip Yordan
Robert Krasker
Veniero Colasanti
Maude Spector
Ben Barzman
Edward Gibbon
Veniero Colasanti
Basilio Franchina
Jaime Prades
John Moore
John Moore
Yakima Canutt
José López Rodero
Maciek Piotrowski
C.O. Erickson
Cecilio Paniagua
John Harris
José María Ochoa
Yakima Canutt
Will Durant
Bruno Pasqualini
George Tyne
Milton C. Burrow
Gloria Mussetta
Mario Van Riel
Michał Waszyński
Elaine Schreyeck
Grazia De Rossi
George Korngold
Carl Gibson
David Hildyard
Alex Weldon
Stanley Detlie
Gordon K. McCallum
Magdalena Paradell
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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