The Fall of the Roman Empire backdrop

The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964 Directed by Anthony Mann

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History , War
Budget $19,000,000
Revenue $4,750,000
Release Date 24 March 1964
188 mins
Cast
Sophia Loren Lucilla
Alec Guinness Marcus Aurelius
James Mason Timonides
John Ireland Ballomar
Omar Sharif Sohamus
Mel Ferrer Cleander
Eric Porter Julianus
Andrew Keir Polybius
George Murcell Victorinus
Norman Wooland Virgilianus
Michael Gwynn Cornelius
Peter Damon Claudius
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)