

The Fall of the Roman Empire
"Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire"
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$19.0M
$19,000,000
Revenue
$4.8M
$4,750,000
Languages
English
Studio
Samuel Bronston Productions
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Key Crew

Anthony Mann
Director

Ben Barzman
Screenplay

Philip Yordan
Screenplay
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