The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Release: 1964-03-24
·Runtime: 188m
·★ 6.5
Drama
History
War
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Samuel Bronston Productions
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Alec Guinness
as Marcus Aurelius
Gabriella Licudi
as Tauna (uncredited)
Stephen Boyd
as Livius
Peter Damon
as Claudius
Guy Rolfe
as Marius (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer
as Cleander
Eric Porter
as Julianus
Andrew Keir
as Polybius
Rafael Luis Calvo
as Lentulus
Sophia Loren
as Lucilla
Michael Gwynn
as Cornelius
Robert Rietti
as Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)
José Terrón
as Soldier on Horse (uncredited)
Anthony Quayle
as Verulus
John Ireland
as Ballomar
Virgílio Teixeira
as Marcellus
Christopher Plummer
as Commodus
Norman Wooland
as Virgilianus
Roland Carey
as Barbarian (uncredited)
Omar Sharif
as Sohamus
Finlay Currie
as Senator
Douglas Wilmer
as Niger
Lena von Martens
as Helva
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Barbarian (uncredited)
Patricia Wright
as Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited)
James Mason
as Timonides
Crew
Yakima Canutt
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
Cecilio Paniagua
Second Unit Cinematographer
C.O. Erickson
Production Manager
Anthony Mann
Director
Michał Waszyński
Associate Producer
Ben Barzman
Screenplay
George Tyne
Dialogue Coach
Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor, Original Music Composer
Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography