The Fall of the Roman Empire
“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.
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Cast
30 people
Sophia Loren
Lucilla
Known for
A Special Day
Two Women
Stephen Boyd
Livius
Known for
Ben-Hur
Fantastic Voyage
Alec Guinness
Marcus Aurelius
Known for
Star Wars
Lawrence of Arabia
James Mason
Timonides
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Christopher Plummer
Commodus
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Anthony Quayle
Verulus
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wrong Man
John Ireland
Ballomar
Known for
All the King's Men
Spartacus
Omar Sharif
Sohamus
Known for
Doctor Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia
Mel Ferrer
Cleander
Known for
The Visitor
Eaten Alive
Eric Porter
Julianus
Known for
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Hands of the Ripper
Finlay Currie
Senator
Known for
Ben-Hur
Around the World in 80 Days
Andrew Keir
Polybius
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Anthony Mann Director · Philip Yordan Screenplay Ben Barzman Screenplay
Director
Anthony Mann
Screenplay
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Ben Barzman
Screenplay
Basilio Franchina
Author
Edward Gibbon
Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematographer
Robert Krasker
Editor
Robert Lawrence
Production designer Costume designer
Veniero Colasanti
Production designer Costume designer
John Moore
Worldwide gross $4.8M · Budget $19M · United States release March 26, 1964
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,750,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Samuel Bronston Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · March 24, 1964
Theatrical
United States · March 26, 1964
Theatrical
Germany
June 11, 1964 · Theatrical
Japan
July 18, 1964 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 15, 1964 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 29, 2003 · Digital
Sweden
March 24, 1964 · TV
United Kingdom
March 24, 1964 · Theatrical
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