The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

6.5/10 • 188 min • Drama History War

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.

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

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