The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964/03/24 (US) | Drama, History, War
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.
Anthony Mann
Director
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Ben Barzman
Screenplay
Basilio Franchina
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Sophia Loren
Lucilla
Stephen Boyd
Livius
Alec Guinness
Marcus Aurelius
James Mason
Timonides
Christopher Plummer
Commodus
Anthony Quayle
Verulus
John Ireland
Ballomar
Budget
$ 19,000,000
Revenue
$ 4,750,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Samuel Bronston Productions
- Paramount Pictures
Crews
Mauro Sacripanti
Second Assistant Director
Cecil Bolton
Orchestrator
Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor
Robert Docker
Orchestrator
Samuel Bronston
Presenter
Julio Sempere
Second Second Assistant Director
Frank Comstock
Orchestrator