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 decission about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
- Year: 1964
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Studio: Samuel Bronston Productions, Paramount
- Keyword: epic, roman empire, ancient rome, barbarian, chariot, 2nd century, poisoning, commodus, cómodo, fall roman empire, fall empire
- Director: Anthony Mann
- Cast: Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Christopher Plummer, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Anthony Quayle