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.
- Year: 1964
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Studio: Samuel Bronston Productions, Paramount Pictures
- 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, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle