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The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-03-24
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223 Votes
Time: 3h 8m
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $19,000,000.00
Revenue: $4,750,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Samuel Bronston Productions
Movie: The Fall of the Roman Empire
Top 10 Billed 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
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