The Fall of the Roman Empire

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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

NR 26/03/1964 (US) Drama, History, War 3h 8m

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Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

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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.

Edward Gibbon

Author
Anthony Mann

Director
Basilio Franchina

Screenplay
Philip Yordan

Screenplay
Ben Barzman

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Têtes d'affiche

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

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Rédigée par CinemaSerf le 1 juin 2024

It's amidst the frozen forests of Germany that we meet Caesar Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) who is pondering a crucial question. He is ailing, aware that he'll be with his gods soon and that his son "Commodus" (Christopher Plummer) should not be entrusted with the empire. That honour ought to go to his childhood friend, and the emperor's commander "Livius" (Stephen Boyd). When he announces this, it leaves the honourable general with a conundrum - not helped by his love for the princess "Lucilla" (Sophia Loren). Thanks to an apple and a very dodgy paring knife, things come to an head and what... lire la suite.

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