The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)3h08
Drama · History · War
Director Anthony Mann (6.9 avg)
Also directed Winchester '73, El Cid, The Man from Laramie, and 37 more
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.
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Cast
Sophia Loren
Stephen Boyd
Alec Guinness
James Mason
Christopher Plummer
Anthony Quayle
John Ireland
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