The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) - IMDb

The Fall of the Roman Empire ... The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is ... MenuMoviesReleaseCalendarDVD&Blu-rayReleasesTop250MoviesMostPopularMoviesBrowseMoviesbyGenreTopBoxOfficeShowtimes&TicketsInTheatersComingSoonMovieNewsIndiaMovieSpotlightTVShowsWhat'sonTV&StreamingTop250TVShowsMostPopularTVShowsBrowseTVShowsbyGenreTVNewsIndiaTVSpotlightWatchWhattoWatchLatestTrailersIMDbOriginalsIMDbPicksIMDbPodcastsAwards&EventsOscarsBestPictureWinnersBestPictureWinnersEmmysSTARmeterAwardsSanDiegoComic-ConNewYorkComic-ConSundanceFilmFestivalTorontoInt'lFilmFestivalAwardsCentralFestivalCentralAllEventsCelebsBornTodayMostPopularCelebsMostPopularCelebsCelebrityNewsCommunityHelpCenterContributorZonePollsForIndustryProfessionalsAllAllTitlesTVEpisodesCelebsCompaniesKeywordsAdvancedSearchWatchlistSignInENFullysupportedEnglish(UnitedStates)PartiallysupportedFrançais(Canada)Français(France)Deutsch(Deutschland)हिंदी(भारत)Italiano(Italia)Português(Brasil)Español(España)Español(México)TheFalloftheRomanEmpire19641964PGPG3h8mIMDbRATING6.7/109.1KYOURRATINGRateCast&crewUserreviewsTriviaIMDbProAlltopicsPlaytrailer4:222Videos78PhotosDramaHistoryWarThedeathofMarcusAureliusleadstoasuccessioncrisis,inwhichthedeceasedemperor'sson,Commodus,demonstratesthatheisunwillingtoletanythingunderminehisclaimtotheRomanE...ReadallThedeathofMarcusAureliusleadstoasuccessioncrisis,inwhichthedeceasedemperor'sson,Commodus,demonstratesthatheisunwillingtoletanythingunderminehisclaimtotheRomanEmpire.ThedeathofMarcusAureliusleadstoasuccessioncrisis,inwhichthedeceasedemperor'sson,Commodus,demonstratesthatheisunwillingtoletanythingunderminehisclaimtotheRomanEmpire.IMDbRATING6.7/109.1KYOURRATINGRateDirectorAnthonyMannWritersBenBarzman(screenplay)BasilioFranchina(screenplay)PhilipYordan(screenplay)StarsSophiaLorenStephenBoydAlecGuinnessTopcreditsDirectorAnthonyMannWritersBenBarzman(screenplay)BasilioFranchina(screenplay)PhilipYordan(screenplay)StarsSophiaLorenStephenBoydAlecGuinnessSeeproduction,boxoffice&companyinfo118Userreviews35CriticreviewsSeemoreatIMDbProNominatedfor1Oscar1win&2nominationstotalVideos2Trailer4:22OfficialTrailerClip4:38StreamingPassport:TheRomanEmpirePhotos78TopcastEditSophiaLorenLucillaasLucillaStephenBoydLiviusasLiviusAlecGuinnessMarcusAureliusasMarcusAureliusJamesMasonTimonidesasTimonidesChristopherPlummerCommodusasCommodusAnthonyQuayleVerulusasVerulusJohnIrelandBallomarasBallomarOmarSharifSohamusasSohamusMelFerrerCleanderasCleanderEricPorterJulianusasJulianusFinlayCurrieSenatorasSenatorAndrewKeirPolybiusasPolybiusDouglasWilmerNigerasNigerGeorgeMurcellVictorinusasVictorinusNormanWoolandVirgilianusasVirgilianusMichaelGwynnCorneliusasCorneliusVirgilioTeixeiraMarcellusasMarcellus(asVirgilioTexera)PeterDamonClaudiusasClaudiusDirectorAnthonyMannWritersBenBarzman(screenplay)BasilioFranchina(screenplay)PhilipYordan(screenplay)Allcast&crewSeemorecastdetailsatIMDbProMorelikethis7.2ElCid7.2QuoVadis7.0KingofKings6.9Barabbas6.755DaysatPeking6.7TheRobe7.0Cleopatra6.6DemetriusandtheGladiators6.5TheEgyptian6.6TheWarLord7.3JuliusCaesar6.8KhartoumStorylineEditIntentonsecuringpeaceandprosperitythroughoutthemightyRomanEmpire,thewisediplomat,EmperorMarcusAurelius,callstogetherthelocalgovernorsfromallovertheEmpire,afterconqueringtheGermanictribes.Withthisinmind,Marcushasdecidedtoturnoverhiscrownandthemuch-covetedimperialthronetoGeneralLivius,insteadofchoosinghiscorruptsonandlogicalsuccessor,Commodus.Asaresult,hightreasonandblindambitionleadtothedeathofAureliusbypoisoning,pavingthewayforaneweraofoppression,endlessmachinations,andrapiddecline.Now,asdarknessprevailsontheoutskirtsoftheEmpirewheretheRomanlegionsstruggletosubduetheinvadinghordes,delusionalCommodusdeclareshimselfagod,andnooneissafe;notevenAurelius'daughter,Lucilla.CananyonestopthefalloftheRomanEmpire?—NickRiganasromanticrivalryunrequitedlovemarcusaureliuscharacterromanempire2ndcentury89morePlotsummaryAddsynopsisTaglinesTheirworldwasending...thebarbarianswereatthegate...thiswasthetimewhenpassions,appetites,emotionsranwildGenresDramaHistoryWarCertificatePGParentsguideDidyouknowEditTriviaThesymbolTimonideswearsaroundhisneckisastaurogram,anearlysymbolofChristianity.It'stheonlymentionofChristianityinthismovie.GoofsItisgeneralopinionthatMarcusAureliuswasnotassassinated,neitherbypoison,asinTHEFALL,norbyasphyxiation,asinRidleyScott'sGLADIATOR.InsteadthegeneralconclusionisthatMAdiedofdisease,aggravatedbyexhaustionafterendlessyearsofconstantfighting.QuotesLivius:Afewdayslonger,Caesar,we'llbringyouhishead.MarcusAurelius:NoLivius,pleasedon'tbringmehishead.Iwouldn'tknowwhattodowithit.CrazycreditsTheParamountlogodidnotappearonAmericanprints.AlternateversionsThefilmwascutanumberoftimes,from187minutesto185to165to158.TheveryfirstscenetogowasonebetweenCommodusandLiviusinthemiddleoftheirdrinkingsessiononarrivingattheGermanfort.AstheygoupstairstopickouttwoofthehostageGermanwomen,Commodusexplainsthatheisonthehornsofnotadilemmabyatrilemma-iftherearegods,theyhavedecidedwhathewilldosoitdoesn'tmatterwhetherheisgoodorbad;iftherearenogods,thenitsimplydoesn'tmatterifheleadsagoodorabadlife;andifhehimselfisagod,thenhegetstodecidewhatisgoodorbad.Thatiswhy,ifyoulistencarefully,youcanhearthegodslaughing...TheomissionofthissceneexplainsthatincrediblyabruptcutfromthemgoingupstairstoCommodustryingtoforceadrinkontheGermangirl.Thereareanumberofcutsintheotherversions,mostnotablythesecondscenewithMarcusAureliusandLucilla;mostofTimonides'bigspeechtotheSenateaboutacceptingthebarbariansintotheEmpire;andthescenewhereLiviustriestoappealtotheSenateafterfailingtoswayCommodusinthetempleonlyforthemtoturnagainsthimandarresthim.Insomeprints,thefirstsceneaftertheintermission,ofLucillaleavingMarcusAurelius'meditationsinthetempleforsafekeepingisalsodropped.Sadly,theonlyversionthatwaseverreleaseduncutwastheSuper8mmfeaturereleasebackintheearly1990s,whichwastakenfromtheoriginal16mmnegthatwasstruckbeforeanyofthecutsweremadebutwhichwasprohibitivelyexpensive.ConnectionsFeaturedinClaudius:BoyofAncientRome(1964)Userreviews118ReviewTopreview7/10AllRoadsLeadtoRomeIsawanotherreviewerremarkthatheregrettedthefactthatfilmslikethisarenotmadetoday.Intoday'sdollarsthesalariesofallthenameactorswhoappearedinTheFalloftheRomanEmpiremightretirethedebtofsomethirdworldcountry.Thenagain,Ithinkthatwaspartofthemessagethisfilmwastryingtoconvey.AllroadsleadtoRomewascertainlyapopularsayingwaybackintheday.Thelegionsby180haveconqueredabigchunkofEuropeandalotofAsiaMinor,butit'sbecomingtoobigtopolice.EmperorMarcusAureliushasitinmindthattheremustbeabetterwayofsecuringpeacethanhavingabigRomanmilitaryindustrialcomplexontheempirepayroll.Answer,maketheoutlyingprovincesallRomancitizensandequalizethedistributionofeconomicgoods.BackthenallthoseRomanroadsgraduallybecameonewaystreets.Unfortunatelysomefolkswhohaveavestedinterestinmaintainingthestatusquo,doinMarcus.He'ssucceededbyhissonCommodusandthefilmisthestoryofCommoduswhohasamoretraditionalpoliticalviewandthosewhowanttobringabouttheidealworldthatMarcusAureliusenvisioned.InarolethatcriedoutforeitherKirkDouglasorCharltonHeston,wegotStephenBoydinstead.Boydinablondedyejob,justdoesn'tcomeacrosswellastheheroLivius.He'ssomuchbetterasvillainsinfilmslikeTheBravados,Ben-Hur,andShalako.ButCommodusmayverywellhavebeenChristopherPlummer'sfinestperformanceonscreen.ThefilmisnottherealstoryofCommodus'sreign,butPlummerdoescapturetheheartandsouloftheemperorwhoranthingsfrom180to192.HoldinguptheviewofafreeandequalworldareacoupleofclassicperformancesbyAlecGuinnessasMarcusAureliusandJamesMasonastheGreekslaveTimonideswhocounselsMarcusinhischangingworldview.AndanyfilmisworthwatchingwithSophiaLoren'spulchritudeonprominentdisplay.I'mnoexpertinancienthistory,butthismayhavebeenthefirsttimethatsomeonelikeMarcusAureliustookaglobalviewofthingsotherthanwhatIcanplunderoutofmyconquests.What'snottoldinthisstoryisthatChristianityisinvisiblehere.Marcusdidn'tlikethematall,thoughttheywerewaytooexclusiveinTHEIRviewofthings.NeverthelessTheFalloftheRomanEmpireandtheissuesitraisesfromtheancientworldarestillbeingthrashedouttoday.Hoperfullyitwillallberesolvedinthefuture.helpful•4519bkoganbingOct23,2005DetailsEditReleasedateMarch26,1964(UnitedStates)CountryoforiginUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasDerUntergangdesRömischenReichesFilminglocationsSierradeGuadarramaMountainRange,Segovia,CastillayLeón,SpainProductioncompanySamuelBronstonProductionsSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$19,000,000(estimated)SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime3hours8minutesRelatednewsTheHeroesofTelemarkSep11TrailersfromHellChristopherPlummerDeadAt91Feb5Cinemaretro.comContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapBywhatnamewasTheFalloftheRomanEmpire(1964)officiallyreleasedinIndiainEnglish?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreListTheBestMoviesandShowstoWatchinAprilSeethefulllist4:25EverythingWeKnowAboutFutureDCMovies&SeriesWatchthevideoRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.