The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Drama · History · War
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.
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Lucilla
- Stephen Boyd as Livius
- Alec Guinness as Marcus Aurelius
- James Mason as Timonides
- Christopher Plummer as Commodus
- Anthony Quayle as Verulus
- John Ireland as Ballomar
- Omar Sharif as Sohamus
- Mel Ferrer as Cleander
- Eric Porter as Julianus