The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

03/26/1964 3h 8m

Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Sophia Loren

as Lucilla

Born 09/20/1934, age

Stephen Boyd

as Livius

Born 07/04/1931

Died 06/02/1977, age

Alec Guinness

as Marcus Aurelius

Born 04/02/1914

Died 08/05/2000, age

James Mason

as Timonides

Born 05/15/1909

Died 07/27/1984, age

Christopher Plummer

as Commodus

Born 12/13/1929

Died 02/05/2021, age

Anthony Quayle

as Verulus

Born 09/07/1913

Died 10/20/1989, age

John Ireland

as Ballomar

Born 01/31/1914

Died 03/21/1992, age

Omar Sharif

as Sohamus

Born 04/10/1932

Died 07/10/2015, age

Mel Ferrer

as Cleander

Born 08/25/1917

Died 06/02/2008, age

Finlay Currie

as Senator

Born 01/19/1878

Died 05/09/1968, age

Douglas Wilmer

as Niger

Born 01/08/1920

Died 03/31/2016, age

Michael Gwynn

as Cornelius

Born 11/30/1916

Died 01/29/1976, age

Guy Rolfe

as Marius (uncredited)

Born 12/27/1911

Died 10/19/2003, age