The Fall of the Roman Empire

Anthony Mann
1964-03-24

Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
6.5
188 min

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

Name Character Team
Sophia Loren Lucilla Unowned
Stephen Boyd Livius Unowned
Alec Guinness Marcus Aurelius Unowned
James Mason Timonides Unowned
Christopher Plummer Commodus Unowned
Anthony Quayle Verulus Unowned
John Ireland Ballomar Unowned
Omar Sharif Sohamus Unowned
Mel Ferrer Cleander Unowned
Eric Porter Julianus Unowned
Finlay Currie Senator Unowned
Andrew Keir Polybius Unowned
Douglas Wilmer Niger Unowned
George Murcell Victorinus Unowned
Norman Wooland Virgilianus Unowned
Michael Gwynn Cornelius Unowned
Virgílio Teixeira Marcellus Unowned
Peter Damon Claudius Unowned
Rafael Luis Calvo Lentulus Unowned
Lena von Martens Helva Unowned
Roland Carey Barbarian (uncredited) Unowned
Margaret Fuller Part of Court (uncredited) Unowned
Mario Ghignone Gladiators Trainer (uncredited) Unowned
Gabriella Licudi Tauna (uncredited) Unowned
Jeffrey O'Kelly Brother of Livius (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Rietti Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited) Unowned
Guy Rolfe Marius (uncredited) Unowned
José Terrón Soldier on Horse (uncredited) Unowned
Friedrich von Ledebur Barbarian (uncredited) Unowned
Patricia Wright Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited) Unowned