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The Fall of the Roman Empire

Release Date:March 26, 1964

Running Time:188 min

Genres:Drama, History, War

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Cast

Sophia Loren Stephen Boyd Alec Guinness James Mason Christopher Plummer Anthony Quayle John Ireland Omar Sharif Mel Ferrer Eric Porter Finlay Currie Andrew Keir

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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