

The Fall of the Roman Empire
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $19M
- Box office
- $4.8M
- Language
- English
- roman empire
- ancient rome
- barbarian
- chariot
- thoughtful
- 2nd century
- poisoning
- commodus
- cómodo
- fall roman empire
- fall empire
- antiquity
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR26 Mar 1964
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG24 Mar 1964
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1524 Mar 1964
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1211 Jun 1964
JapanJP
- TheatricalG18 Jul 1964
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1215 Sept 1964
South KoreaKR
- Digital / OTT1229 Jan 2003
SwedenSE
- TV1524 Mar 1964
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The Fall of the Roman Empire was released on 24 March 1964.
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6/1/2024
It's amidst the frozen forests of Germany that we meet Caesar Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) who is pondering a crucial question. He is ailing, aware that he'll be with his gods soon and that his son "Commodus" (Christopher Plummer) should not be entrusted with the empire. That honour ought to go to his childhood friend, and the emperor's commander "Livius" (Stephen Boyd). When he announces this, it leaves the honou…
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