The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) |
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| Director(s) | Anthony Mann |
| Producer(s) | Michal Waszynski, Samuel Bronston |
| Top Genres | Drama, Epic, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | Period Piece |
Featured Cast of The Fall of the Roman Empire See More »
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)
The Fall of the Roman Empire Overview:
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Michal Waszynski and Samuel Bronston.
Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominated |
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The Fall of the Roman Empire Quotes:
Commodus:
Livius, if you listen very carefully, you can hear the gods laughing!
Victorinus:
We're in command now Livius, the throne is yours.
Senator: Gaius Mettelus Livius, the people are asking for you.
Livius: You would not find me very suitable, because my first official act would be to have you all crucified.
Senator: Gaius Mettelus Livius, the people are asking for you.
Livius: You would not find me very suitable, because my first official act would be to have you all crucified.
Livius:
A few days longer, Caesar, we'll bring you his head.
Marcus Aurelius: No Livius, please don't bring me his head. I wouldn't know what to do with it.
Marcus Aurelius: No Livius, please don't bring me his head. I wouldn't know what to do with it.
Timonides:
Men of Rome, men of Rome! Do not touch these people, they have become your brothers. They're Roman now. The whole Northern people will answer with fire and blood, their hatred will live for centuries. Men of Roman blood will pay for this. You will make nations to kill us all. Let us live in peace!Peace!
[Timonides is killed with a javelin in the chest]
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First cinema film of Eric Porter.
Budgeted at about $20 million, this was Paramount's biggest flop of 1964. Its failure cost producer Samuel Bronston his Spanish production facility.
Alec Guinness admitted that he never saw more than twenty minutes of the completed film.
_"Price is Right, The" (1956)_ gave the role of an extra in this film away as a bonus prize. The winner was a man named Robert Reynolds, and he can be seen in the background of one of the arena scenes.