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The fall of the Roman Empire
Fall of the Roman Empire (Motion picture)
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Marcus Aurelius Antonius is philosopher-emperor of Rome who summons his empire's governors and princes to his German war headquarters for a Pax Romanus. He confides to his daughter, Lucilla, that h...
Marcus Aurelius Antonius is philosopher-emperor of Rome who summons his empire's governors and princes to his German war headquarters for a Pax Romanus. He confides to his daughter, Lucilla, that his adopted son, Livius, will succeed him instead of his more unstable heir, Commodus. Overhearing this, Cleander, a blind prophet loyal to Commodus, presents Marcus with a poisoned apple. After the funeral, Livius, who does not share Lucilla's ambition for himself or Rome, allows Commodus to proclaim himself emperor. While pestilence ravages Rome, Commodus continues his vain, licentious behavior. He ultimately neglects to deal with all symptoms of unrest and banishing anyone reminding him of his responsibilities.
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- Creator
- Samuel Bronston presents ; screenplay by Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina, Philip Yordan ; produced by Samuel Bronston ; directed by Anthony Mann
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Bronston, Samuel
- Barzman, Ben
- Franchina, Basilio, 1914-2003
- Yordan, Philip
- Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967
- Loren, Sophia, 1934-
- Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Mason, James, 1909-1984
- Plummer, Christopher
- Ireland, John, 1914-1992
- Ferrer, Mel
- Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015
- Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989
- Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979
- Samuel Bronston Productions, Inc
- Weinstein Company
- Genius Products, Inc
- Publication
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- Limited collector's edition
- [New York, NY] : Weinstein Company ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products, [2008]
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 3 DVD-videos (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 1594451028, 9781594451027
- OCLC
- ocn230822323
- Credits
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- Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferrer
- Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; set decoration, production and costume designers, Veniero Colasanti and John Moore ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
- Special features, Disc 1: Feature commentary with Bill Bronston (son of producer Samuel Bronston) and Mel Martin (biographer of Samuel Bronston); Rome in Madrid: 1964 promotional film; original theatrical trailer; filmographies; still gallery. Disc 2: "The rise and fall of an epic production:" the making of the film; "The rise and fall of an empire:" an historical look at the real Roman Empire; Hollywood vs. History: an historical analysis; Dimitri Tiomkin: scoring the Roman Empire. Disc 3: a collection of historic films about ancient Rome, all shot on the film's sets.
- In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Subjects
- Commodus, Emperor of Rome, 161-192 -- Drama.
- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 -- Drama.
- Lucilla, Annia Aurelia Galeria, Empress, consort of Lucius Verus, Emperor of Rome, 150-182 -- Drama.
- Emperors -- Rome -- Drama.
- Emperors -- Succession -- Rome -- Drama.
- Rome -- History -- Commodus, 180-192 -- Drama.