The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
March 24, 1964Release Date
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
March 24, 1964Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Sophia Loren
Lucilla

Stephen Boyd
Livius

Alec Guinness
Marcus Aurelius

James Mason
Timonides

Christopher Plummer
Commodus

Anthony Quayle
Verulus

John Ireland
Ballomar

Omar Sharif
Sohamus

Mel Ferrer
Cleander

Eric Porter
Julianus

Finlay Currie
Senator

Andrew Keir
Polybius

Douglas Wilmer
Niger

George Murcell
Victorinus

Norman Wooland
Virgilianus

Michael Gwynn
Cornelius

Virgílio Teixeira
Marcellus

Peter Damon
Claudius

Rafael Luis Calvo
Lentulus

Lena von Martens
Helva

Roland Carey
Barbarian (uncredited)

Margaret Fuller
Part of Court (uncredited)

Mario Ghignone
Gladiators Trainer (uncredited)

Gabriella Licudi
Tauna (uncredited)

Jeffrey O'Kelly
Brother of Livius (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)

Guy Rolfe
Marius (uncredited)

José Terrón
Soldier on Horse (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur
Barbarian (uncredited)

Patricia Wright
Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited)

Anthony Mann
Director

Samuel Bronston
Presenter / Producer

Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director

Mauro Sacripanti
Second Assistant Director

Julio Sempere
Second Second Assistant Director

Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor / Original Music Composer

Cecil Bolton
Orchestrator

Frank Comstock
Orchestrator

Robert Docker
Orchestrator

George Parrish
Orchestrator

David Tamkin
Orchestrator

Herbert Taylor
Orchestrator

Philip Yordan
Screenplay

Ben Barzman
Screenplay

Basilio Franchina
Screenplay

Edward Gibbon
Author

Jaime Prades
Associate Producer

Robert Krasker
Director of Photography

Robert Lawrence
Editor

Maude Spector
Casting

Veniero Colasanti
Production Design / Set Decoration / Costume Design

John Moore
Production Design / Set Decoration / Costume Design

Yakima Canutt
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director

C.O. Erickson
Production Manager

José López Rodero
Assistant Director

José María Ochoa
Assistant Director

John Harris
Camera Operator

Cecilio Paniagua
Second Unit Cinematographer

Maciek Piotrowski
Title Illustration

David Hildyard
Sound Mixer

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Milton C. Burrow
Sound Effects Editor

George Korngold
Music Editor

Magdalena Paradell
Assistant Editor
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Details.
Release DateMarch 24, 1964
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 8m
Content RatingNR
Budget$19,000,000
Box Office$4,750,000
Filming LocationsMadrid, Spain
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The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 American epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston, with a screenplay by Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina and Philip Yordan. The film stars Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Mel Ferrer, and Omar Sharif.
When the filming of El Cid (1961) had finished, Anthony Mann saw a copy of Edward Gibbon's 1776–1789 six-volume series The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire inside Hatchards bookshop. He pitched a film adaptation of the book to Samuel Bronston, who then agreed to produce the project. Philip Yordan was enlisted to write the script while Charlton Heston was initially set to star. However, Heston backed out of the film and agreed to star in 55 Days at Peking (1963). Prominent actors were cast to portray multiple roles in the film. The final screenplay was written by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina with a prologue written by historian Will Durant. Filming began in January 1963 and wrapped in July. The film featured the largest outdoor set in the history of film at that time, a 92,000 m2 (990,000 sq ft) replica of the Roman Forum.
The film's name refers not to the final fall of the Western Roman Empire, which did in fact survive for centuries after the period depicted in the film, but rather to the onset of corruption and decadence which led to Rome's demise. It deals extensively with the problem of imperial succession, and examines both the relationship between father and son on the background of imperial politics, as well as the nature and limits of loyalty and friendship.
On March 24, 1964, the film premiered at the London Astoria. Critics found the script lacking in emotion and humanity and the direction misguided, but accorded a degree of praise for the large spectacles. The film was a financial failure at the box office, earning $4.8 million on a budget of $16 million.
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