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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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
Director
Anthony Mann
Screenplay
Ben Barzman
Tagline
"Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$19,000,000
Revenue
$4,750,000
Production
Samuel Bronston Productions, Paramount Pictures
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