The fall of the Roman Empire

The Resource The fall of the Roman Empire
Label
The fall of the Roman Empire
Statement of responsibility
Samuel Bronston presents ; screenplay by Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina, Philip Yordan ; produced by Samuel Bronston ; directed by Anthony Mann
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  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
  • Marcus Aurelius Antonius, the philosopher-emperor of Rome, 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
  • A fictionalized account of the ascension of Roman Emperor Commodus, in which Commodus assassinates his father (Emperor Marcus Aurelius) when he learns that Aurelius had planned to name Aurelius' adopted son Livius (a fictional character) as Aurelius' successor
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Awards note
Golden Globes, USA, 1965: Golden Globe - Best Original Score (Dimitri Tiomkin)
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin
Date time place
Filmed at Bronston Studios in Madrid, Spain
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated by the MPAA
Language note
  • In English, with optional Spanish subtitles
  • Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.F133 2008
NLM call number
80397
NLM item number
Weinstein Company
PerformerNote
Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferrer
Runtime
185
Series statement
Miriam collection
Series volume
2
Technique
live action
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