The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Watch TrailerWatch Movie
1964
3h 8m
6.5(215 votes)
Drama
History
War

Overview

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.

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

3 videos

Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Sophia Loren

Lucilla

Sophia Loren
Acting

Stephen Boyd

Livius

Stephen Boyd
Acting

Alec Guinness

Marcus Aurelius

Alec Guinness
Acting

James Mason

Timonides

James Mason
Acting

Christopher Plummer

Commodus

Christopher Plummer
Acting

Anthony Quayle

Verulus

Anthony Quayle
Acting

John Ireland

Ballomar

John Ireland
Acting

Omar Sharif

Sohamus

Omar Sharif
Acting

Mel Ferrer

Cleander

Mel Ferrer
Acting

Eric Porter

Julianus

Eric Porter
Acting

Finlay Currie

Senator

Finlay Currie
Acting

Andrew Keir

Polybius

Andrew Keir
Acting

Douglas Wilmer

Niger

Douglas Wilmer
Acting

George Murcell

Victorinus

No Image
Acting

Norman Wooland

Virgilianus

Norman Wooland
Acting

Michael Gwynn

Cornelius

Michael Gwynn
Acting

Virgílio Teixeira

Marcellus

Virgílio Teixeira
Acting

Peter Damon

Claudius

Peter Damon
Acting

Rafael Luis Calvo

Lentulus

Rafael Luis Calvo
Acting

Lena von Martens

Helva

Lena von Martens
Acting

Roland Carey

Barbarian (uncredited)

Roland Carey
Acting

Margaret Fuller

Part of Court (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Mario Ghignone

Gladiators Trainer (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Gabriella Licudi

Tauna (uncredited)

Gabriella Licudi
Writing

Jeffrey O'Kelly

Brother of Livius (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Robert Rietti

Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Acting

Guy Rolfe

Marius (uncredited)

Guy Rolfe
Acting

José Terrón

Soldier on Horse (uncredited)

José Terrón
Acting

Friedrich von Ledebur

Barbarian (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur
Acting

Patricia Wright

Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited)

Patricia Wright

Similar Movies

Chariots of Fire
6.8
1981

Chariots of Fire

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

Movie
Caligula
6.0
1979

Caligula

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

Movie
He Got Game
6.7
1998

He Got Game

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

Movie
King Arthur
6.3
2004

King Arthur

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

Movie
Ali
6.8
2001

Ali

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.

Movie
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.2
2003

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

Movie
The Thin Red Line
7.4
1998

The Thin Red Line

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

Movie
The Karate Kid Part II
6.3
1986

The Karate Kid Part II

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia's niece, Kumiko, and his own enemy in Sato's nephew, the vicious Chozen. Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the cost of honor is life itself.

Movie
Jerry Maguire
7.0
1996

Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

Movie
Great Expectations
6.6
1998

Great Expectations

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

Movie
Little Tornadoes
7.2
2022

Little Tornadoes

A poignant drama set in 1970s Australia about a newly-single father’s efforts to weather the turbulence of change – in his life and in the world around him – while a new immigrant endeavours to find her place in a foreign land.

Movie
Rosemary's Baby
7.8
1968

Rosemary's Baby

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Movie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8
1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

Movie
Saving Private Ryan
8.2
1998

Saving Private Ryan

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Movie
Troy
7.2
2004

Troy

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.

Movie
Ben-Hur
7.9
1959

Ben-Hur

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

Movie
The Piano
7.4
1993

The Piano

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Movie
The Sixth Sense
7.9
1999

The Sixth Sense

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Movie
World Trade Center
6.1
2006

World Trade Center

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Movie
Marie Antoinette
6.7
2006

Marie Antoinette

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Movie

Recommended Movies

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

Movie
The Country Girl
6.9
1954

The Country Girl

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

Movie
Murphy's War
6.1
1971

Murphy's War

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.

Movie
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
6.9
1951

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Movie
Land of the Pharaohs
6.4
1955

Land of the Pharaohs

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

Movie
Puce Moment
5.7
1949

Puce Moment

This film resulted from the unfinished short film Puce Women. The film opens with a camera watching 1920s style flapper gowns being taken off a dress rack. The dresses are removed and danced off the rack to music. (The original soundtrack was Verdi opera music; in the 1960s, Anger re-released the film with a new psychedelic folk-rock soundtrack performed by Jonathan Halper.) A long-lashed woman, Yvonne Marquis, dresses in the purple puce gown and walks to her vanity to apply perfume. She lies on a chaise lounge which then begins to move around the room and eventually out to a patio. Borzois appear and she prepares to take them for a walk.

Movie
Scrambled Beer
7.0
2007

Scrambled Beer

After moving into a new house with his friend, Vladimir starts to notice that he awakes every day in a different week as if he has traveled trough time. Could it be the popular local drink -- beer with eggs?

Movie
El Cid
6.8
1961

El Cid

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

Movie
Mary Reilly
5.8
1996

Mary Reilly

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.

Movie
The Robe
6.8
1953

The Robe

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.

Movie
The Conspirator
6.6
2011

The Conspirator

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

Movie
The Black Hole
5.8
1979

The Black Hole

The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.

Movie
Quo Vadis
7.1
1951

Quo Vadis

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Movie
Haunter
6.1
2013

Haunter

A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

Movie
Jesus
8.3
1979

Jesus

Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

Movie
The Cabbage Soup
6.4
1981

The Cabbage Soup

Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.

Movie
Mira
7.6
2022

Mira

Near future. Lera Arabova is a 15-year-old girl who lives with her family in Vladivostok. Lera's father has been working at the orbiting space station "Mira" for many years and has long lost contact with his daughter, turning only into a voice on the phone. After a meteor shower hits the city, Lera has only one chance to save her loved ones and the city from a new disaster. Her father helps her in this - through satellite surveillance systems and the telephone, he uses every opportunity to send a message to his daughter, watching from above from the station her every step.

Movie
Midnight Express
7.5
1978

Midnight Express

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Movie
Serpico
7.5
1973

Serpico

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Movie
The Ten Commandments
7.8
1956

The Ten Commandments

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

Movie