---
title: 'The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anthony Mann'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 173
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fall-of-the-roman-empire-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058085/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

1964 · 173 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom, Italy, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anthony Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-mann)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Yordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-yordan), [Basilio Franchina](https://cinepixo.com/people/basilio-franchina), [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Bronston](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-bronston)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Krasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-krasker)
- **Editor:** [Robert Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Robert Riettii](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-riettii)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer) as Commodus
- [Anthony Quayle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quayle) as Verulus
- [Michael Gwynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gwynn)
- [Norman Wooland](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-wooland) as Virgilianus
- [Eric Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-porter) as Didius Julianus
- [Andrew Keir](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-keir) as Polybius
- [Guy Rolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-rolfe)
- [Lena Ressler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-ressler)
- [Douglas Wilmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-wilmer) as Pescennius Niger
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)
- [Rafael Luis Calvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-luis-calvo)
- [Mel Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-ferrer) as Marcus Aurelius Cleander
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness) as Marcus Aurelius
- [George Murcell](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-murcell) as Victorinus

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