The Fall of the Roman Empire

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.

Main Cast

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