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.

Cast

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  Sophia Loren

  Lucilla

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  Stephen Boyd

  Livius

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  Alec Guinness

  Marcus Aurelius

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  James Mason

  Timonides