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.
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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.
Release Date
1964-03-24
Language:
EN
Budget:
$19,000,000.00
Revenue:
$4,750,000.00
Duration:
188 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
DramaHistoryWar
Casts
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 )
Mel Ferrer ( Cleander )
Eric Porter ( Julianus )
Finlay Currie ( Senator )
Andrew Keir ( Polybius )
Douglas Wilmer ( Niger )
George Murcell ( Victorinus )
Norman Wooland ( Virgilianus )
Michael Gwynn ( Cornelius )
Virgílio Teixeira ( Marcellus )
Peter Damon ( Claudius )
Rafael Luis Calvo ( Lentulus )
Lena von Martens ( Helva )
Roland Carey ( Barbarian (uncredited) )
Margaret Fuller ( Part of Court (uncredited) )
Mario Ghignone ( Gladiators Trainer (uncredited) )
Gabriella Licudi ( Tauna (uncredited) )
Jeffrey O'Kelly ( Brother of Livius (uncredited) )
Robert Rietti ( Opening Narrator (voice / uncredited) )
Guy Rolfe ( Marius (uncredited) )
José Terrón ( Soldier on Horse (uncredited) )
Friedrich von Ledebur ( Barbarian (uncredited) )
Patricia Wright ( Roman Citizen, Slave Woman (uncredited) )