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The fall of the Roman Empire [videorecording] / produced by Samuel Bronston ; written by Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina, Philip Yordan ; directed by Anthony Mann.

Contributor Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967.

Edition Statement:Deluxe ed., widescreen.

Imprint:New York, NY : Weinstein Company, 2008.

Description2 videodiscs (179 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.

Note:Features: commentary by the producer's son Bill Bronston and film expert Mel Martin, Rome in Madrid featurette, Fall of the "real" Roman Empire featurette, making-of featurette, Hollywood vs. history featurette, theatrical trailer.

Target AudienceMPAA rating: Not rated.

Note:After the emperor Marcus Aurelius announces his plans for his adopted son Livius to succeed him, a turn of events places the scheming Commodus on the throne instead, leading to turmoil and war within the Roman Empire.

Note : PerformerSophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer, James Mason.

System Details NotesDVDs.

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Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967.
Loren, Sophia, 1934-
Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977.
Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
Mason, James, 1909-1984.
Plummer, Christopher.
Ireland, John, 1914-1992.
Ferrer, Mel.
Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015.
Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989.
Series Statement
Buhl Library Video Collection
Series Added Entry
Miriam collection
Subject:
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 -- Drama.
Commodus, Emperor of Rome, 161-192 -- Drama.
Subject:
Betrayal -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Emperors -- Drama.
Fiction.
Rome -- History -- Antonines, 96-192 -- Drama.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Epic films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.