The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

Anthony Mann

Escritores:

Ben Barzman (written by) &
Basilio Franchina (written by) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

26 marzo 1964 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Historia

Frase comercial:

The Most Magnificent Re-Creation . . . Of An Ancient Empire . . . Launches A New Epoch In Motion Pictures . . .

Plot:

Action-packed look at the beginnings of the fall of the Roman Empire. Here is the glory, the greed and grandeur that was Rome...

Plot Keywords:

Emperor | Roman Empire | Decadence Of The Roman Empire | Beautiful Woman | Funeral Pyre

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A kind of Film Artistry that modern hollywood cant duplicate

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

La caída del imperio romano (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

188 min | Sweden:172 min (1970 re-release) | Sweden:176 min | Argentina:184 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

South Korea:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | UK:U | USA:Unrated | West Germany:12 | Argentina:13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Compañía:

Samuel Bronston Productions

Trivialidades:

_"Price is Right, The" (1956)_ gave the role of an extra in this film away as a bonus prize. The winner was a man named Robert Reynolds, and he can be seen in the background of one of the arena scenes.

Errores:

Continuidad: During the funeral pyre of Marcus Aurelius, which Commodus and Livius are holding the torch, their hands move further away from the flame between shots.

Citas:

Livius: A few days longer, Caesar, we'll bring you his head.
Marcus Aurelius: No Livius, please don't bring me his head. I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) (V)

A kind of Film Artistry that modern hollywood cant duplicate

This is one of those gorgeous Ultra Panavision 70 Epics that no current director is capable of making. Seen in pristine form, this film is eye candy of the highest form. Unlike the blurry stupid comic book mess made by the hack scott, this film has a very intelligent script, incomparable sets, historically acurate costuming and a more realistic plot. This film is long by the standards set by the MTV flashcut video generation. It also might lack action for some of the testosterone challenged. If you have an open mind and enough education, you might appreciate the nuances of the Dmitri Tiomkin score, the carefully framed visuals, the retrained performances, the delicately played mood, and the sheer spectacle of it. This is huge piece of filmmaking. It is definitely a must see for the Cinema Literate. Of the films about the ancient world this is one of a very few that capture an environment so richly concieved and beautifully rendered. Production values this detailed are totally unthinkable today. It was filmed in a film format that was the state of the art in its time. It would be nice to see it again, mastered in high def, remixed and restored to its original glory.