The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

USA et al.
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  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
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Basic facts

Original title The Fall of the Roman Empire
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
  • Italy
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • English

Cast

Sophia Loren
Lucilla

Stephen Boyd
Livius

James Mason
Timonides

Christopher Plummer
Commodus

Alec Guinness
Marcus Aurelius

Anthony Quayle
Verulus

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Titles

Original title
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire
Swedish release title
  • Romarrikets fall
Co-production title
  • La caduta dell'Impero Romano (Italien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor

Cast

Sophia Loren Lucilla
Stephen Boyd Livius
James Mason Timonides
Christopher Plummer Commodus
Alec Guinness Marcus Aurelius
Anthony Quayle Verulus
John Ireland Ballomar
Mel Ferrer Cleander
Omar Sharif Sohamus
Eric Porter Julianus
Douglas Wilmer Niger
Peter Damon Claudius
Andrew Keir Polybius
George Murcell Victorinus
Lena von Martens Helva
Gabriella Licudi Tauna
Norman Wooland Virgilianus
Rafael Luis Calvo Lentulus
Virgilio Texera Marcellus
Michael Gwynn Cornelius
Finlay Currie Caecina
Guy Rolfe Marius

Companies

Production Company Samuel Bronston Productions Inc.
Roma Productions
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Rank Film Distributors of Sweden AB
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2001

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 108952
Date 1970-03-06
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 4695 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 370-460-510-510-480-310-505-345-455-365-385 = 4695 m.


Censorship number 102268
Date 1964-08-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 6020 meters


Censorship number 102268
Date 1964-08-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4815 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.76:1 (Ultra Panavision 70)
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Frames per second 24


Release dates

Release in Stockholm 1964-09-03 Palladium Sweden 176 min
TV showing 2000-09-03 TV4 Sweden 169 min
2000-10-27 TV4 Sweden 169 min
DVD release 2001-01-01 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2001-02-18

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4682


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints SET
Slides SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


Other manifestations of this work

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Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.78:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 25
Length in minutes 172 min
Dialogue
  • English


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


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