Directed by:
Anthony MannCinematography:
Robert KraskerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferrer, Finlay Currie, Andrew Keir (more)VOD (1)
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Faithful Roman soldier Livius (Stephen Boyd) follows the principles of aging Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness), hoping to create a peaceful republic. But Livius' dreams and plans appear to be dashed when the corrupt Commodus (Christopher Plummer) ascends the throne. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Stephen Boyd
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Bravados (1958)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best movies:
James Mason
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Christopher Plummer
Canada
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My Brother Tom (1986) (TV movie)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Anthony Quayle
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
John Ireland
Canada
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Red River (1948)
Omar Sharif
Egypt
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Mel Ferrer
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
The Longest Day (1962)
Finlay Currie
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Great Expectations (1946)
Cleopatra (1963)
Andrew Keir
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Rafael Luis Calvo
Spain
Best movies:
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
King of Kings (1961)
Caravana de esclavos (1958)
Lena von Martens
Finland
Best movies:
Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Guy Rolfe
UK
Best movies:
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
King of Kings (1961)
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
Norman Wooland
German Empire
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Richard III (1955)
Robert Rietty
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Michael Gwynn
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Roland Carey
Switzerland
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
Azzurro (2000)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)