The Fall of the Roman Empire

Starring:Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferrer, Eric Porter, Finlay Currie, Andrew Keir, Douglas Wilmer, George Murcell, Norman Wooland, Michael Gwynn, Virgilio Teixeira, Peter Damon, Rafael Calvo, Lena von Martens
Director: Anthony Mann
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

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A big-budget summer epic with money to burn and a scale worthy of its golden Hollywood predecessors, Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a rousing, grisly, action-packed epic that takes moviemaking back to the Roman Empire via computer-generated visual effects. While not as fluid as the computer work done for, say, Titanic, it's an impressive achievement that will leave you marveling at the glory that was Rome, when you're not marveling at the glory that is Russell Crowe. Starring as the heroic general Maximus, Crowe firmly cements his star status both in terms of screen presence and acting chops, carrying the film on his decidedly non-computer-generated shoulders as he goes from brave general to wounded fugitive to stoic slave to gladiator hero. Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux-Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately "classical"), but it's all briskly shot, edited, and paced with a contemporary sensibility. Even the action scenes, somewhat muted but graphic in terms of implied violence and liberal bloodletting, are shot with a veracity that brings to mind--believe it or not--Saving Private Ryan, even if everyone is wearing a toga. As Crowe's nemesis, the evil emperor Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix chews scenery with authority, whether he's damning Maximus's popularity with the Roman mobs or lusting after his sister Lucilla (beautiful but distant Connie Nielsen); Oliver Reed, in his last role, hits the perfect notes of camp and gravitas as the slave owner who rescues Maximus from death and turns him into a coliseum star. Director Scott's visual flair is abundantly in evidence, with breathtaking shots and beautiful (albeit digital) landscapes, but it's Crowe's star power that will keep you in thrall--he's a true gladiator, worthy of his legendary status. Hail the conquering hero! --Mark Englehart

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Combat, the Way it Should Be. .......2007-06-24

Although it really isn't history the way it should be as the real Commodus was a whole lot more bizarre than this one, and Maximus is as fictitious a character as one would think based on his name. It's a good thing though to familiarize modern audiences with the likes of Marcus Aurelius, however, and the movie deserves the accolades that it got. Russell Crowe is magnificent here as was Joaquin Phoenix. The latter's career is rising at present in the same manner as the mythic creature with the production of outstanding work in both The Village and Walk the Line. They're both excellent actors and are perfectly cast in this epic. Gladiator has about all you need from a film with constant action, beautiful sets, and an intriguing plot. It's a quick couple of hours and you'll find yourself surprised at how soon it is over. I fond it delightful.

A Roman Epic.......2007-06-20

This is a superb film from the opening battle scenes right through to the end. As it was directed by Ridley Scott this shouldn't surprise you, since he is one of the most consistent directors around.

Russell Crowe takes the leading role of Maximus, a Roman General who is betrayed by the son of the Emperor and he gives a commanding performance. The authority he gives off as a Roman General is spell-binding (not to mention his impressive physical condition) and if anything I would have given best Oscar for this role rather than A Beautiful Mind. In fact its a stellar cast all round with Richard Harris, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi and David Hemmings all playing good supporting roles. Joaquin Phoenix plays Commodus, the treacherous son of Marcus Aurelius and Connie Neilson his sister.

The cinematography and cutting is excellent, and although this was made 7 or 8 years ago now, the CGI efects still look good to this day. There are some brilliant scenes inside the Colloseum, noteably where the Tigers are released during a Gladiator fight, and during the scene involving the chariots.

Although the film is nearly 2 and 1/2 hours long, you'll never be looking at your watch during this. This is what cinema and film (and I include DVDs in this as well) were meant for. There is no basis of fact behind the story, but in the end who cares this is just great entertainment.

Great movie!!!.......2007-06-17

Lots of action and great special effect! 5 stars!!!

Gladiator one of the best.......2007-06-14

Glad I bought this one, saved me from renting it at least twice a year from here on out...

INCREDIBLE MOVIE.......2007-05-17

If you don't own this yet, please ADD TO CART now. This is an amazing movie, and when I put it in the DVD, I am always sad to see it end the way it does. But IT is a MUST have.

I wish I could give it 10 STARS.

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INCREDIBLE MOVIE.......2007-05-17

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Combat, the Way it Should Be. .......2007-06-24

A Roman Epic.......2007-06-20

Great movie!!!.......2007-06-17

Lots of action and great special effect! 5 stars!!!

Gladiator one of the best.......2007-06-14

Glad I bought this one, saved me from renting it at least twice a year from here on out...

INCREDIBLE MOVIE.......2007-05-17

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Surprisingly Entertaining
He sang The Sack of Ilium while Rome burned
The Acte Show
A Religious Movie more than an Historical Epic

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Starring: Hans Matheson , Laura Morante , Rike Schmid , Pierre Vaneck , and James Bentley
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Disappointing soap opera.......2007-07-04

I am a Latin teacher, and this video takes so many liberties with historical facts, that it scarcely deserves its title. I bought it to show to my Latin classes, but because it is so untrue, I am afraid I have wasted my money.
The Nero and Agrippina portrayed in "Rome, Engineering an Empire," were much better. The film doesn't get to the real Nero, an insane, cruel and paranoid tyrant. Half of the bad things he ever did are not mentioned, and none of the good things he did are mentioned. His artistic pretensions are almost wholly omitted. Sets and costuming are good, but they do not redeem this movie.

Surprisingly Entertaining.......2007-05-26

I didn't really expect Nero to be a good guy. I understood him to be something of an insane monster similar to Caligula... and the movie eventually portrays him as such, but the transmogrification occurs so gradually that I really wondered at times how it would be pulled off. I truly appreciate the way the story unfolds at a deliberate pace without rushing too much or dragging too much. Wardrobing deserves special acknowledgement both for the Roman soldiers and for the opulent nobles. I rated this movie pretty highly because compared to other endeavors at dramatizing Roman times... I felt this one came off a bit more believably. I was also surprised by the strong dose of Christianity in the film. . . and I would argue that the dialogue delivered by the Apostle Paul was too reliant on passages from his epistles. Like Rome is burning and he starts quoting his own Biblical writings in some kind of soliloquy... not quite plausible in my estimation. Otherwise I liked his character.

He sang The Sack of Ilium while Rome burned.......2007-05-05

Just a few things out of many historical inaccuracies, Caligula ruled for almost 4 years, not 10. Acte was only one of Neros many concubines and she was not a Christian. Her part in this movie is preposterous. Nero doesn't seem to have aged in this movie. Also Nero's second wife Poppea didn't die a natural death, he kicked his pregnant wife to death when she yelled at him for spending too much time at the games. It seems we will have to wait a little while longer for a decent movie about the life of Emperor Nero. Try I Claudius.

The Acte Show.......2006-12-16

I've seen a lot of Neros, he is usually portrayed as the pouty little Ack Tor with anger management issues as in Quo Vadis, but I have to say, this movie presents him in a whole new light, bit player in a really bad story of Acte. If you're looking for a movie with a decent portrayal of Nero that takes into account all the evidence available and from there, attempts to build as accurate and equitable a depiction as we can expect nearly 2,000 years later, it hasn't been made yet. If you're looking for a film about how an imperial freedwoman probably never acted, this is it. This little flick is so far off the mark, one could quite feasibly consider it a comedy, a Saturday Night Live take on ancient Rome.

Some of the historical inaccuracies that had me rolling: Senators in Birkenstocks and Nike tube socks? Senators wore half-boots, Bagely Mischka did not design Poppaea's clothes, and Martha Stewart 700 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets are a realatively new thing, if I'm not mistaken. But I could have lived with all that if not for the gross historical inaccuracies. At the time of Agrippina's first exile, Nero was a toddler. Ahenobarbus died of gout in a quiet little villa in the Campania region, not murder in front of tiny little Nero who, had Ahenobarbus truly died before Agrippina's exile, would have been all of three. Agrippina's second exile ended in 49, making Nero 11 years old as he was born in late December and not yet 12 at the time of her recall. This would make Acte a pervert, even by ancient Roman standards. Acte the christian? That's about as likely as Seneca getting his philosophical ideas from Paul of Tarsus. I won't even go into detail about the terrible portrayal of Claudius, but I gotta say, I about fell out of my chair laughing with the, "I'm a cripple, not spineless," line. All in all, what came to mind while watching this movie is that the guys at the BBC need to turn off the Oxygen Network and crack a history book.

A Religious Movie more than an Historical Epic.......2006-09-06

I wish I could give this movie an 'A' rating because there is a lot I like about it. However, while it purports to be historical, it gives the impression that Nero was some sort of torn, jumbled man wanting more equality for the people but driven in a different direction by politics beyond his control. While he may have been split in his desires for Rome, history shows him to have been a brutal man who would even kill his family members for power and who was the first to persecute the Christians of the Roman Empire.

Separating the actual history from this fiction, the story is an amazing story reflecting the message of early Christianity. Thus, this becomes more of a religious story than an historical account of Nero's life. In this story, Nero is sent to live with a family of slaves from the age of six to sixteen, where he learns of their lives firsthand. He learns the need for more equality among people and, when he becomes Emperor, he is determined to better the lives of the ordinary people. The 'establishment' frustrates his efforts at every turn, and this leaves Nero feeling very stymied.

Also frustrating Nero is the fact that he loves a slave girl, Acte, but he cannot marry her for political and social reasons. Acte, after being sent back to her family, becomes a Christian and is baptized by St. Paul. The movie shows her praying, seeking guidance on how she should be in order to influence Nero. Also, after Rome was burnt and Nero went after the Christians, a young Christian girl is killed . . . . but raised from the dead by St. Paul. So, their faith in strengthened to better be able to face the persecution.

The movie implies that Nero's wife died of some internal problem (such as appendicitis) when in reality he angrily kicked her and her unborn baby so hard it killed her. So, in the movie he calls for St. Paul to bring her back to life. Paul, aware that it isn't God's will, refuses. Consequently, he is killed. In the end, Nero becomes so frustrated and depressed, he commits suicide. Acte, who saw him going by to a place they loved to visit, follows, but too late. She ends the movie by asking that Nero be forgiven as Christians hope to also be forgiven for their sins.

For historians, this movie is certainly errant; for Christians or other people of faith, this can be a very inspiring movie depiction of the life early Christians lived and the world in which the lived.

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Fall of the Roman Empire
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Asian exclusive DVD (NTSC/Region 0). 1964 epic directed by Anthony Mann, & starring Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Christopher Plummer & Omar Sharif. The peace & prosperity of Rome is lost as the vain, cruel Commodus succumbs to dissipation - the city is ravaged by pestilence & the barbarian hordes. This is only the beginning, for a great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. Features 5 chapters of scene selections. Hidden subtitles in English & Chinese. Music by Dimitri Tiomkin. Garry's Trading. 2003.

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The last of the truly great ancient epics.....
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The Fall of the Roman Empire

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Starring: Sophia Loren , Stephen Boyd , Alec Guinness , James Mason , and Christopher Plummer
Director: Anthony Mann
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The second and last of Anthony Mann's historical epics is a smart, handsome spectacle of the decadence, corruption, and intrigue that tears apart the greatest empire the world has seen. The sprawling story spreads itself thin over a number of characters and stories. At the center are handsome but stiff Stephen Boyd as Livius, the loyal soldier and symbolic son of the aging emperor (Alec Guinness), and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, the corrupt heir to the throne--boyhood friends turned enemies when the latter accedes to the throne and sells out the values of his father for greed and hedonistic pleasures. The three-hour running time is filled out with the tales of Sophia Loren (as the beautiful Lucilla in love with Livius but coveted by greedy Commodus) and a gallery of heroes and villains that includes James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, and Eric Porter. The film is highlighted with spectacular scenes (a grandiose funeral fit for an emperor, brutal battles in the provinces as the barbarians threaten the empire, and a climactic duel to decide the destiny of Rome), which Mann weaves into the shadowy intrigue of the halls of power. Like his previous epic El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the best of the 1960s epics: well written (and largely historically accurate) with strong performances and a consistently elegant style, but it lacks a central core and the magnetic hero of its superior predecessor. --Sean Axmaker

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Sadly bad film.......2006-12-18

Sadly because with all the great sets and the great number of estras and great locations (outside Madrid), etc. the film fails completely. It has a great cast, that's true (except for Boyd): Mason, Loren, Plummer (who is very good playing Commodus), and Guinness in a few scenes. But the drecting is very poor, the cutting of scenes awful with quiet and slow scenes jumping into action takes that happen quickly. These battle scenes have nothing to do with other great movies with war scenes, the best example still is Welles's "Chimes at midnight" (if we look for old movies).

The film can still be salvaged if one only attends to the historical aspects of it, or is a fan of period films with their costumes and traditions.

I can't say that it is totally bad. I watched it thru (and it's very long) twice in my life, and managed to do it by ignoring the ridiculous dialogues, specially in the love scenes, and simply admiring the grandiosity that the whole enterprise conveys.

Of all the superproductions that Samuel Bronston produced in Spain you will surely like best "El Cid". Charlton Heston is just perfect. Loren is at her most beautiful, and the script is more professional.

The last of the truly great ancient epics............2006-07-12

Released one year after "Cleopatra," Anthony Mann's "Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964) is not a great film, but is noteworthy for the quality of the production, the assemblege of a splendid cast, and the fact it truly signified the end of an era in filmmaking.

The film was remade, sort of, as "Gladiator" by Ridley Scott, but it is Mann's film that is far superior cinematically. What is immediately striking about "Fall" is the number of historically accurate sets (over 20 in all) depicting the Roman capital at the time of emperor Marcus Aurelius and Commodus all handcrafted by scores or set designers and craftsmen in Spain long before computer animation was ever heard of.

While critics at the time scoffed at the fact that a film could compress Gibbon's opus into a film over 188 minutes, Mann does succeed in capturing really the "beginning of the end" by depicting the frustrations of a philosophical emperor's (Marcus Aurelius) 20-year reign now in its twilight, filled with small but bitter barbarian battles and frontier wars, who leaves behind a spoiled and twisted son (Commodus) who squanders such ideals and leaves the empire in chaos.

Spending much of his $16 million budgeted for the film on sets (an enormous amount of money circa 1964), we see a vision of Mann's Rome (and the Roman Forum), not only architectually accurate but of tremendous breadth and scope. The Temple of Vesta, the Curia, the Arch of Titus, The Temple of Jupiter, are all rendered with tremendous authenticity. Certainly, a Rome even Nero would be reluctant to burn!

Interior sets are also equally impressive decorated with garlands, frescoes, pools, and columns modelled on the Pompeian style. Like the sets, the costume design, cinematography courtesy of Dimitri Tiomkin, and even the stuntwork (overseen by Yakima Canutt), are all first class. Even noted historian, Will Durant, author of the nine volume opus, "The Story of Civilization," was both a consultant and advisor for the film.

All in all, the film authentically captures all the grandeur and decadance that was Rome, so why only four stars? Perhaps the problem lies with the two leads Livius (Stephen Boyd) and Drusilla (Sophia Loren) with a love story that fails to convice and somewhat drags the principal story down. However, they manage to do what they can with these rather bland roles.

James Mason (Timonides) and Alec Guinness (Marcus Aurelius)are both impressive in their respective roles, and Christopher Plummer, plays a Commodus a bit too refined to be that sinister and half-mad, but it all seems to work apparently well in this film. The final scenes are a subtle reminder that great empires do not fall to outside foreign influences before they first fall from within.

A film like this deserves to have a re-release in a special edition DVD complete with interviews, outtakes, and commentaries.

2025?.......2005-10-13

This item will be released Dec. 31st, 2025? Well, I sure hope it's worth the wait. I'd better pre-order now before the price goes up. Hopefully DVDs will still be valid technology. And hopefully I'll still be alive!

EP Copy of The Fall of the Roman Empire.......2005-10-02

This was a dubbing of a damaged original tape with occasional frames streaked by prior playback causing wrinkles in tape that was copied from otherwise good source.

The Fall of the Roman Empire.......2005-09-19

I really enjoy the moview and the quality of the DVD is very good. I received the DVD within 5 days of my order.

The Fall of the Roman Empire [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]

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The Nobility That Was Rome
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The Fall of the Roman Empire [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
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Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), SYNOPSIS: Though Fall of the Roman Empire is now infamous as the epic which destroyed the cinematic 'empire' of producer Samuel Bronston, the film is actually an above-average historical drama, attempting to make sense of the political intrigues which resulted in the dissolution of the Glory That Was Rome. The film begins with wise, diplomatic emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) calling together the various representatives of the many nations within the Empire as a means of securing peace and prosperity for all involved. When Marcus intimates that he intends to turn over his crown to adopted son Livius (Stephen Boyd) rather than the logical successor Commodus (Christopher Plummer), he is poisoned by one of Commodus' cronies. Marcus' daughter Lucilla (Sophia Loren) tries to get Livius to claim the throne, but he wants no part of it; thus, the fate of the empire is in the incompetent hands of the preening Commodus. Despite efforts by cooler heads to save Rome from ruin, Commodus vainly declares himself a god and kills anyone who poses a threat to him. When he learns that Lucilla actually has a stronger claim to the throne than he does, Commodus condemns her to be burned at the stake. Only then does Livius intervene, slaying Commodus and promising to try to pick up the pieces of the disintegrating empire. Attempting to find a common ground between history buffs and action fans, Fall of the Roman Empire has come to be regarded as a classic. Alas, audiences in 1964 had grown weary of epics (especially after the highly touted but disappointing Cleopatra), and failed to turn out in sufficient enough numbers to justify Fall's exorbitant cost. SPECIAL FEATURES: Scene Access, Interactive Menu,

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The Nobility That Was Rome .......2006-06-21

"When I say Rome, I mean the world," says Marcus Aurelius, fighting to remian alive just one more year (due to a progressive illness) in order to see to its final fruition the true Pax Romana--a true Roman Peace. The Fall of The Roman Empire is a movie in love with its subject. Of all the movies made about the Roman Empire, The Fall of The Roman Empire is steadfastly on the side of Rome, for the opposite sentiment would mean a return to tribalism and constant warfare between petty kings or tribal chiefs. Under Rome, war was a thing of the past in the provinces, and the Roman Courts ensured a justice system in the provinces never seen before or after until modern times. The movie is not blind to Rome's shortcomings, however. The movie gives use glimpes of a Rome that can also be cruel and without empathy. The movie boasts two large and long lasting battle scenes that are very well executed, with prodution values befitting an Emperor.

The Most Underrated of Film Epics.......2006-03-25

FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE is one of the most underrated film epics of all time. It has a very intelligent script, witty dialogue and an insightful sense of humor (the intellectually amusing banter between Alec Guinness as Marcus Aurelius and James Mason as Timonides is far above that found in biblical type epics). The cast is impressive including Sophia Loren, Anthony Quail, John Ireland, Omar Sharif and Mel Ferrer (probably his best screen performance as the blind and deceitful Cleander). James Mason gives a lesson in histrionics giving yet another brilliant performance unlike anything he had done previously.

Robert Krasker's cinematography especially filmed on the frozen frontier with the ominous forest in the background and snowflakes blustering across the screen are astonishingly atmospheric combined with one of Dimitri Tiomkin's most impressionistic, elegiac and enigmatic scores. Dimitri Tiomkin's score is lush and beautifully haunting throughout. The action sequences are impressively staged. The chariot chase on the frontier road and downhill through the pines between the stoic Stephen Boyd (Livius) and a very flamboyantly psychotic Christopher Plumber (Commodus) is a highlight. Most impressive are the outstanding and unbelievable sets by production designers Veniero Colasanti and John Moore.

Director Anthony Mann has a great ability to use outdoor landscapes to full advantage enhancing the drama. He contrasts the beauty of nature with unscrupulous men's desires to control their environment through manipulation and deceit against other men of greater moral fortitude. The tranquil outdoor settings are the stage for this conflict of good and evil. Unsung and most forgotten is producer Samuel Bronston who gave us great epic films as this. He had a penchant for producing grand epics (EL CID and 55 DAYS AT PEKING) that were not only opulent and stirring but were elevated to higher cinematic and artistic prominence for their intellect and thought provoking scripting and images.

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Starring: Sophia Loren , Stephen Boyd , Alec Guinness , James Mason , and Christopher Plummer
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The Most Underrated of the Underrated.......2006-10-27

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