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The Fall of the Roman Empire   1964         N/R, 175 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama Director: Anthony Mann   Cast: Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Mel Ferrer, Omar Sharif, Eric Porter, Finlay Currie, Andrew Keir, Douglas Wilmer, George Murcell, Norman Wooland   Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) rules the Roman Empire and tells his daughter Lucilla (Sophia Loren) that he has chosen his adopted son Livius (Stephen Boyd) to inherit the throne instead of the legal heir Commodus (Christopher Plummer). After Marcus Aurelius is murdered, Commodus claims the throne. Lucilla wants Livius to claim the throne, but her pleas to him fall on deaf ears. Meanwhile, Commodus is wreaking havoc and murdering anyone who poses a threat to his rule. Now he sees Lucilla as a threat and orders her death. This time, Livius does come to her rescue, slays Commodus, and brings an end to his evil rule. Cast Alec Guinness Marcus Aurelius Sophia Loren Lucilla Stephen Boyd Livius James Mason Timonides Christopher Plummer Commodus Anthony Quayle Verulus John Ireland Ballomar Mel Ferrer Cleander Omar Sharif Sohamus Eric Porter Julianus Finlay Currie Senator Andrew Keir Polybius Douglas Wilmer Niger George Murcell Victorinus Norman Wooland Virgilianus