The fall of the Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius Antonius, the philosopher-emperor of Rome, summons his empire's governors and princes to his German war headquarters for a Pax Romanus. He confides to his daughter, Lucilla, that his adopted son, Livius, will succeed him instead of his more unstable heir, Commodus. Overhearing t...
| Other Authors: | Bronston, Samuel,, Barzman, Ben,, Franchina, Basilio, 1914-2003,, Yordan, Philip,, Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967,, Loren, Sophia, 1934-, Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977,, Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000,, Mason, James, 1909-1984,, Plummer, Christopher,, Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989,, Ireland, John, 1914-1992,, Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015,, Ferrer, Mel,, Krasker, Robert,, Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979,, Samuel Bronston Productions, Inc., Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm), Genius Products, Inc. |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] : Santa Monica, Calif. :
Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Genius Products,
[2008]
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| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Edition: | [DVD edition] ; Two-disc deluxe edition ; widescreen. |
| Series: |
Miriam collection ;
2. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Marcus Aurelius Antonius, the philosopher-emperor of Rome, summons his empire's governors and princes to his German war headquarters for a Pax Romanus. He confides to his daughter, Lucilla, that his adopted son, Livius, will succeed him instead of his more unstable heir, Commodus. Overhearing this, Cleander, a blind prophet loyal to Commodus, presents Marcus with a poisoned apple. After the funeral, Livius, who does not share Lucilla's ambition for himself or Rome, allows Commodus to proclaim himself emperor. While pestilence ravages Rome, Commodus continues his vain, licentious behavior. He ultimately neglects to deal with all symptoms of unrest and banishing anyone reminding him of his responsibilities. A fictionalized account of the ascension of Roman Emperor Commodus, in which Commodus assassinates his father (Emperor Marcus Aurelius) when he learns that Aurelius had planned to name Aurelius' adopted son Livius (a fictional character) as Aurelius' successor. |
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| Item Description: |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1. Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferrer. Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin. Filmed at Bronston Studios in Madrid, Spain. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. Special features (disc 1, 26 min.): optional audio commentary by Bill Bronston (son of producer Samuel Bronston) and Mel Martin (biographer of Samuel Bronston); "Rome in Madrid" promotional film (c1964, 22 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.); behind-the-scenes stills gallery; promotional material stills gallery; filmographies (Bronston, Mann, Tiomkin, Barzman, Franchina, Boyd, Loren, Guinness, Mason, Plummer, Sharif, Quayle, Ferrer, Ireland). Special features (disc 2, 70 min.): "The rise and fall of an epic production" making-of featurette (29 min.); "The rise and fall of an Empire" historical featurette (11 min.); "Hollywood vs. History" historical featurette (10 min.); "Dimitri Tiomkin : scoring the Roman Empire" biographical featurette (20 min.). "Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container. Not rated by the MPAA. Marcus Aurelius Antonius, the philosopher-emperor of Rome, summons his empire's governors and princes to his German war headquarters for a Pax Romanus. He confides to his daughter, Lucilla, that his adopted son, Livius, will succeed him instead of his more unstable heir, Commodus. Overhearing this, Cleander, a blind prophet loyal to Commodus, presents Marcus with a poisoned apple. After the funeral, Livius, who does not share Lucilla's ambition for himself or Rome, allows Commodus to proclaim himself emperor. While pestilence ravages Rome, Commodus continues his vain, licentious behavior. He ultimately neglects to deal with all symptoms of unrest and banishing anyone reminding him of his responsibilities. A fictionalized account of the ascension of Roman Emperor Commodus, in which Commodus assassinates his father (Emperor Marcus Aurelius) when he learns that Aurelius had planned to name Aurelius' adopted son Livius (a fictional character) as Aurelius' successor. Disc 1 (89 min.) -- disc 2 (96 min.). Golden Globes, USA, 1965: Golden Globe - Best Original Score (Dimitri Tiomkin) In English, with optional Spanish subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Audience: |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Awards: |
Golden Globes, USA, 1965: Golden Globe - Best Original Score (Dimitri Tiomkin) |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| ISBN: |
1594447365 9781594447365 |