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Costume Epics - Fall of the Roman Empire (2 Disc DVD)

Fall of the Roman Empire (2 Disc DVD)

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. Virtually wiped out, Samuel Bronston would not be able to return to filmmaking until 1971, and then only on a much smaller and more pinchpenny scale. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Disc 1 --
• Feature commentary with Bill Bronston (son of producer Samuel Bronston) and Mel Martin (biographer of Samuel Bronston)
• Rome in Madrid:L 1964 promotiona film
• Original theatrical trailer
• Filmographies
• Still galleries

Disc 2 --
• The Rise and Fall of an Epic Production: the making of the film
• The Rise and Fall of an Empire: an historical look at the real Roman empire
• Hollywood Vs. History: an historical Analysis
• Dimitri Tiomkin: scoring the Roman empire

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ProductID	MRMC80397DVD
Number of Discs	2.00 Disc(s)
Format	DVD
REGION CODE	1
Studio	MIRIAM COLLECTION
Release Date	4/29/2008
Actors	Stephen Boyd, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif, John Ireland, Alec Guinness
Director	Anthony Mann
Video	Letterbox for TV, COLOR
Audio	Dolby Digital 5.1
Language	English
Subtitles	Spanish
Availability	in stock
Price:	$20.16

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