In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
Release: 1964
Rating: 6.5
Genre: Drama, History, War
Duration: 188 min
Country: United States of America
Production: Samuel Bronston Productions, Paramount Pictures
Sophia Loren
as Lucilla
Stephen Boyd
as Livius
Alec Guinness
as Marcus Aurelius
James Mason
as Timonides
Christopher Plummer
as Commodus
Anthony Quayle
as Verulus