Film1964188 min

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Name: The Fall of the Roman Empire
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1964
Duration: 188 min
Cast: Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Christopher Plummer, Alec Guinness, James Mason

Taste attributes: dramahistorywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The Most Magnificent Re-Creation... Of An Ancient Empire... Launches A New Epoch In Motion Pictures..."

Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a moving war film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 118 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Drawn from the same events that later inspired Gladiator, the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.

Synopsis: TMDB