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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019803977
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Label: Genius Products (TVN)
Manufacturer: Genius Products (TVN)
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Genius Products (TVN)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Running Time: 179 minutes
Sales Rank: 1074
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1964
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The second and last of Anthony Mann's historical epics is a smart, handsome spectacle of the decadence, corruption, and intrigue that tears apart the greatest empire the world has seen. The sprawling story spreads itself thin over a number of characters and stories. At the center are handsome but stiff Stephen Boyd as Livius, the loyal soldier and symbolic son of the aging emperor (Alec Guinness), and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, the corrupt heir to the throne--boyhood friends turned enemies when the latter accedes to the throne and sells out the values of his father for greed and hedonistic pleasures. The three-hour running time is filled out with the tales of Sophia Loren (as the beautiful Lucilla in love with Livius but coveted by greedy Commodus) and a gallery of heroes and villains that includes James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, and Eric Porter. The film is highlighted with spectacular scenes (a grandiose funeral fit for an emperor, brutal battles in the provinces as the barbarians threaten the empire, and a climactic duel to decide the destiny of Rome), which Mann weaves into the shadowy intrigue of the halls of power. Like his previous epic El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the best of the 1960s epics: well written (and largely historically accurate) with strong performances and a consistently elegant style, but it lacks a central core and the magnetic hero of its superior predecessor. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description:
One of the great screen epics director Anthony Mann's Oscar-nominated The Fall of the Roman Empire comes to DVD for the first time in this digitally remastered deluxe edition. The all-star case includes Academy Award winners Alec Guinness and Sophia Loren with Christopher Plummer Stephen Boyd James Mason and Omar Sharif.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. Featuring 'great sets fine acting and thundering battle scenes' (Videohound's Movie Guide) plus a blistering chariot race rivaling that in Ben-Hur this is a must-see 'epic full of the gore and glories of ancient Rome' (Channel 4).System Requirements:Running Time: 185 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/HISTORICAL EPIC Rating: NR UPC: 796019803977 Manufacturer No: 80397
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A Classic
This is not so great movie but still enjoyable.At last available in a DVD with decent picture and sound, along with mind blowing extras. This limited collector's edition comes with 1 additional booklet and few art cards. Even though I purchased the Limited Edition, I feel like the goodies not worth the additional money I paid. Also the box will eat up more space in your DVD rack. So buying the The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection) will be a good deal. I highly ... Read More
Rating: - If You Love Old Movies....
Then this one will be right up there.
The contrast between the "old" movies and new ones is very apparent in this particular extravaganza. The focus is on the spectacle. Acting, scripting and accuracy are entirely secondary though not neglected. I like the movie and hence give it four stars but simply as entertainment. I could not get over the set design, the cast of thousands for extras, the range of vision offered. Modern movies use computer imagery to do this stuff. This movie ... Read More
Rating:  - The king is dead.
If you liked El Cid or the Gladiator, then this is a must. I think that it's a better story telling then the Russel Crowe remake.
Rating: - REVIEW FOR THE MIRIAM COLLECTION ONLY
The Fall of the Roman Empire is one of those big Hollywood spectacle films that were so prevalent during the 50s and 60s. It was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by Anthony Mann who had teamed together three years earlier on another great sword and sandal epic, El-Cid. The Fall of the Roman Empire was a disappointment at the box-office in large part due to its lack of a big star in the male lead role. Charlton Heston turned down the role as he despised Sophia Loren who plays the female lead ... Read More
Rating: - There is still one scene missing...
I agree totally with all you guys who left reviews of this DVD before.
You actually do see every dollar spent on this production! The more often I watch this movie the more I love it, meanwhile preferring it even to Ben-Hur!
However the print used for this transfer was a 35mm print (as it was with El Cid), not a 70mm Ultra-Panavision print that would have presented the movie in all of its ribbon-like glory (as shown in the DVD release of the above mentioned Ben Hur, another Ultra-Panavision ... Read More
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