The fall of the Roman Empire /  [print] 
Samuel Bronston presents ; screenplay by Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina, Philip Yordan ; produced by Samuel Bronston ; directed by Anthony Mann. 
 - Two-disc deluxe edition.; widescreen format (2.20:1). 
 - [New York, New York] :  Weinstein Company Home Entertainment ;  (c)2008. 
 - 2 videodiscs (185 min.) :  sound, color ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Miriam collection ;  2 .
 - Miriam collection ;  2. .
<br/><br/> Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.  Special features (disc 1, 26 minutes): 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 minutes); theatrical trailer (4 minutes); 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 minutes): "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 minutes).  "Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- 
<br/><br/>Disc 1 (89 minutes) --  disc 2 (96 minutes). 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.  Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Robert Lawrence ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin. 
<br/><br/> Filmed at Bronston Studios in Madrid, Spain. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Not rated by the Northern Mariana IslandsAA. 
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<br/><br/> Golden Globes, USA, 1965: Golden Globe - Best Original Score (Dimitri Tiomkin) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594447365 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>80397  Weinstein Company Home Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome,  121-180 --Drama.<br/>Lucilla, Annia Aurelia Galeria, Empress, consort of Lucius Verus, Emperor of Rome,  150-182 --Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emperors--Rome--Drama.<br/>Emperors--Succession--Rome--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Action and adventure films.<br/>Historical films.<br/>Fiction films.<br/>Epic films.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Films for the hearing impaired.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997.F194.F355 2008 PN1997