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Fall of the Roman Empire
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The success of Anthony Mann's wide-screen epic El Cid (1961) led to this even grander undertaking, one of Hollywood's periodic...
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The success of Anthony Mann's wide-screen epic El Cid (1961) led to this even grander undertaking, one of Hollywood's periodic infatuations with the decadence of Imperial Rome. After murdering his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius Commodus drifts into a life of wanton depravity as the Gothic hordes gather at the Empire's borders. THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE is a Hollywood spectacular in the grand tradition, but Mann manages to elicit some terrific performances amongst the mob scenes. According to the trailer, the film contains "Not just 3 or 4, but ALL of the known emotions!"
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Encore, Alec Guinness!
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Pros: Alec Guiness, supporting actors, score, script, camera, costumes
Cons: Showed what bad politicians they had then! Read More at Epinions.com
Expensive, l-o-n-g, mostly grim
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Pros: Sets, performances by Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer
Cons: conception, pacing, Stephen Boyd, Sophia Loren
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Major sets and some entertainment from Christopher Plummer, but otherwise lifeless
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The Film That Ruined a Genre
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Pros: Alec Guiness. Stunning sets of Rome.
Cons: Length, Christopher Plummer. James Mason. Unbearably loud and ridiculous musical score. Length. BORING.
Bottom Line:
Everything you need to see how a Hollywood spectacle went wrong. Completely wrong.
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