The Fall of Rome
This article is about the film. For the historical event, see Fall of the Western Roman Empire. For the Winter Solstice album, see The Fall of Rome (album).
| The Fall of Rome | |
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| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
| Produced by | Marco Vicario[1] |
| Screenplay by | [1] |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Riz Ortolani[1] |
| Edited by | Renato Cinquini[1] |
Production companies |
Atlantica Cinematografica[1] |
| Country | Italy |
The Fall of Rome (Italian: Il crollo di Roma) is a 1963 Italian peplum film written and directed by Antonio Margheriti.[2][3]
Cast
- Carl Möhner as Marco
- Loredana Nusciak as Svetla
- Ida Galli as Licia
- Andrea Aureli as Rako
- Piero Palermini as Valerio
- Giancarlo Sbragia as Giunio
- Nando Tamberlani as Matteo
- Maria Grazia Buccella as Xenia
- Jim Dolen as Caio
- Richard Ricci as Tullio
- Maria Laura Rocca as Tullio's mother
- Renato Terra
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin stated that outside "picturesque outdoor scenery" and "quite a lot of spectacular destruction", the film was otherwise "a completely routine affair", noting that the story comes to a complete halt when Marcus achieves victory in the arena.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Crollo di Roma, Il (Rome in Flames), Italy, 1962". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30 no. 348 (London: British Film Institute). 1963. p. 115.
- ↑ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ↑ Gianfranco Casadio. I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 8880635298.
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