We did not have artists in mind when we were writing; but we wanted characters with memorable scenes to attract artists of the calibre of Guinness to want to play them. There is no limit with what can be done with a human spirit, for good or evil.”. ", The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Best Music, Score – Substantially Original, Historiography of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, 'Roman Empire' Has $16 Million Look: Pageantry and Performances in Bronston Film Praised, The Whole of 'Empire' Not Equal to Some of Its Parts, "Film Reviews: The Fall of the Roman Empire", "Bronston Plans 3 Film Spectacles: Boxer Rebellion, Rome's Fall, French Revolt on Agenda", Bronston 'Empire' Really Not Gibbon's: Mann Tells of Roman Epic; Mirisches Bag Directors, "Kirk Douglas: Hollywood's Maverick-Agent-Star", Boyd Will Co-star in 'Roman Empire' Cast Opposite Lollobrigida; Hope Plans Film in Africa, Looking at Hollywood: Sophia Gets Million, Gina's Leading Man, "Bronston's Bonanza In a Spanish Setting", "Movie Expatriates Think Big; Film Expatriates Think Big", Some Funny Things Happen on the Set of 'Funny Thing', "SPECTACLE OPENS CANNES FESTIVAL: Chariot Greets Miss Loren, Star of 'Roman Empire, "Book Honors Bronston's 'Roman Empire' Picture", "The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) – Anthony Mann", "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners", "Bronston Film Productions Files Bankruptcy Petition", "Bronston Ordered by Court To Pay du Pont for Movies", Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire_(film)&oldid=973284781, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2018, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Intermezzo: Livius and Lucilla ("The Fall of Love Intermission")", "Dawn on the Northern Frontier ("Aurelius Awaits Dawn")", "Battle in the Forest/Reinforcements ("Barbarian Ambush 1 & 2")", "Conflict in the Caverns ("Ballomar's Barbarian Attack Part 2")", "The Army Enters Rome/ The New God/The Challenge ("Commodus Deified")", This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 11:14. In 1971, he later said he regretted this "because with $1.5 million there are lots of things you can do that you want to. His mind unhinged by this great shame, Commodus makes the bizarre decision of challenging Livius to a duel for the throne.
Several others also appear to great disadvantage in the film, among them James Mason, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferrer, and Anthony Quayle. "[6] In contrast, Variety praised the film summarizing that "Large in theme and concept, colorful in treatment, The Fall of the Roman Empire is Sam Bronston's greatest coup de cinema. [21] In September 1962, it was announced that Sophia Loren had been cast as Lucilla, in which she paid $1 million. Subsequently, the autocratic auteur exercised absolute control over the rest of his films, in much the same manner as a Roman emperor might have done.
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times sharply criticized the film writing "So massive and incoherent is it, so loaded with Technicolored spectacles, tableaus and military melees that have no real meaning or emotional pull, that you're likely to have the feeling after sitting through its more than three hours (not counting time out for intermission), that the Roman Empire has fallen on you. The film's plot is only loosely based on actual historical events. Actual construction began on October 1, 1962 using 1,100 men who labored for seven months. [15] The elaborate sets for Roman Empire were later demolished and replaced with the Forbidden City sets for 55 Days at Peking. Even a woman with a dagger can be dangerous. Then I found there is no real peace in being alone. [11], In September 1961, Bronston formally announced he was planning a trilogy of historical spectacles in Spain, among of which included The Fall of the Roman Empire with Mann and Heston returning to direct and star in. Critics criticized the script as void of emotion and humanity and the directing as misguided, but showed some praise for the large spectacles. However, Heston backed out of the film and agreed to star in 55 Days at Peking (1963).
The "Battle of the Four Armies" involved 8,000 soldiers including 1,200 cavalry and was shot on an undulating plain at Manzanares el Real which allowed large numbers of soldiers to be visible over a long distance.
He knows that he will not live to achieve this end, and trusts Livius to do so more than his charismatic but brutal son. Tunisian Amphitheatre |© Dennis Jarvis/Flickr. Its triumph is the triumphs of its technicians, of matter over mind. The fawning Senate declares Commodus a god, and Livius and Lucilla are sentenced to be burned alive as human sacrifices to the new deity. Bosley Crowther of The New York Timessharply criticized the film writing "So massive and incoherent is it, so loaded with Technicolored spectacles, tableaus and military melees that have no real meaning or emotional pull, that you're likely to have the feeling after sitting through its more than three hours (not counting time out for intermission), that the Roman Empire has fallen on you. [19], It was envisioned that Heston would be cast as Livius, but he turned it down. For the statuary, 350 statues had to be constructed. [22], In August 1962, it was reported that Alec Guinness had been cast Marcus Aurelius, while Richard Harris, Albert Finney, John Gielgud, Terence Stamp were being considered for other roles. A soundtrack album was released by Columbia Records to coincide with the release of the film. "[9], As the script was being written, the Roman Forum was being constructed at Bronston's studio backlot although their script had made no mention of it. A speech by Timonides persuades the Roman Senate to let the German captives become peaceful farmers on Italian land, thereby encouraging their fellow barbarians to cooperate with Rome instead of fighting it. In London, while waiting for a taxi cab, he spotted an Oxford concise edition of Edward Gibbon's six-volume series The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire near the front window at the Hatchards bookshop. "[3] Time criticized the production design as well noting "Bronston's Rome is patiently too fabulous to have been built in a day, but it doesn't look lived-in either. Gore Vidal’s screenplay was altered considerably and scenes of unsimulated sexual activity were inserted at the request of producer Bob Guccione without the consent of director Tinto Brass or the cast.
A perennial Easter-time favourite, William Wyler’s Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, a feat matched only by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The music editor was George Korngold, son of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. MovieQuotes.com © 1998-2020 | All rights reserved, More Movies with genre: Drama, History, War, “I've finally understood why they have sent me this pestilence. The fellows who wrote the screenplay — Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina and Philip Yordan—have failed completely to shape a drama that has human interest or even sense. Livius has close connections with the imperial family, being the lover of Aurelius' philosopher daughter Lucilla and a friend of her brother Commodus. Uniquely for the film, the set was not extended through the use of matte paintings.
But there comes a time when its people no longer. There was famine, there were too many mouths, so the gods made less mouths.”. [53] In the following June, a court ordered Bronston to pay Du Pont $3 million. But you know this. [42] The Blu-ray disc was released in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2011. The story of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall has has gripped the popular imagination. [26], Meanwhile, Yakima Canutt had been hired as the second unit director at the insistence of Mann. The king of Armenia is killed, and Commodus sends word that Livius is to be made joint ruler of Rome. The Senate hastily offer to make Livius emperor, but he refuses; the Roman government is now too corrupt for him to fix.
The final screenplay was written by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina with a prologue written by historian Will Durant. He pitched a film adaptation of the book to Samuel Bronston, who then agreed to produce the project. Timonides wins the Germans' trust by successfully undergoing an ordeal, having his hand thrust in a fire; with his help, Livius decides to put Aurelius' policy into effect despite disapproval from Commodus. Marcus Aurelius's winter camp on the Danube was shot on location in the snow along the Sierra de Guadarrama in northern Madrid.
It deals extensively with the problem of imperial succession, and examines both the relationship between father and son on the background of imperial politics as well as the nature and limits of loyalty and friendship.
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