THE
WEINSTEIN
COMPANY AND
GENIUS
PRODUCTS
PRESENT
ANTHONY
MANN'S
SWEEPING
EPIC
ADVENTURE
FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE
Charging
Onto DVD
April 29,
Academy
AwardŽ
Nominated
Classic
Stars Film
Legends
Sophia
Loren,
Christopher
Plummer,
Omar Sharif
and
Alec
Guinness In
The
Unforgettable
Story Of The
Decline Of
The Roman
Empire
Available
For The
First Time
On DVD,
Three Disc
Limited
Collector's
Edition
Includes
Extensive
Bonus
Materials
Including A
Reproduction
Of The
Original
1964
Souvenir
Program,
Commentary
By
Producer's
Son, Bill
Bronston And
Much More!
"A
giant-size,
three-hour,
sweepingly
pictorial
entertainment."
- Daily
Variety
SANTA
MONICA, CA -
A
spectacular
epic filled
with the
glory, greed
and grandeur
of ancient
Rome, THE
FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE
battles onto
DVD for the
first time
April 29
from Genius
Products and
The
Weinstein
Company.
Featuring
digitally
remastered
picture and
sound, this
beloved
film,
produced by
Samuel
Bronston (El
Cid) and
written by
then-blacklisted
writer Ben
Barzman (El
Cid), is
proudly
featured in
THE MIRIAM
COLLECTION.
Helmed by
acclaimed
director
Anthony Mann
(Spartacus,
El Cid), THE
FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE
features
captivating
performances
from OscarŽ
winners Alec
Guinness
(The Bridge
on the River
Kwai, A
Passage to
India) and
Sophia Loren
(Two Women,
El Cid),
Golden
GlobeŽ
winners Omar
Sharif
(Doctor
Zhivago,
Lawrence of
Arabia),
Stephen Boyd
(Ben-Hur,
Fantastic
Voyage) and
James Mason
(A Star Is
Born, Julius
Ceasar) and
Christopher
Plummer (The
Sound of
Music). In
the
definitive
story on how
the great
civilization
of Rome
began to
decline, the
film follows
two men
battling for
the power of
the Empire
and the
shattering
plight of a
people
living on
the brink of
a political
abyss.
Nominated
for an
Academy
AwardŽ and
garnering a
Golden
GlobeŽ* for
Best
Original
Music Score,
THE FALL OF
THE ROMAN
EMPIRE
boasts the
record for
the largest
outdoor film
set ever
built - the
reconstructed
Roman Forum
measured in
at 1312 feet
by 754 feet
with the
entire set
covering
over 55
acres.
THE FALL OF
THE ROMAN
EMPIRE
arrives on
DVD as a
three disc
Limited
Collector's
Edition,
including
exclusive
bonus
materials
such as
commentary
by the
producer's
son, Bill
Bronston and
film expert
Mel Martin,
a
reproduction
of the
original
1964
souvenir
program, a
behind the
scenes look
at the
"Real" fall
of the Roman
Empire and
much more.
The Limited
Collector's
Edition of
THE FALL OF
THE ROMAN
EMPIRE will
be available
for the
suggested
retail price
of $39.92.
Also
available is
a two disc
Deluxe
Edition for
the
suggested
retail price
of $24.95.
Synopsis
In
appointing a
successor to
his throne,
the Emperor
of Rome,
Marcus
Aurelius,
chooses his
adopted son
Livius over
his own son,
Commodus.
Prior to
Livius'
coronation,
Commodus
murders his
father and
proclaims
himself the
new emperor,
prompting an
epic reign
of terror
and
corruption.
His brutish
tyranny
alienates
his brother,
and the
power
struggle
between
Commodus and
Livius
culminates
in the
ultimate
battle
between the
Barbarians
and the
Romans.
Special
Features
ˇ
Reproduction
of Original
1961
Souvenir
Program
(Collector's
Edition
Only)
ˇ Six Color
Production
Stills
(Collector's
Edition
Only)
ˇ Feature
commentary
by the
producer's
son Bill
Bronston and
film expert
Mel Martin
ˇ Rome in
Madrid
Featurette
ˇ Fall of
the "Real"
Roman Empire
Featurette
ˇ Making of
Fall Of The
Roman Empire
featurette
ˇ Hollywood
Vs. History
featurette
ˇ Dimitri
Tiomkin:
Scoring the
Roman Empire
featurette
ˇ
Encyclopedia
Britannica
On The Roman
Empire - 5
featurettes
(Collector's
Edition
Only)
ˇ Original
Theatrical
Trailer