The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection)
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Actor: Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Sophia Loren, Stephen BoydBrand: GENIUS PRODUCTS INC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 179 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
Movie Reviews of The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection)
Movie Review: Review of 3-disc limited edition set for "Roman Empire"
Summary: 5 Stars
The box that holds the Miriam Collection three-DVD limited collector's edition of Anthony Mann's epic FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964) is an extremely well-constucted heavy paper type (similar to greeting card cases, but sturdier). Its cover has a textured matte finish in an ecru shade that's decorated with an embossed actor composite. The film's title appears above this picture in gold colored bas-relief letters.
Stored inside is a 32 page booklet, a repro of the movie's original souvenir program which measures roughly 5" ? 8" that is packed with full-color half page, full page and double page movie stills, plus cast details and commentary.
For those who enjoy DVD extras, here's what you get:
DISC ONE--
* Feature commentary with Bill Bronston (son of producer Samuel Bronston) and Mel Martin (biographer of Samuel Bronston)
* Rome in Madrid: 1964 promotional film
* Original theatrical trailer
* Filmographies
* Still gallery
DISC TWO--
* The rise and fall of an epic production: the making of the film
* The rise and fall of an empire: an historical look at the real Roman Empire
* Hollywood vs. history: an historical analysis
* Dimitri Tiomkin: Scoring the Roman Empire
DISC THREE--
* A collection of historic films about ancient Rome, all shot on the film's sets!
Oh yah... did I mention that the uncut motion picture is also included?
Well it is, in a clean widescreen transfer with stereophonic sound.
This is one terrific collectible!
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Summary of The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection)
Anthony Mann directs this giant-size, three-hour, sweepingly pictorial entertainment (Daily Variety) that chronicles the peace-loving Caeser, Marcus Aurelius (Guinness) and his corrupt son, Commodus, (Plummer) who covets his throne. Featuring epic battles, breathtaking sets and locations, and a chariot race that easily rivals Ben Hur, Fall of the Roman Empire charts the greedy miscalculations that led to this civilization s collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.The second and last of Anthony Mann's historical epics is a smart, handsome spectacle of the decadence, corruption, and intrigue that tears apart the greatest empire the world has seen. The sprawling story spreads itself thin over a number of characters and stories. At the center are handsome but stiff Stephen Boyd as Livius, the loyal soldier and symbolic son of the aging emperor (Alec Guinness), and Christopher Plummer as Commodus, the corrupt heir to the throne--boyhood friends turned enemies when the latter accedes to the throne and sells out the values of his father for greed and hedonistic pleasures. The three-hour running time is filled out with the tales of Sophia Loren (as the beautiful Lucilla in love with Livius but coveted by greedy Commodus) and a gallery of heroes and villains that includes James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, and Eric Porter. The film is highlighted with spectacular scenes (a grandiose funeral fit for an emperor, brutal battles in the provinces as the barbarians threaten the empire, and a climactic duel to decide the destiny of Rome), which Mann weaves into the shadowy intrigue of the halls of power. Like his previous epic El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the best of the 1960s epics: well written (and largely historically accurate) with strong performances and a consistently elegant style, but it lacks a central core and the magnetic hero of its superior predecessor. --Sean Axmaker
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