The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

BBC Four HD

8:00 PM to 10:55 PM

Thursday 5 December

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Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is poisoned by the henchmen of his mad son Commodus because he intends to hand power to the boy's more favoured and able adopted brother. But lacking sanity and authority, the usurper loses military control and Rome is overrun with barbarians. Historical drama, starring Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Sophia Loren, Anthony Quayle and Omar Sharif